The government watched its obstruction case against Lauren Stevens get thrown out a second time on Tuesday, when the federal judge presiding over the trial entered a judgment of acquittal before the defense even called a witness.

Eli Lilly has leaned on the "learned intermediary" doctrine to beat back a product liability suit involving its antipsychotic Zyprexa.

The legendary creator of Spider Man and the Hulk severed ties with the company that bears his name and made peace with Marvel last year. But that--and a long string of adverse rulings--hasn't stopped Stan Lee Media from continuing to go after rights to the Marvel characters.

After three years and an earlier failed settlement, the patent battle between Spansion and Samsung over flash memory chips is finally over.

A judge has trimmed a consolidated class action accusing Bank of America and its executives of misleading shareholders about the bank's mortgage fraud exposure, but a crucial part of the case can still go forward.