Permanent Injunctions

US District Court Judge Orders Washington Highway Culverts Opened for Fish Passage

by Lane Powell PC - Environmental Law on 4/11/2013

Federal district court Judge Ricardo Martinez has issued a permanent injunction requiring the Washington State Department of Transportation (“WSDOT”), the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and the Washington...more

CFTC Fines $3.5 Million In FX Fraud

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 3/15/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court order for more than $3.5 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties against Nicholas Trimble and his two companies, Capstone FX...more

Intellectual Property Newsletter - February 2013

by King & Spalding on 3/6/2013

In This Issue: *News From The Bench: - Claim Construction: “Only One” Or “More Than One.” - No Need To Include Claim Construction in Design Patent Infringement Complaint. - CAFC Finds That Adapting...more

District Court Holds IRS Lacks Authority to Issue and Enforce Tax Return Preparer Regulations

by Gale Chan, Robin Greenhouse | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/24/2013

On January 18, 2013, the District Court for the District of Columbia held that the Internal Revenue Service lacked the authority to issue and enforce the tax return preparer regulations that it issued in 2011 and permanently...more

FDA Exhibits Increased Authority under Food Safety and Modernization Act

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 1/3/2013

In early September of 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA“) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC“) announced an investigation into a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney infections linked...more

IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 12, December 2012

In This Issue: Patents - ..Federal Circuit Rules It’s Own Standards Apply When Considering Preliminary Injunctions ..Preliminary Testing of Medical Devices in Animals Enables Their Use in...more

CFTC Cracks Down On Commodity Pool Ponzi Schemes

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 12/6/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a statement yesterday announcing that Judge Edward J. Lodge of the U.S. District Court of Idaho entered a permanent injunction requiring Trigon Group, Inc, to return...more