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• Richard Green (Fine Paintings) v. McClendon
• Finally - A Revitalized Patent Act
• Tax Planning in an Era of Uncertainty
• Worldwide Chevron Injunction Provokes Questions in Circuit
• Pelham Bay Landfill Suit Can Proceed, Panel Rules
• Judge Rejects Lehman Bid to Claim $500 Million
• Judge Grants Successor Hospital a Say for Cy Pres
• Doctor Who Provided Mental Health Services Liable for Having Sex With Patient, Panel Says
• Suit Alleging Attorneys Misappropriated Escrow Intended for Investment Fund Goes Forward
• Looming Federal Sentence Does Not Avert Civil Action
• Obama Signs Patent Reform Act
• Man Tied to Disappearances Gets 30 Years
• Senate Panel Backs Legal Services Cut
• Landau PC v. Goldstein
• Panella v. CBS Broadcasting Inc.
• Osmanzai v. Save My Home Corp.
• Michael's Electrical Supply Corp. v. Alrose Allegria LLC
• Matter of Trustco Bank
• Taillie v. Lawler
• United States v. Mastellone
• Société d'Assurance de l'Est SPRL v. Citigroup Inc.
• Thai Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co. Ltd. v. Gov't of the Lao People's Dem. Republic
• Schultz v. Tribune ND Inc.
• Dover v. Holder
• Outside Counsel: Manifest Disregard Standard Survives, Barely, in the Second Circuit

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Richard Green (Fine Paintings) v. McClendon	Top
Woman Loses Breach Suit Over $4.2 Million Painting; E-Mails Satisfied Statute of Frauds
Finally - A Revitalized Patent Act	Top
In their Patent and Trademark Law column, Robert C. Scheinfeld, a partner at Baker Botts, and Parker H. Bagley, a partner at Goodwin Procter, write that after years of debate, Congress finally passed, and the President signed, the "Leahy-Smith America Invents Act," the most comprehensive overhaul of the patent statute since it was enacted in 1952. They summarize its key provisions, including the statute's new "first to file" system, derivation, post-grant review and supplemental examination procedures, and new rules affecting litigation tactics and strategy.
Tax Planning in an Era of Uncertainty	Top
In his Tax Tips column, Sidney Kess, CPA-attorney and of counsel at Kostelanetz & Fink, discusses several pieces of legislation that intersect, resulting in some tax provisions expiring and others taking effect, and the best ways for individuals and practitioners to plan in the short-term with these changes in mind.
Worldwide Chevron Injunction Provokes Questions in Circuit	Top
Pelham Bay Landfill Suit Can Proceed, Panel Rules	Top
Judge Rejects Lehman Bid to Claim $500 Million	Top
Judge Grants Successor Hospital a Say for Cy Pres	Top
Doctor Who Provided Mental Health Services Liable for Having Sex With Patient, Panel Says	Top
Suit Alleging Attorneys Misappropriated Escrow Intended for Investment Fund Goes Forward	Top
Looming Federal Sentence Does Not Avert Civil Action	Top
Obama Signs Patent Reform Act	Top
Robert C. Scheinfeld of Baker Botts and Parker H. Bagley of Goodwin Procter report that today, September 16, 2011, President Obama signed H.R. 1249, the "Leahy-Smith America Invents Act" passed by the Senate, 89-9, the week before.
Man Tied to Disappearances Gets 30 Years	Top
Senate Panel Backs Legal Services Cut	Top
Landau PC v. Goldstein	Top
Material Issues Preclude Dismissing Contract Breach, Unjust Enrichment Claims as Barred
Panella v. CBS Broadcasting Inc.	Top
Release That Did not Provide for Release Of Medicare Liens Defective; Judgment Vacated
Osmanzai v. Save My Home Corp.	Top
Defendants' Allegedly Deceptive Practices Grants Homeowners Preliminary Injunction
Michael's Electrical Supply Corp. v. Alrose Allegria LLC	Top
Summary Judgment for Goods Delivered Granted Against Company, not Principal
Matter of Trustco Bank	Top
Exception Under 'Alco Gravure' Applied Giving Hospital Standing to Appear in Cy Pres Action
Taillie v. Lawler	Top
Minority Shareholder Sufficiently Pleads Claims for Fraud or Misrepresentation
United States v. Mastellone	Top
$3.2 Million in Treble Damages Awarded For 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Fraud
Société d'Assurance de l'Est SPRL v. Citigroup Inc.	Top
Jurisdiction Lacking in Contract Breach Suit Over Acts by Citibank's Congolese Subsidiary
Thai Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co. Ltd. v. Gov't of the Lao People's Dem. Republic	Top
Court Rejects Laos's Objections to Discovery Order in Action to Confirm Arbitral Award
Schultz v. Tribune ND Inc.	Top
Amended Complaint Alleging FMLA, ADA Breach Barred by Res Judicata, Estoppel
Dover v. Holder	Top
Flight Risk Alien Denied §2241 Habeas Release; Travel Documents Expected to Be Issued Soon
Outside Counsel: Manifest Disregard Standard Survives, Barely, in the Second Circuit	Top
Geoffrey A. Mort, of counsel at Kraus & Zuchlewski, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the district courts in it and elsewhere have grappled with the question of whether "manifest disregard of the law" remains a viable ground for vacatur of an arbitral award.

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