The British company that produced the Oscar-winning Best Picture claims that Disney's self-dealing has cost it revenue from the hit game show.

More than five years into its litigation campaign against a gaggle of big retailers, patent plaintiff Alexsam Inc. is still making trouble for defendants in East Texas.

For the second time in three months, Pfizer has avoided a bellwether trial over claims that its smoking cessation drug, Chantix, causes suicidal thoughts.

"We're making progress," said Grais, whose mortgage-backed securities suits on behalf of Seattle's Federal Home Loan Bank have also cleared early hurdles.

The seven Federal Home Loan Banks that have sued over mortgage-backed securities have been adept at keeping their barrage suits against big banks where they want them: in the hands of state court judges. But the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and its lawyers at Keller Rohrback are going to have to try their luck in federal court, thanks to a ruling on Friday.

On Tuesday the world's largest retail trade association vowed to go to court if necessary to fight a proposed $7.25 billion class settlement with Visa, MasterCard and their partner banks, arguing that the deal "does nothing" to curb the card companies' alleged manipulation of credit card swipe fees. Constantine Cannon, meanwhile, has rejected accusations that the firm faces a conflict of interest in its efforts on behalf of merchants that object to the settlement.