Normally it's a good sign for an antitrust plaintiff when an alleged co-conspirator opts to settle. But there's nothing normal about the litigation that Cascades Computer Innovation launched earlier this year against the defensive patent aggregator RPX Corporation and five mobile device manufacturers that use Google's Android operating system.

ATA fell into bankruptcy after FedEx ended its $400 million-a-year business of transporting members of the U.S. military. On Tuesday, an Indianapolis federal jury found FedEx had breached its contract with ATA and gave the grounder carrier all it asked for.

Delivering a big blow to Hollywood attorney Marc Toberoff, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that the heirs of now-deceased Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel signed away their rights to the Man of Steel in a 2001 agreement with Warner Brothers.

The settlement resolves claims in both the U.S. and Canada that IPEX's brass pipes and fitting are prone to leaks. Van Beckwith of Baker Botts, who represents IPEX, said the cross-border settlement is unusual because class actions are rarely filed in Canada.

The New Orleans federal judge has ordered briefing on the claims process in which Feinberg's fund agreed to hurried-up payments for claimants who waived their rights to sue. It's a big win for the MDL plaintiffs steering committee.