The Obama Administration's decision to veto a looming import ban on some iPhones and iPads was a huge relief for Apple, and a big setback for its arch IP rival, Samsung. It could also weaken the lure of the International Trade Commission as a venue for picking patent battles, especially in cases involving industrywide technical standards.

The Obama Administration's decision to veto a looming import ban on some iPhones and iPads was a huge relief for Apple, and a big setback for its arch IP rival, Samsung. It could also weaken the lure of the International Trade Commission as a venue for picking patent battles.

After studying dozens of entries, the magazine selects the fifth firm to receive this honor for its litigation achievements. Five other firms were named as finalists.

Bank of America announced Monday that it will pay $1.6 billion to the bond insurer MBIA Inc., bringing an end to one of the most vigorously contested disputes to grow out of the mortgage crisis.

Bondholders who bought into Washington Mutual Bank's $22 billion note offering never agreed to the proposed deal announced last month. At the time, WaMu Inc. said it didn't matter because the bondholders didn't have standing in its Chapter 11. Well, now they do.

Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra Jr. and James "J.B." Heaton III of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott went head to head on Thursday before a New York state appellate court, trading arguments in a case against Porsche AG that could have far reaching consequences for companies and their international investors.

The Justice Department has suffered consecutive setbacks in an economic espionage case against four Chinese companies because they have no U.S. employees to serve with a summons, and no U.S. office where one can be mailed. That's why the department is hoping to eliminate certain requirements for service on foreign businesses.

Viacom International is getting a second shot at proving that YouTube massively infringed its copyrights by hosting clips from shows like "The Daily Show" and "Family Guy" without its permission. And whether Viacom and its lawyers succeed or not, they've already managed to shape the developing case law over copyrighted content that users illegally upload to the Internet.