Tag: Court
Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Suit Based on Fairness Standard
Canoo, an electric vehicle company, went public in a de-SPAC transaction in December 2020. However, after the stock price dropped, a stockholder who chose not to redeem his stock sued the SPAC board and...
Medical Malpractice Case: Lawyers Reflect on Satan’s Court Appearance
In 1991, lawyers Zachary Bravos and Todd Smith found themselves embroiled in a bizarre medical malpractice case unlike any other they had encountered in their careers. Their client, Patricia Burgus, a mother from Des...
SEO Title: Rader’s Ruminations: LKQ En Banc Clarification Failure
A few weeks ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit tried to clarify the obviousness standards for design patents. However, many experts believe that this attempt failed to achieve its goal....
Rudy Giuliani Finances Testimony: What’s at Stake?
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, has been making headlines recently due to his involvement in the ongoing investigation into President Trump's alleged ties to Ukraine. Giuliani's finances are now under...
The Supreme Court’s rulings on election deadlines may actually be’calm before the storm’
Pros say SCOTUS could decide if mail-in votes count when they arrive late.When the Supreme Court decided this week that Pennsylvania will proceed with plans to rely ballots postmarked by Election Day -- even...
Seeking $100M in COVID-19 Test Case: Quinn Emanuel Client | Law Firm Seeks Compensation
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a prominent law firm, is representing a biotech manufacturer seeking $100 million in damages for a breach-of-contract suit filed in a Massachusetts state court. The lawsuit, filed on behalf...
SEC Authority Over Cybersecurity Controls Challenged in Court
On July 18, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York made a significant ruling regarding the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) case against SolarWinds. The SEC had accused SolarWinds...
CAFC Committee Recommends Extension of Sanctions on Newman
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has recommended extending the sanctions on Judge Pauline Newman for another year. This decision comes after a year-long investigation into Newman's alleged misconduct.The Special...
Federal Judge Resigns Amid Impeachment Referral: What Happened?
A federal judge in Alaska made a sudden announcement of his resignation last week after allegations surfaced that he had engaged in inappropriate behavior with his law clerks. U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred...
Adobe’s E-Signature Patent Claims Deemed Ineligible at CAFC
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently upheld a district court's decision that a patent for e-signature technology was not eligible under Section 101. The patent in question, U.S. Patent...
Understanding Design Patent Obviousness: LKQ v. GM Analysis | PTAB Litigation Blog
Design patent obviousness was a hot topic in the recent LKQ v. GM decision by the Federal Circuit. The court's decision on May 21, 2024, brought changes to the existing Rosen-Durling test, which required...
Frontier Airlines Wins $48.6 Million in COVID-19 Contract Suit Judgement
Frontier Airlines has emerged victorious in a legal battle against AMCK Aviation Holdings Ireland Limited and two AMCK affiliates, with a $48.6 million judgment awarded in their favor by U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Names Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court recently made a significant ruling regarding the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s names clause. The Court reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in...