Tag: Litigation
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...
Navigating Patent Law: Trends in Decisions and Procedures
On June 17th, 2024, Island Intellectual Property LLC (“Island”) filed a Combined Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc in Island Intellectual Property LLC v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., Nos. 2023-1318, -1441. This case involves...
USAA Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Late Fee Interest Sustained Class Action Against USAA for...
USAA, a well-known insurance company, has recently faced a class-action lawsuit over late fee interest. The company and its subsidiaries have agreed to reimburse thousands of policyholders with over $8 million for late fees...
Revival of Induced Infringement Claims by Federal Circuit
The recent decision by the Federal Circuit regarding induced infringement claims has brought to light an important aspect of the Hatch-Waxman Act. This case involving Amarin and Hikma sheds light on the use of...
Emily Dillingham: Corporate Counsel at GC Midwest 2025
So, like, at this thing in April, Legal Speak like, talked to a bunch of important people at the General Counsel Midwest Conference in Chicago. You know, a bunch of general counsels, tech people,...
Bracing for Wave of CrowdStrike Litigation: What Attorneys Need to Know
The tourism industry, along with the rest of the world, faced a major disruption on July 19 due to a system update by CrowdStrike, a relatively unknown company. This update led to a catastrophic...
DOJ Policy Prohibits Law Firms Litigating Against Administration
The Justice Department, led by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, has made a bold move to prevent the hiring of law firms that oppose the United States government in court. In a recent memo...
Director’s Tips for Obviousness Analysis in PTAB Litigation: Expert Insights
The PTAB Litigation Blog recently shared insights on a case where Director Vidal reversed and remanded a denial of institution of inter partes review (IPR) related to three Spin Master patents. This decision was...
Smartmatic vs. Newsmax Lawsuit: Battle Over Election Defamation Witnesses | Law.com
Smartmatic and Newsmax are at odds in a Delaware defamation case, with both sides challenging expert witness testimony. The voting technology company Smartmatic, represented by Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, and Newsmax, represented by...
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...
Tesla Faces Lawsuit Over Racial Discrimination Claims | Law.com
Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturing company, is facing another lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court. The lawsuit, filed by a group of current and former employees, accuses supervisors and colleagues at Tesla's facilities in...
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...
Litigation Update: Settlement Reached Between Littler and Ex-Associate, Resolution Unclear
Littler Mendelson recently informed a Texas court that they are dropping the lawsuit against a former associate, Uliana Kozeychuk, who was accused of uploading confidential documents to her personal Dropbox account. The firm decided...
Lawsuit: Investment Fund Seeks $9 Million from Biopharma Company for Contract Breach
An investment fund, AMC Fund L.P., is taking legal action against biopharmaceutical company Dendreon Pharmaceuticals for allegedly breaching a contract. The lawsuit, represented by Baker Botts, was filed in the Southern District of New...
Centralized Appellate Group Formed by Am Law 100 Firm | Law.com
Intellectual property law firm Fish & Richardson has recently established an appellate group to strengthen its appellate services and enhance its marketing strategies. The group, co-led by principals Lauren Degnan and Nitika Gupta Fiorella,...














