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Abuse of Process

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NO WAY, PRO SE! The Consequences of Abusing the Judicial System as a Pro Se Litigant in Colorado

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Intolerable, vexatious, egregious, grievous. These are just some of the adjectives used by the Colorado Supreme Court to describe the actions of a now-disbarred attorney, in a 51-page opinion issued in GHP Horwath PC et al....more

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“Utter Waste of Time”: Alberta Court of Appeal Provides New Guidance on Civil Practice Note 7

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Civil Practice Note 7, entitled “Vexatious Application/Proceeding Show Cause Procedure” (CPN 7), is a useful tool to manage hopeless litigation quickly and efficiently. Introduced in 2018, it is a summary procedure under Rule...more

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Twice is not nice – second notice of allegation may be abusive

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On December 23, 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) held that it was an abuse of process for Apotex to raise invalidity in defending actions under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (Regulations)...more

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2023 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

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Eli Lilly v Teva, Pharmascience, Riva, Apotex, Mylan (tadalafil, CIALIS) – Following a summary trial, Lilly’s infringement actions were dismissed: composition claims directed to “a physiologically acceptable salt” of...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Public Companies, Financial Statements and Competition

Companies’ public statements regarding their business situation is a recurring concern in competition law discussions. Recent headlines have spotlighted the ambiguity in this field and the regulatory tension that emerges...more

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Mastercard overcharge counterfactual declined - Tribunal rules in Merricks class action

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The Competition Appeal Tribunal has handed down a judgment determining several preliminary issues in the £17 billion collective action brought against Mastercard in relation to anti-competitive multilateral interchange fees,...more

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Federal Court permits counterclaim as of right against non-asserted patent claims in s. 6(1) PMNOC actions

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On February 17, 2023, the Federal Court ruled that Sandoz and Sun Pharma may counterclaim as of right against non-asserted patent claims in separate actions pursuant to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USPTO Director Issues Second Sua Sponte Precedential Decision Addressing Abuse of Process

In the wake of her October 4, 2022 Precedential OpenSky decision, the United States Patent and Trademark Office Director Katherine Vidal issued another precedential decision further clarifying the actions that should be...more

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Kingstar and others v Hassans (a law firm) and others: has the test for limitation been clouded by the Supreme Court?

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The Supreme Court of Gibraltar this week found in favour of our clients and dismissed an application by the defendants to strike out our clients’ claim against them on all three grounds relied upon by the defendants.  ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USPTO Director Issues Sua Sponte Precedential Decision Addressing Abuse of IPR Process

In a precedential 52-page sua sponte decision, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Katherine Vidal addressed several issues of first impression relating to sanctionable misconduct in inter partes...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

PTAB Sanctions Non-Practicing Entity for Seeking to Abuse the IPR Process in Order to Extort Money

Last month, in OpenSky Industries v. VLSI Technology LLC, IPR2021-01064 (Oct. 4, 2022), the Director of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a precedential decision regarding abuse of process. The decision...more

Jones Day

OpenSky – Director Finds Abuse Of Process

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In OpenSky Industries, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Katherine Vidal, issued a precedential decision regarding OpenSky’s violation of the Director’s express order and...more

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The Dire Consequences of Failing to Immediately Disclose a Settlement Agreement

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If you ask most litigators which aspect of their practice keeps them awake at night, nine times out of ten, the answer will be missing a limitation period. This is a valid worry, of course. After all, if the deadline to...more

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Setback for defendants in international environmental group claims

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The judgment of the Court of Appeal on 8 July in Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd and BHP Group Limited [2022] confirms once again the difficulties faced by UK defendants in bringing international environmental tort...more

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When appealing a contempt order will be an abuse of process

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Our insight into a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal: the judgment provides valuable analysis from the Court of Appeal as to the legal principles and the policy considerations around what constitutes an abuse of process...more

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Supreme Court Rejects “Jordan-izing” Administrative Proceedings and Confirms High Threshold for Stay of Proceedings in...

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In Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) considered the issue of whether lengthy disciplinary proceedings against a Saskatchewan lawyer amounted to an abuse...more

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The Supreme Court of Canada Renders its Decision in Abrametz

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Key Highlights - - The SCC has concluded that, unlike in criminal proceedings, delay alone will not constitute an abuse of process warranting a stay in administrative proceedings. - Short of a stay of proceedings, the...more

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Trademark Bully or Meritorious Plaintiff? Taco John’s vs. Taco Chon

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A trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Minnesota by Taco John’s against Minnesota Mexican restaurant Taco Chon Mexican Grill is heating up in federal court and the court of public opinion. Taco John’s is a large restaurant...more

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Abuse of Process in Administrative Proceedings May Cause a Shift in the Law

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As we await the Supreme Court of Canada's (SCC) anticipated decision in the appeal of Abrametz v Law Society of Saskatchewan [Abrametz], 2020 SKCA 81, leave to appeal to SCC granted, No 39340, it is opportune to review the...more

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The Hong Kong approach where debtors lodge a petition for their own bankruptcy - how to prevent abuse of process

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If a person presents a petition for their own bankruptcy (“self-petition”), are there any safeguards to ensure that the self-petition is genuine, as opposed to a cynical device by the person to buy themselves time to pay, or...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Third Circuit Rejects RICO Claim Filed Against Unions for Conduct During Corporate Campaign By Adopting A Union’s “Claim-of-Right”...

The Third Circuit issued a noteworthy split 2-1 decision last month, finding that a company’s claim under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) against several Unions failed, where the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Quashed: Delaware Supreme Court affirms decision quashing subpoena in AT&T unclaimed property audit

On June 1, 2021, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s decision to quash an administrative subpoena seeking extensive records in an unclaimed property audit of AT&T. The Delaware Department of Finance...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

High Court Strikes Out “Largest White Elephant in the History of Group Actions”

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A class action by 202,600 claimants arising from the collapse of the Fundão dam in Brazil was struck out as abuse of process. Background - In Município De Mariana & Ors v. BHP Group Plc & Anor (Rev 1), the largest group...more

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Bound by prior admissions: Court of Appeal upholds the CAT’s abuse of process judgment against Truck Cartelists

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The Court of Appeal has strongly dismissed an appeal against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (“CAT’s”) decision that it would be an abuse of process for certain truck manufacturers to seek to challenge the facts recorded in...more

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Texas Court Opines on Climate Lawsuits

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In combined cases featuring California cities of San Francisco, Oakland and San Mateo and several California counties and public officials against Exxon Mobil Corporation, Texas’ Fort Worth Court of Appeal denied Exxon...more

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