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What's the Future for Climate Litigation in the US After Juliana?

On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit granted a petition for mandamus from the United States and ordered the District Court to dismiss the complaint in Juliana v. United States. The 9th Circuit had previously ordered the case...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Clarifying the Law on Transfers for Convenience: Insights from the Fifth Circuit’s Most Recent Mandamus Decision, In re Clarke

Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit granted a mandamus petition in In re Clarke, No. 24-50079, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 5099 (5th Cir. Mar. 1, 2024), effectively reversing a Texas court’s decision to transfer an Administrative...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Carolina Calling: Sources of Proof Favor Transfer

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a district court order denying transfer, finding that the sources of proof, compulsory process and localized interest factors all favored transfer. In re Honeywell Int’l...more

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Purdue v. Collegium: Upholding the Board’s Authority to Issue a Final Written Decision Even After the Statutory Deadline Has...

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On November 21, 2023, the Federal Circuit in Purdue Pharma L.P et al. v. Collegium Pharm., Inc. (i) affirmed that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) has authority to issue a Final Written Decision after the statutory...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - November 2023

Fourth Circuit Holds That Class Action Waiver Issue Must Be Decided Before Certification and Questions Narrow Issue Classes - In In re Marriott International, Inc., 78 F.4th 677 (4th Cir. 2023), a panel of the U.S. Court...more

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Fifth Circuit Weighs In on Transfer Factors In High-Tech IP Case

The Federal Circuit is charged with disposing of the mandamus petitions that regularly arise from decisions denying transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) in Texas patent litigation. The Fifth Circuit, whose law the Federal...more

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Sixth District Upholds City’s Rejection of Proposed Compensatory Mitigation for Demolition of Historic Building

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The Sixth Appellate District, on May 10, 2023, published a decision in Preservation Action Council of San Jose v. City of San Jose (2023) __ Cal.App.5th __ upholding the City of San Jose’s certification of a final...more

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New Appeals Court Decision Limits Employers’ Ability to Fight Temporary Total Disability Following Termination

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In a decision that will significantly impact Ohio employers, the Tenth District Court of Appeals has ruled that workers’ compensation claimants are entitled to temporary total disability benefits even if terminated for cause....more

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Transfer Motions Take Priority Regardless of Target District

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a writ of mandamus and ordered the district court to decide a motion for intra-district transfer before proceeding to further substantive matters, explaining that both...more

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Is This the End of the Voluntary Abandonment Defense for Ohio Employers?

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On March 2, 2023, the Tenth District Court of Appeals announced its decision in State ex rel. Autozone Stores, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 2023-Ohio-633. Unfortunately, the decision is not favorable for Ohio employers. ...more

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Things May Be Bigger in Texas, but Not More Convenient

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a mandamus petition after analyzing the Fifth Circuit’s public and private interest factors for transfer motions and ordered the US District Court for the Western...more

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Litigation Funding Probe Continues to Make Waves

On remand from a decision allowing the US District Court for the District of Delaware to continue its probe into who was funding a patent owner’s infringement litigation, the district court denied the patent owner’s motion to...more

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Collateral estoppel in IPR proceedings requires that the issues of patentability be identical, not that the patent claims need to...

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Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  GOOGLE LLC v. HAMMOND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC. [OPINION]  (21-2218, 12/8/2022) (Moore, Chen, and Stoll) - Moore, Chief J. Reversing in part and affirming in part...more

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Full Speed Ahead: District Court Entitled to Explore Litigation Funding Arrangements

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a patent owner’s mandamus petition, clearing the way for a district court to probe who is funding the patent owner’s infringement litigation. In re Nimitz Techs. LLC,...more

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Federal Circuit Holds Patent Venue Decision Based on Remote Workers Did Not Warrant Mandamus Relief

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The Federal Circuit recently denied a mandamus petition seeking relief from a district court order denying a motion to dismiss a patent case for improper venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b). Bel Power Solutions, Inc. sued...more

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Appellate Court Denies Mandamus Regarding A Trial Court’s Initial Disclosure Order In An Estate Case

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​​​​​​​In In re Eisenbise, the parties, a mother and son, argued about a trial court’s order requiring an executrix to produce certain documents pursuant to her duty to provide initial disclosures in a dispute concerning the...more

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Well Operator Escapes Liability After Disposing of its Working Interest

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Does a former working-interest owner of a well bear continuing responsibility for a defective gas line despite having conveyed its ownership interest? The line was constructed by the former owner as operator of record, and it...more

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Claims Against State Board and Regional Water Boards for Failure to Protect Against Agricultural Water Pollution Were Not Subject...

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The court of appeal held that, in an action against the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water quality control boards for violations of the State Board’s Nonpoint Source (NPS) Policy and the public trust...more

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Power Play: District Court Properly Transferred Bad Faith Anticipatory Suit

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for mandamus relief from an order transferring a first-filed declaratory judgment action from the District of New Jersey to the Western District of Texas,...more

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Appellate Court Grants Mandamus Relief To Require A Jury Trial On The Issue Of Whether The Inspection Of Books And Records Of A...

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A common complaint of a minority shareholder is the denial of access to the corporation’s books and records. A shareholder enjoys the right to examine and copy certain records of the corporation in which the shareholder owns...more

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Texas Patent Litigation Monthly Wrap-Up - October 2021

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This post summarizes some of the significant developments related to patent litigation in federal district courts of Texas for the month of October 2021....more

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CAFC Patent Cases - September #2

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Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - In Re MAXPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. [ORDER]  (2021-146, 9/8/21) (O’Malley, Reyna, Chen) - Reyna, J.  Denying mandamus petition and dismissing appeal.  The Court declined to...more

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Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter - September 2021, Volume I, Issue IX

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CASES OF NOTE - UPHILL BATTLE FOR RETAIL CANNABIS APPLICANTS  - Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, 488 Mass. 60 (2021) Summary: In Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court grappled with...more

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You Can’t Manipulate Venue!

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How many of the lawyers out there liked hypotheticals in law school? I did not, but this case prompted me to write one! So, for those of you who enjoy hypotheticals, here it is: Company A, a North Carolina LLC, owns...more

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Dallas County Issues Emergency Order and FAQs on Indoor Masking as COVID-19 Legal Battle Evolves

On August 11, 2021, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins signed an emergency executive order, taking effect at 11:59 p.m. that same day, requiring “all child care centers and Pre-K through 12 Public Schools operating in Dallas...more

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