http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T05:30:52-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/group_of_federal_judges_plans_suit_over_unpaid_cost-of-living_raises_seek/ Earlier this year, a federal appeals court told Congress to ante up for years of unpaid cost-of-living increases to six federal judges. Now a group including senior U.S. District Judge Royal Furgeson Jr. of Texas, who serves as president of the Federal Judges Association, plans to sue on behalf of… Appellate Practice, Careers, Lawyer Pay, Constitutional Law, Judiciary, Legislation & Lobbying, Trials & Litigation, Federal Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:57:01 -0600 42060.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fed._circuit_says_trial_judge_abused_discretion_in_banning_smartphone_sales/ In a Thursday ruling in one of several recent patent cases related to smartphone technology, a federal appeals court said a U.S. District Court judge in California abused her discretion by granting a pretrial injunction sought by Apple Inc. that banned sales of the Galaxy Nexus marketed by Samsung Electronics… Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, 7th Circuit Court, 9th Circuit Court, Federal Circuit Court, States, California, Illinois Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:38:09 -0500 41141.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dc_circuit_gives_veteran_sec_lawyer_fired_over_inappropriate_email_another_/ A trial lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission who was fired after nearly 18 years on the job for sending inappropriate email will get another chance to keep his job. An arbitrator erred by refusing to let Jeffrey Norris present medical evidence that the circumstances which led to… Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Government Law, Labor & Employment, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Federal Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:43:02 -0500 38236.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/left_behind_aba_says_make_disabilities_part_of_diversity_mix_on_federal_ben/ Bar Associations, ABA, Civil Rights, Disability Law, Judiciary, Labor & Employment, Legislation & Lobbying, Federal Circuit Court, Your ABA Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:10:16 -0500 37756.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/supreme_court_orders_federal_circuit_to_reconsider_ruling_allowing_gene_pat/ The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered reconsideration of an appellate decision allowing patents on isolated human genes. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was told to reconsider based on Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a Supreme Court decision last week that… Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Court Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:44:17 -0500 37973.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fed._circuit_says_partys_del._incorporation_doesnt_necessarily/ Granting a writ of mandamus, a federal appellate court has rejected the notion that incorporating in Delaware is a controlling factor in determining whether a company must defend a lawsuit there. And, finding that a district court judge abused her discretion by holding otherwise, the appellate panel directed that a… Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Judiciary, Trials & Litigation, Federal Circuit Court, States, Delaware Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:21:54 -0600 36283.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/A_comeback_for_the_federal_circuit_this_term_supreme_court_is_no_longer/ Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Court, Supreme Court Report Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:00:14 -0500 34459.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_circuit_rules_isolated_genes_can_be_patented/ A federal appeals court has ruled that companies can patent isolated human genes, overturning a lower court ruling that had surprised some observers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on Friday for Myriad Genetics Inc. and its patents on genes associated… Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Trials & Litigation, Federal Circuit Court Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:19:13 -0500 34181.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/federal_circuit_makes_it_easier_to_enforce_injunctions_in_patent_cases/ Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Federal Circuit Court, The National Pulse Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:30:02 -0500 33847.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-biglaw_attys_at_mololamken_add_patent_appellate_win_to_string_of_supreme/ Not quite two years after leaving BigLaw to form their own boutique, two former partners are celebrating a string of noteworthy victories. Helped by referrals from their former firms, as well as other major partnerships, Steven Molo and Jeffrey Lamken have a book of business that gives them at least… Appellate Practice, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Law Firms, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Law Professors, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Tue, 31 May 2011 16:43:58 -0500 33092.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_circuit_nixes_wells_fargo_tax_plan_involving_silo_deals/ Wells Fargo & Co wrongly claimed $115 million in tax deductions for the 2002 tax year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday. The opinion (PDF) addresses Wells Fargo’s attempted use of "sale-in, lease out" transactions, the Wall Street Journal… Tax Law, Federal Circuit Court Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:41:29 -0500 32292.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_court_questions_buildings_removal_in_brooklyn_bridge_park_project/ The National Park Service illegally removed two New York City Civil War-era buildings from parkland protection, said a New York U.S. district court judge Friday in a preliminary injunction order. The plan, according to the New York Post, was meant to boost private developer involvement in… Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, Federal Circuit Court, States, New York Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:28:25 -0500 32168.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_court_fines_lawyer_1k_for/ There's no Federal Rule of Civil Procedure that explicitly governs the use of the "confidential" stamp. But, finding that FRCP 26 and 28(d) implicitly require disclosure unless documents are designated confidential by statute or judicial order, a federal appeals court has imposed a $1,000 fine on attorney Daniel Shapiro of… Civil Procedure, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Partners, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Federal Circuit Court Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:07:12 -0500 32001.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/can_you_hear_me_now/ ABA Journal, Consumer Law, Media & Communications Law, Science & Technology Law, Federal Circuit Court, States, Opening Statements Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:22:54 -0600 31089.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/wetting_their_whistles_SEC_giving_whistleblower_protection_one_last_lick/ ABA Journal, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Government Law, Legislation & Lobbying, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Federal Circuit Court, The National Pulse Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:20:56 -0600 31092.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/patent_law_issue_puts_33m_law_firm_malpractice_case_squarely_into_federal_c/ Vacating a dismissal by a U.S. District Court, an appellate panel has ruled that a patent law issue in a $33 million malpractice claim against a Detroit-based law firm puts the case squarely into federal jurisdiction. Because at least one of the plaintiff's claims in Warrior Sports Inc. v. Dickinson… Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Law Firms, Partners, Legal Ethics, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Federal Circuit Court, States, Michigan Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:16:05 -0600 30347.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/appeals_court_reinstates_uniloc_win_in_microsoft_case_but_calls_for_new_tri/ A federal appeals court has reinstated a jury verdict against Microsoft Corp. in favor of anti-piracy software maker Uniloc USA Inc. However, a $388 million jury award to Uniloc in the patent case was "fundamentally tainted," requiring a new trial on damages, said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the… Appellate Practice, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Federal Circuit Court, States, Rhode Island Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:00:24 -0600 30189.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/google_sues_feds_says/ Google Inc. has turned the tables on the feds, alleging that the U.S. Department of the Interior has illegally restricted competition among potential bidders for an e-mail contract by requiring that the system had to be included in the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite The specifications are "unduly restrictive of… Antitrust Law, Consumer Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Executive Branch, Internet Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Federal Circuit Court Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:04:06 -0500 29169.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_amicus_brief_reverses_course_on_gene_patenting_conflicts_with_pto/ In an amicus brief filed late Friday, the U.S. government takes the position that genes should not be eligible for patents. The assertion reverses policy and is contrary to the long-standing practice of the Patent and Trademark Office, the New York Times reports. “The new position… Appellate Practice, Government Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Federal Circuit Court Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:04:30 -0500 29151.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_circuit_rules_for_lawyer_who_sued_over_expired_bow_tie_patent/ A lawyer who sued Brooks Brothers for selling Adjustolox bow ties with expired patent markings has standing to pursue his qui tam suit, a federal appeals court has ruled. In a decision (PDF) issued Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled patent lawyer Raymond… Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Federal Circuit Court Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:33:37 -0500 28116.abajournal.com