132 ABA Journal Federal Circuit Court articles.
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…
May 31, 2011 9:43 PM CDT
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 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.…
Apr 11, 2011 3:28 PM CDT
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…
Mar 31, 2011 7:07 PM CDT
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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…
Jan 13, 2011 9:16 PM CST
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…
Jan 4, 2011 7:00 PM CST
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…
Nov 1, 2010 9:04 PM CDT
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…
Nov 1, 2010 2:04 PM CDT
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…
Sep 1, 2010 1:33 PM CDT
President Obama made history last week when he nominated a WilmerHale appellate litigation partner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The nominee, Edward DuMont, is the…
Apr 27, 2010 12:52 PM CDT
A federal appeals court today reversed an award of nearly $4.4 million against McDermott Will & Emery and its clients for what a lower court had earlier termed “abuse of…
Apr 26, 2010 10:58 PM CDT
Ordinarily, it’s the government that sues private corporations over alleged environmental contamination.
But in an unusual role reversal, Exxon Mobil has filed suit against the United States under the so-called…
Apr 6, 2010 9:04 PM CDT
New PTO chief has strong backing—and a huge backlog of work
Mar 1, 2010 11:40 AM CST
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