Societas Europaea is a Corporation for Purposes of Diversity Jurisdiction: Seventh Circuit

In Starstone Insurance SE v. City of Chicago, Illinois, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held, in an issue of first impression, that a Societas Europaea, an organization registered... Read more »

An Interlocutory Order Denying Immunity Based on Florida's Absolute Litigation Privilege is Immediately Appealable Under the Collateral Order Doctrine: Eleventh Circuit

In Grippa v. Rubin, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that an order denying a party’s assertion of immunity based on Florida’s absolute litigation privilege is immediately appealable... Read more »

Federal Circuit Refuses to Order Intra-District Transfer Without Showing That the Proposed Division Is Clearly More Convenient

In In re SAP America, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus ordering an intra-district transfer, finding that the petitioner failed... Read more »

Plaintiff Bears Burden When Defendant Challenges Improper Venue: Sixth Circuit

In Tobien v. Nationwide General Insurance Co., the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that when a defendant challenges the plaintiff’s chosen venue as improper, the plaintiff bears the... Read more »

Federal Circuit Substantially Affirms Trade Secret and Breach of NDA Remedies

In ams-OSRAM USA Inc. v. Renesas Elecs. Am., Inc., the Federal Circuit substantially affirmed the district court’s remedies for trade secret misappropriation and breach of confidentiality agreement, reversing only the district court’s... Read more »
Federal judge’s warning about potential violence after Trump’s comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says

Federal judge’s warning about potential violence after Trump’s comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says

Home Daily News Federal judge’s warning about potential violence… Judiciary Federal judge’s warning about potential violence after Trump’s comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 25,... Read more »
Federal judge’s warning about potential violence after Trump’s comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says

Federal judge’s warning about potential violence after Trump’s comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says

Home Daily News Federal judge’s warning about potential violence… Judiciary Federal judge’s warning about potential violence after Trump’s comments was not ethics violation, 3rd Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 25,... Read more »
Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says

Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says

Home Daily News Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those… Immigration Law Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26,... Read more »
Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says

Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says

Home Daily News Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those… Immigration Law Refugee ban can’t be enforced against those who received conditional approval, 9th Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26,... Read more »

Patent Prosecution Disclaimer Rule Focuses on Claim Language, Not Subject Matter: Federal Circuit

In Maquet Cardiovascular LLC v. Abiomed Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the district court’s judgment of non-infringement based on prosecution disclaimer that did not sufficiently focus... Read more »
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