No Federal Jurisdiction Over Declaratory Judgment Action Seeking to Refute State-Law Claims: Eighth Circuit

In Thunderhead of Ankeny, Inc. v. Chicken Bones of Kearney, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action for lack of jurisdiction,... Read more »

Claim Preclusion Bars State Law Claims That Could Have Been Raised if Plaintiff Asserted Diversity Jurisdiction: Tenth Circuit

In Markley v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Assoc., the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that claim preclusion bars a state-law claim that was initially asserted and dismissed without prejudice... Read more »

Federal Circuit Finds It Lacks Jurisdiction Under Section 337 to Review ITC Sanctions Denial

In Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. International Trade Commission, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) denial of monetary... Read more »

IP Holding Company's US Trademark Registration Shows Purposeful Availment for Specific Jurisdiction: Eleventh Circuit

IP Holding Company's US Trademark Registration Shows Purposeful Availment for Specific Jurisdiction: Eleventh Circuit Source link Read more »

Supreme Court: Personal Jurisdiction Under FSIA Does Not Require Minimum Contacts Analysis

In CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp., the US Supreme Court held that the “minimum contacts” personal jurisdiction standard does not apply when a court analyzes jurisdiction over a foreign state under... Read more »

Appellate Court Has Jurisdiction to Consider Decision to Remand a Removed Case Based on Waiver: Fifth Circuit

In Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner v. Festeryga, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that appellate courts have jurisdiction to consider a district court’s decision to... Read more »

Ethridge v. Samsung: Fifth Circuit Rejects Different Markets Analysis of Relatedness for Specific Personal Jurisdiction Under Ford

In Ethridge v. Samsung SDI Co., the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected the defendant’s “different markets” analysis of the relatedness prong of the “arises out of or relates... Read more »

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 »

PTAB Has Jurisdiction During IPR Over Expired Patents: Federal Circuit

In Apple Inc. v. Gesture Technology Partners, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) could exercise jurisdiction over inter partes review... Read more »

Supreme Court Holds Post-Removal Amendment to a Complaint Deleting Federal Law Claims Divests Federal Court of Supplemental Jurisdiction

In Royal Canin U. S. A., Inc. v. Wullschleger, the US Supreme Court held that when a plaintiff amends their complaint after removal to federal court to eliminate federal claims, it divests... Read more »
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