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    2010 APPELLATE HOT LIST

    AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD Twenty-four victories in 2009 are emblematic of the firm's stature in appellate law. Its success lies in its coupling of long-est

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  • AFG Industries Inc. v. Cardinal IG Co. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-02-13
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    Date Filed: 2001-02-06
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: MICHEL, LOURIE, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard D. Kelly
    for defendant: V. Bryan Medlock, Jr.

    Case Number: 00-1285

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. This is a patent infringement case. AFG Industries, Inc. and Asahi Glass Co. (collectively, "AFG") appeal from the

  • Cornell Univ. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 01-CV-1974

    Publication Date: 2009-05-04
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    Date Filed: 2009-04-24
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District
    Judge: Randall Rader
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number:

    Circuit Judge Randall R. Rader U.S. DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: Bryan K. Anderson, Esq., of Counsel David T. Miy

  • Automated Business Companies, Inc. v. NEC America, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
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    Date Filed: 2000-01-28
    Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    Judge: MICHEL, PLAGER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Fink, Timothy W. Johnson
    for defendant: Kathi A. Cover, Dale B. Nixon

    Case Number: No. 99-1316

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion.PLAGER, Circuit Judge. Automated Business Companies, Inc. ("ABC") sued NEC America, Inc. ("NEC Amer

  • Synthes v. Reis

    Publication Date: 2009-04-22
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    Date Filed: 2009-04-17
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Schall, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for plaintiff-appellant: Jeffrey Olson, Sidley Austin, Los Angeles.
    for defendant: Attorney for defendant-appellee: Matthew Lappis, Covington & Burling, San Diego.

    Case Number: 2008-1279

    Published opinionBefore SCHALL, FRIEDMAN, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.Synthes (U.S.A.) ("Synthes") appeals the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Cali

  • NMB Singapore Ltd. v. United States

    Publication Date: 2009-02-25
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-18
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Michel, Chief Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for plaintiffs-appellees: Matthew Jaffee, Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Attorney for plaintiff-appellant: Jill Caiazzo, Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C. Attorney for defendant-appellee: David D'Alessandris, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Attorney for defendant/cross appellant: Eric Salonen, Stewart and Stewart, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: Nos. 2008-1187, -1191

    Published opinionBefore MICHEL, Chief Judge, SCHALL, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.JTEKT Corporation and Koyo Corporation of U.S.A. (collectively, "JTEKT") and the Timken Company ("Timken") have cro

  • Haas v. Peake

    Publication Date: 2008-10-15
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-09
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For claimant-appellee: Stephen Kinnaird, Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For respondent-appellant: Todd Hughes, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For amici curiae the American Legion, et al.: Stanley Panikowski, DLA Piper US, San Diego, Calif. For amicus curiae Patricia McCulley: John Wells, Slidell, La.

    Case Number: 2007-7037

    Published opinionON PETITION FOR REHEARINGBefore MICHEL, Chief Judge, BRYSON, Circuit Judge, and FOGEL, District Judge.*fn1Mr. Haas has sought rehearing of t

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. United States

    Publication Date: 2008-08-13
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-07
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Rader, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiff-appellant: Carter Phillips, Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For defendant-appellee: Harold Lester Jr., Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For amici curiae: Ronald Schechter, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 2007-5046

    Before MAYER, LOURIE, and RADER, Circuit Judges.This appeal involves the damages calculation for the partial breach by the United States of its contract with the nuclear utilities, in this case, Pa

  • Qualcomm Incorporated v. Broadcom Corp.

    Publication Date: 2008-12-03
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    Date Filed: 2008-12-01
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Prost, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for plaintiff-appellant: Carter Phillips, Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Attorney for defendant-appellee: William Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Boston.

    Case Number: Nos. 2007-1545 & 2008-1162

    Published opinionBefore MAYER, LOURIE, and PROST, Circuit Judges.This patent infringement case involves the consequence of silence in the face of a duty to disclose patents in a standards-settin

  • C & F Packing Co., Inc. v. IBP, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-09-01
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    Date Filed: 2000-08-25
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: PLAGER, CLEVENGER, and RADER, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond P. Niro, et al.
    for defendant: Constantine L. Trela, Jr., et al.

    Case Number: Nos. 99-1312,-13

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. RADER, Circuit Judge.The Northern District of Illinois awarded C & F Packing Co., Inc. extensive damages and p