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October 2, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Zebra Case: Can a Debtor in Default Sue for Patent Infringement?

As shown by the Zebra case, a plaintiff's status as a patent owner or a licensee plays a key role in the evaluation of the plaintiff's constitutional standing in a patent infringement case.

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October 23, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Your Views on New Amicus Guidance | One-Word Affirmances? Tell Us More | 'A Line and a Lesson for Our Democracy'

We asked for your thoughts on the Supreme Court's new amicus guidance, and here is what some appellate veterans told us. Plus: a new petition questions the Federal Circuit's one-word "affirmances." And scroll down for our headline roundup. Thanks for reading!

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Clark v. AII Acquisitions LLC

Publication Date: 2018-04-09
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Robert E. Shuttlesworth, Shrader & Associates, LLP, Houston, TX, on the brief, Alani Golanski, Alani Golanski, Esq., New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee The Boeing Company: Brian D. Gross, Matthew T. Giardina, Jr., Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Providence, RI, Amaryah K. Bocchino, Stephan D. Dargitz, Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Wilmington, DE, on the brief, Martin F. Gaynor III, Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Boston, MA.2; For Defendant-Appellee Prysmian Communications Cables & Systems USA, LLC: Abbie Eliasberg Fuchs, on the brief, Bradley M. Wanner, Harris Beach, PLLC, New York, NY.
Case Number: 17-1727-cv

Court Abused Discretion in Invoking Judicial Estoppel in Asbestos Exposure Action

Syed v. M-I, LLC

Publication Date: 2017-03-20
Practice Area: Consumer Protection
Industry: Manufacturing
Date Filed: 2017-01-20
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: William B. Shubb, District Judge, Presiding Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Kim McLane Wardlaw, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter R. Dion-Kindem (argued), Peter R. Dion-Kindem P.C., Woodland Hills, California; Lonnie C. Blanchard, III, The Blanchard Law Group, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.
for defendant: Jason S. Mills (argued) and Alexis M. Gabrielson, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Los Angeles, California; Allyson N. Ho, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Dallas, Texas; Thomas M. Peterson, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, California; Judd E. Stone, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Defendant-Appellee M-I, LLC.
Case Number: No. 14-17186

Cite as 17 C.D.O.S. 2550 SARMAD SYED, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appell

Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited v. Environmental Protection Agency

Publication Date: 2017-01-20
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Environmental Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Sack, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees the States of New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Washington, and the Province of Manitoba: Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General; Judith N. Vale, Assistant Solicitor General; Lemuel Srolovic, Bureau Chief; Philip Bein, Watershed Inspector General; Meredith Lee-Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, on the brief, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellees Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc., Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc., Catskill- Delaware Natural Water Alliance, Inc., Federated Sportsmen's Clubs of Ulster County, Inc., Riverkeeper, Inc., Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., Trout Unlimited, Inc., National Wildlife Federation, Environment America, Environment New Hampshire, Environment Rhode Island, and Environment Florida: on the brief Daniel E. Estrin, Karl S. Coplan, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc., White Plains, NY. For Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Friends of the Everglades, Florida Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club: on the brief, Yinet Pino, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Miami, Florida; David G. Guest, Earthjustice, Tallahassee, Florida.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants United States Environmental Protection Agency and Gina McCarthy: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the briefs, Robert William Yalen, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For Intervenor Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees Central Arizona Water Conservation District, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, City and County of Denver, by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, City and County of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, City of Boulder [Colorado], City of Aurora [Colorado], El Dorado Irrigation District, Idaho Water Users Association, Imperial Irrigation District, Kane County [Utah] Water Conservancy District, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, National Water Resources Association, Salt Lake & Sandy [Utah] Metropolitan Water District, Salt River Project, San Diego County Water Authority, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, The City of Colorado Springs, Acting by and through its Enterprise Colorado Springs Utilities, Washington County [Utah] Water District, Western Urban Water Coalition, and [California] State Water Contractors.1: Don Baur & Paul Smyth, Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, on the brief, Peter D. Nichols, Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, Boulder, Colorado. For Intervenor Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee City of New York: Larry Sonnenshein & Hilary Meltzer, on the briefs, Julie Steiner, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Intervenor Defendant- Appellant-Cross-Appellant South Florida Water Management District: James Edward Nutt, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida. For Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees States of Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming: on the briefs Annette M. Quill, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. For Amici Curiae-American Farm Bureau Federation and Florida Farm Bureau Federation: on the brief Ellen B. Steen, Danielle Hallcom Quist, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, District of Columbia; Staci Braswell, Florida Farm Bureau Federation, Gainesville, Florida; Timothy S. Bishop, Michael B. Kimberly, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. For Amici Curiae-Leon G. Billings, Tom Jorling, Jeffrey G. Miller, Robert W. Adler, William Andreen, Harrison C. Dunning, Mark Squillace, and Sandra B. Zellmer: on the brief, Laura Murphy & Patrick Parenteau, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont. For Amicus Curiae- State of California by and through the California Department of Water Resources: on the brief, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General; Robert W. Byrne, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Gavin G. McCabe, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; William Jenkins, Deputy Attorney General; State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, San Francisco, California. For Amici Curiae-National Hydropower Association, Northwest Hydroelectric Association, American Public Power Association, Sabine River Authority of Texas, Sabine River Authority State of Louisiana, and Oglethorpe Power Corporation: on the brief, Michael A. Swiger, Charles R. Sensiba, Sharon L. White, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, Washington, District of Columbia.
Case Number: 14-1823

Cite as: Catskill Mountains v. EPA, 14-1823, NYLJ 1202777100816, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 18, 2017)CASE NAMECatskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited,

Spinelli v. National Football League, 13 Civ. 7398

Publication Date: 2015-04-02
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Robert Sweet
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Plaintiffs By: Danial A. Nelson, Esq., Kevin Patrick McCulloch, Esq., Nelson & McCulloch LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: Attorneys for the Defendants By: Jeffrey A. Mishkin, Esq., Anthony Joseph Dreyer, Esq., Jordan Adam Feirman, Esq., Karen Hoffman Lent, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York, NY. By: Jura Christine Zibas, Esq., Jana A. Slavina, Esq., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, NY. By: Bruce S. Meyer, Esq., Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. By: Andrew Lawrence Deutsch, Esq., Marc Evan Miller, Esq., Paolo Morante, Esq., Tamar Y. Duvdevani, Esq., DLA Piper US LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 13 Civ. 7398

Cite as: Spinelli v. National Football League, 13 Civ. 7398, NYLJ 1202722256487, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 24, 2015) FULL CASE

January 5, 2015 | New York Law Journal

'Ordinary Skill in the Art' at Patent Jury Trials

Jurors are often instructed to become time travelers and reconstruct what may have happened "back when."1 The courts have instructed that for jurors facing issues of obv

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Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Publication Date: 2014-12-22
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Date Filed: 2014-12-19
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, A. WALLACE TASHIMA, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John F. Neupert (argued), M. Christie Helmer, James L. Phillips, Sharae M. Wheeler, Miller Nash LLP, Portland, Oregon, for Plaintiffs.
for defendant: Daniel P. Harris, Charles P. Moure, Rebecca Millican, Harris & Moure, PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Defendant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Case Number: No. 12-35266

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 14168 INSTITUTE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH, a Japanese research foundation; KYODO SENPAKU KAISHA, LTD., a Japanese corporation; TOMOYUKI

Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines, Inc.

Publication Date: 2014-11-06
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Date Filed: 2014-11-05
Court: C.A. 2nd
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: McKenna Long & Aldridge, Thomas F. Winfield III and Michael H. Wallenstein for Plaintiff and Respondent.
for defendant: Mayer Brown, Donald Falk, Neil M. Soltman, Michael F. Kerr, Germain D. Labat, Matthew Marmolego; Cooley, Steven M. Strauss, M. Ray Hartman III and Summer J. Wynn for Defendants and Appellants.
Case Number: No. B242864

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 12633 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. S

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Grünenthal GMBH, Plaintiffs v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., and Barr Laboratories, Inc., Defendants, 12 Civ. 8060

Publication Date: 2014-08-21
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Thomas P. Griesa
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for defendant:
Case Number: 12 Civ. 8060

Cite as: Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 12 Civ. 8060, NYLJ 1202667402959, at *1 (SDNY, Decided August 13, 2014) 12 Civ. 8060p class="