The nation’s highest court, in an 8-0 ruling this week, upheld a federal appeals court ruling. The high court, in its decision, agreed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s invalidation of New Jersey-based Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC’s speedometer patent.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court on May 31 constrained the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to invoke the Clean Water Act (CWA) and designate bodies of water on private and public lands as "Waters of the United States."
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced that his state will join 20 other states in suing the State of Delaware for allegations of failing to turn over millions of dollars in unclaimed property funds the other states believe belong to them.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that, along with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, he drafted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking it to stop spending federal tax dollars on the halted Power Plan.
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — Another class action lawsuit has been filed that claims a company violated New Jersey's Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA), but there are ways for companies to protect themselves from such litigation, an attorney says.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness filed a petition with the nation’s highest court last week, asking for review of a settlement that awarded $5 million in fees to class counsel. CCAF argues the deal -- one of two reached over the sale of personal data reports to debt collectors -- is unfair to the class.
On Monday, the nation’s highest court ruled 6-2 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit failed to consider both aspects of the injury-in-fact requirement, making its standing analysis “incomplete.”
The Patent and Trademark Office has published guidance for patent examiners four times now since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International in 2014. The decision provided very little to no legal guidance to lower courts on how to decide if a computer-generated technology, in particular, is patentable.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – As expected, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has asked the full roster of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to review a decision affirming a four-game suspension imposed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In a decision that outlines the boundaries between federal and state energy jurisdictions, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that states may not attempt to get around certain federal regulations while providing energy to their residents.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on April 19 heard arguments in a case that could expand liability for defendants in False Claims Act cases.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge recently joined together with eight other attorneys general in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a rule that would give the government too much leeway to regulate land without justly compensating property owners.
In denying Limelight’s petition this week, the court leaves intact a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In its August 2015 ruling, the Federal Circuit deemed Limelight liable for direct infringement of a content delivery patent asserted by rival Akamai Technologies Inc.
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — Over the last decade, federal courts and a federal agency have agreed that a law protecting people from sex discrimination also includes discrimination based on a person’s gender identity or transition from one gender to the other.
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced his state’s strategy to combat what it believes are illegal federal energy regulations and will continue to focus on protecting consumers.
The nation’s high court on Monday declined to review a more than $150 million judgment against Wal-Mart and a $203 million judgment against Wells Fargo. The court waited to make a decision in either case pending its action in Tyson Foods. Last month, the court majority ruled against the meat producer.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - An appeal scheduled for oral arguments this month before the U.S. Supreme Court will decide how broadly the federal False Claims Act applies to government contractors and whether more of them will face the prospect of heavy penalties and greater scrutiny for breaching regulations.
A recent unpublished opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit put the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) front-and-center in a fight between commercial hospital operators and some health care professionals.
HELENA, Montana (Legal Newsline) — The office of Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has announced the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order that recognized Montana suffered damages to due to Wyoming’s alleged failure to abide by terms of the Yellowstone River Compact.
