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Exploring Procedural Justice | Judge Steve Leben | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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Judges represent not only their judicial office, but also the legitimacy of the judicial branch as a whole. For many Americans, their only interaction with the legal system may come from a single trip to the courthouse. This...more

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But I’m an Inventor! HIP v. Hormel Foods Demonstrates that a Significant Contribution Is Required to Be a Co-Inventor on a Patent

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On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corp. that reversed a district court’s decision to grant plaintiff’s request to have their employee...more

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There’s No Appeal Without the Right to Appeal

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In our blog post discussing the Court of Appeals opinions issued February 7, 2023, we addressed two cases explaining how trial courts must have subject matter jurisdiction in order for a plaintiff to access the court. In its...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Bench trials on appeal: top tips for preserving appellate issues

Los Angeles County Superior Court just announced its Bench Trial Pilot Program directed toward personal injury cases assigned to the PI Hub at Spring Street Courthouse, and it is not hard to see that this program may be the...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Interview a Live Online Panel: Seven Rules

It is taking a while to get back to normal, isn’t it? As states and businesses are starting to re-engage after the coronavirus isolation, courts are taking their time. The chances for routine scheduling, particularly for...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Third Circuit Recognizes Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim by Party Possessing (But Not Owning) the Trade Secret

It is not often that a United States Court of Appeals issues a decision on trade secrets, much less one involving the review of a bench trial that drew legal conclusions on the scope of trade secret law and the propriety of...more

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California Supreme Court: Civil Penalty Claims Brought By Government Under UCl And FAL Should Be Determined By Court—Not Jury

The California Supreme Court has confirmed that claims for civil penalties brought by government entities under California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) and False Advertising Law (“FAL”) should be decided by a judge—not a...more

King & Spalding

An Update on COVID-19 Impacts on Intellectual Property Cases at the Federal Courts

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New developments in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and various district courts; first remote patent trials scheduled in Southern District of New York and Eastern District of Virginia - As the ongoing...more

Knobbe Martens

Examiner Amendments Can Trigger Prosecution History Estoppel

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Amgen, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmas. LLC et al - Before Newman, Lourie, and Taranto.  Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: An examiner amendment may give rise to prosecution history...more

McDermott Will & Emery

In the Pink: Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Results in Dismissal of Non-Infringement Verdict

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Addressing personal jurisdiction in a declaratory judgment action, the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reversed the district court’s bench trial verdict, finding that the district court lacked specific personal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Court Finds That “Care, Custody Or Control” Exclusion Did Not Negate Coverage For General Contractor Who Shared Jobsite...

McMillin Homes Constr., Inc. v. National Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 35 Cal.App.5th 1042 (2019); Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division One, Case No. D074219 (June 5, 2019). McMillin Homes Construction, Inc....more

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Appeals in Insurance Litigation – Appreciating Standards of Review

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It is said that the first rule of a successful appeal is to win in the trial court. But, regardless of winning or losing in the trial court, one of the most important considerations in evaluating exposure and the likelihood...more

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In Trademark Infringement Cases, Your Right to a Jury Trial May Depend on Whether Actual Damages or the Infringer’s Profits Are...

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By way of a precedential decision published on April 23, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit joined the Sixth and Ninth Circuits in holding that trademark owners who seek disgorgement of the infringer’s profits in lieu of actual...more

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Fifth Circuit Gets Out of the Implied Findings Business

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Federal Rule 52(a) requires that when a district court conducts a bench trial, it is obliged to “find the facts specially.” In its recent significant decision in ENI US Operating Co., Inc. v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater...more

Snell & Wilmer

There is No Crying in Baseball . . . Facility Construction

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The Utah Court of Appeals recently decided Camco Construction, Inc., et al. v. Utah Baseball Academy, Inc., et al., 863 Utah Adv. Rep. 58, 2018 UT App 78. The case involved the plan of Athletic Performance Institute LLC...more

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Court Held That Will Contestant Expressly Waived Right To Appeal From Bench Trial

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In Estate of Crawford, after the first day of a will contest, the parties’ attorneys announced on the record that they agreed that neither party would assert a claim for attorney’s fees via a good-faith finding and that they...more

Williams Mullen

2016: A Busy Year for the Supreme Court of Virginia, Including 2 Significant Decisions for the Construction Industry

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If you are a design professional providing services in Virginia, or a general contractor on a public works project for the Commonwealth of Virginia, you need to know of two Virginia Supreme Court decisions in 2016. You ask...more

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Court Reviews Damages For Mental Anguish, Exemplary Damages, and Other Categories For A Trustee’s Breach Of Fiduciary Duty

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In Wells Fargo v. Militello, a trustee appealed a judgment from a bench trial regarding a beneficiary’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and fraud. No. 05-15-01252-CV, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 5640 (Tex....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Summary Judgment Ruling Affirmed as Bench Trial Decision

Affirming a district court ruling on cross motions for summary judgment on the issue of confusing similarity (in a non-jury case), the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, reviewing the judgment as a trial on a...more

Nossaman LLP

Judge Should Consider Constitutionality of a Dedication Requirement, Not the Jury

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Every year or so, a new appellate court decision comes out addressing the proper role of the judge versus the jury on some certain eminent domain issue. Most recently, a trial court, appellate court and the California Supreme...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Running Into A Brick Wall Who Wears A Black Robe: Tips For Trying A Case Before A Hostile Judge

For trial lawyers, hostile adversaries are par for the course. But judges are supposed to be irreproachably impartial, right? That is, after all, the very cornerstone of our judicial system. So when you find yourself trying...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

No right to jury trial in foreclosure, even where lender seeks money judgment on promissory note

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Given the choice, a borrower in foreclosure may prefer that a jury determine her fate, rather than a judge.  But by statute, “[a]ll mortgages shall be foreclosed in equity” and “foreclosure claim[s] shall, if tried, be tried...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on RAND Licensing Obligations

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On July 30 the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant appellate decision that provides guidance regarding obligations imposed on licensors of patents that are required to comply with interoperability...more

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