Bill on Bankruptcy: US Airways Need a Merger More than AMR
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that waiting until well after an adverse summary judgment motion to move for a district court judge’s recusal is untimely and moot, especially where an appeal from the...more
In Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., the Federal Circuit vacated a $2.75 billion judgment against Cisco, finding that the district court judge failed to cure a conflict of interest by putting his wife’s Cisco...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s opinions and orders and remanded the case for further proceedings before a different district court judge because the original judge had failed to...more
The Supreme Court dominated the news last week, and the Federal Circuit issued just four opinions. One of them was a doozy: to reinforce confidence in the judicial process, the Court vacated a $2 billion judgment that...more
CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Before Dyk, Taranto, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Summary: Placing stock in a blind trust does...more