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This case addresses two primary issues (i) whether the district court erred in construing the claim term “composition” in FMC’s pesticide patents to mean only “stable compositions,” based on disclosures found in a provisional...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed an exclusion of expert testimony and grant of judgment as a matter of law, finding that the district court improperly conflated admissibility with credibility and...more
On January 13, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) in FERC v. PJM Interconnection, LLC., et al., held that FERC erred in concluding that a prior decision of the United...more
In the final quarter of 2025, the Texas Business Court closed its first calendar year of operation with a full slate of notable opinions. The Business Court continued to release opinions clarifying its jurisdiction, including...more
The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s admission of D R Burton Healthcare’s expert testimony due to untimely disclosure and unreliability under the Federal Rules of Evidence 702. The Federal Circuit also reversed...more
In ExxonMobil Corp. v. Brown, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals has continued appellate-court efforts to define the contours of proving and evaluating non-economic damages in Texas....more
For plaintiffs and defendants alike, there is a strong temptation to include and keep all claims in one lawsuit. After all, the likely alternative is litigating multiple lawsuits, either at once or serially. Practitioners,...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a mixed ruling in a dispute over patents covering child car seat technology, explaining that infringement under the doctrine of equivalents requires an equivalent for...more
To ensure its ability to collect a commission, Apple’s rules have historically prohibited app developers from including links that would facilitate customers leaving the app to make a purchase elsewhere. This practice was...more
The Federal Circuit recently vacated a $20 million jury verdict in favor of a patentee and remanded with instructions to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding that the patentee did not own the...more
In California v. Express Scripts Inc., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether to extend the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Coinbase Inc. v. Bielski, which held that a district court must enter an automatic...more
The recent December 1, 2025, opinion from Judge Denise Cote of the SDNY reversing confirmation of the Gol Linhas “Plan of Reorganization” and remanding it to the bankruptcy court with the offending third-party release...more
As a general rule, the scope of appellate review is limited to issues that were raised by the parties and ruled on by the trial court. As a result, appellate courts often refuse to rule on issues that are raised for the first...more
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order (the “Order”) that provides a temporary exemption from compliance with the short position and short activity reporting rule (Rule 13f-2 and Form SHO reporting)...more
This Federal Circuit opinion analyzes the “very demanding standard” of judicial correction of erroneous wording of a patent claim. Background - Canatex Completion Solutions owns U.S. Patent No. 10,794,122. This patent...more
On Oct. 31, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion that will likely drive substantial changes to federal regulations governing label disclosures of bioengineered (BE) food. The court rejected the U.S. Department of...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated and remanded a 2024 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that found Home Depot violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by prohibiting an employee from...more
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division Plaintiff Linda Horton filed a civil lawsuit on Nov. 21, 2024 against GE and other defendants in the Jefferson Circuit...more
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) reversed and remanded the claim construction decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas that invalidated for...more
The Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court’s decision to strike a plaintiff’s trade secret claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) at the discovery stage. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit made clear that...more
DOLLS KILL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MENGERYT, Defendant-Appellee., No. 24-2841, 2025 WL 3033729 (7th Cir. Oct. 30, 2025) - On October 30, 2025, the Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded a judgment in Dolls Kill, Inc....more
In Natural Grocers v. Rollins, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit significantly upended certain parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (BE Rule). ...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in United States ex rel. Sedona Partners LLC v. Able Moving and Storage Inc., No. 22-13340 (11th Cir. Jul. 25, 2025), that while a district court has the discretion to...more
Borth v. Alpha Century Security, Inc., 2025 WL 2181440 (Pa. Super. 2025) - The plaintiff was beaten and robbed a block away from the defendant’s store. Prior to the incident, the plaintiff and the assailant were both in the...more
In Gore and Associates Management Company, Inc. v. SLSCO Ltd., — F.4th —, 2025 WL 2938795 (2025), Plaintiff Gore and Associates Management Company sued Defendant SLSCO Ltd. and its surety, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, as...more