Watkins — Seventh Circuit upheld rejection of Batson challenges after limited remand
Case United States of America v. Kentrevion Watkins, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
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Watkins — Seventh Circuit upheld rejection of Batson challenges after limited remand
Case United States of America v. Kentrevion Watkins, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
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Watkins — Seventh Circuit upheld rejection of Batson challenges after limited remand
Case United States of America v. Kentrevion Watkins, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
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United States v. Watkins — Seventh Circuit upheld rejection of Batson challenges after limited remand
Case United States of America v. Kentrevion Watkins, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
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Delaware Riverkeeper Network — Third Circuit upheld Pennsylvania’s pipeline water permits
Case Delaware Riverkeeper Network; Maya K. van Rossum; Delaware Riverkeeper; Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future v. Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board and
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DeBar v. FirstEnergy Corp. — Third Circuit affirmed dismissal of negligence claims over a demolition worker’s fatal fall
Case Lisa DeBar, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Cody Hatt v. FirstEnergy Corp.; FirstEnergy Generation LLC;
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Islam v. Attorney General — Third Circuit upheld aggravated-felony classification and denied CAT relief
Case Sofiqul Islam v. Attorney General United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge
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Piranha Media Distribution LLC v. Hulu LLC — Ad-Skipping Patent Claims Fail Section 101
The Federal Circuit held that patent claims for repositioning and enforcing digital advertisements recited an abstract data-handling idea implemented with conventional computer components.
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Syngenta Crop Protection AG v. UPL Ltd. — Fungicide Patent Claims Remain Unpatentable
The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s anticipation and obviousness rulings against UPL’s fungicide patent and upheld denial of Syngenta’s proposed sanctions motion.
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Colorado Biolabs v. Three Arrows Nutra — Lanham Act False Advertising Claim Narrowed to One Literally False “All Heme” Statement
A Texas federal court granted in part a competitor’s motion for partial summary judgment, leaving for trial only a Lanham Act injunction claim over one allegedly false “all heme” statement and breach-of-settlement claims over iron supplement marketing.
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HeartFitt v. HeartHero — Court Bars Trademark Takedown Requests to Apple and Google App Stores in Limited TRO
Calling the trademark merits murky, an Ohio federal court granted a narrow temporary restraining order barring HeartHero from sending further trademark enforcement communications to Apple’s and Google’s app stores about HeartFitt’s Heart Hero Solo app.
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Weekend Warrior Clothing v. Amazon — Merch on Demand Could Face Direct and Vicarious Copyright Liability, but Not Contributory Liability
An Ohio federal court denied cross-motions for summary judgment in a t-shirt company’s copyright suit over Amazon’s Merch on Demand, holding that Amazon could be liable as a direct or vicarious infringer but granting Amazon summary judgment on contributory infringement under Cox v. Sony.
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Weekend Warrior Clothing v. Google — Shopping Ads Platform Not Directly or Contributorily Liable for Merchants’ Copycat T-Shirts
Applying the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony decision, an Ohio federal court dismissed a t-shirt company’s direct and contributory copyright claims against Google over third-party Shopping Ads, with leave to seek amendment.
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Sophia Parker Studios v. Temperley — Pre-Registration Instagram Post Bars Statutory Damages Against Romo Defendants
An Ohio federal court held that a copyright plaintiff’s own allegations showed the Romo defendants began infringing before its works were registered, so 17 U.S.C. § 412 bars statutory damages and attorney’s fees against them.
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Varonis Systems v. Guanciale — DTSA Claim Survives but Global Non-Compete and Non-Solicits Held Unenforceable in Cyera Hiring Dispute
A Delaware federal court let a technology company’s federal trade secret claim proceed against two former sales engineers and a rival, but dismissed the Delaware trade secrets act claim and held the employment agreements’ worldwide non-compete and non-solicitation covenants overbroad and
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BitHarmony v. Warner Bros. Discovery — Video-Transcoding Patents Survive Section 101 at Pleading Stage, but Pre-Suit Knowledge and Direct Infringement Allegations Dismissed
Sitting by designation in Delaware, Federal Circuit Judge Bryson denied dismissal on patent eligibility grounds because the complaint plausibly alleged inventive concepts, but dismissed speculative pre-suit knowledge and multi-defendant direct infringement allegations with leave to amend.
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Daikin Applied Americas v. Russo — Massachusetts SJC Rejects Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Trade Secret Injunction Cases
Massachusetts’ highest court held that a trade secret plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must show irreparable harm under ordinary equitable principles; likelihood of success on misappropriation does not create a presumption of harm.
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Oracle v. Procore — Court Refuses to Exclude Oracle’s Trade Secret Damages and Forensics Experts, Despite Rule 26 Violation
In Oracle’s DTSA suit against Procore, a California federal court denied three motions to strike or exclude expert reports on trade secret damages and device forensics, while finding Oracle violated Rule 26 by not producing laptop images its expert used.
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Westwind Partners — Court upholds DHS cancellation of FirstSource III procurement
Case Westwind Partners, LLP, et al. v. United States Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Edward H. Meyers (Donald
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Fajardo-Rivas v. Blanche — Fourth Circuit vacates refusal to reopen family-based asylum case
Case Jenyfer Ohazy Fajardo-Rivas; B.N.A.F. v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States v. Vick — Fourth Circuit upheld prison-official assault enhancement and 102-month sentence
Case United States of America v. Nazeer Vick Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge DIAZ, Chief
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United States v. Bost — Third Circuit upheld gun convictions based on a prior violent threat
Case United States of America v. James Bost Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge CHAGARES, Chief
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GameChange Solar — Trade court upholds duties on off-grid solar charging modules
Case GameChange Solar Corp. v. United States Court U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Timothy C. Stanceu (George W. Bush,
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Bolton v. Inland Fresh Seafood — Eleventh Circuit ended mandatory exhaustion for statutory ERISA claims and revived fiduciary-duty suit
Case Rani Bolton, Alison Mercker, James Armstrong, Melissa Suter, and Benjamin Lyman v. Inland Fresh Seafood Corporation of America, Inc.,