By Scott Graham | May 22, 2017
Many patent cases will have to be filed in Delaware, where big tech companies tend to be incorporated, or the Northern District of California, where many are headquartered.
By Scott Graham | May 22, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court's "TC Heartland" decision will limit where companies can file patent suits, a ruling that could undercut Texas' Eastern District.
By Marcia Coyle | May 22, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered multimillion-dollar good news and bad news to two major law firms. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom lost its challenge to a tax refund in Michigan. Jenner & Block prevailed in a fee dispute that involved a former client. Here's a snapshot of the two cases.
By Tony Mauro | May 22, 2017
Last year a spokeswoman said the court's budget hearing did not take place because of "a compressed Supreme Court and congressional schedule."
By Tony Mauro | May 22, 2017
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for an 8-0 court in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, said “a domestic corporation 'resides' only in its state of incorporation for purposes of the patent venue statute.”
By TONY MAURO | May 18, 2017
There's a new twist to the court's tradition of keeping mum on the reasons for recusals: it was not always that way.
By Tony Mauro | May 15, 2017
David Stras once wrote that U.S. Supreme Court justices should not have term limits. Instead, he said they should be incentivized to leave when they get old, through "golden parachute" pensions and a heavier workload, including being forced to hear cases around the country by "riding the circuits." Stras, 42, an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, may be able to continue his scholarly scrutiny from the inside. President Donald Trump this month announced plans to nominate Stras to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
By Tony Mauro | May 15, 2017
The 7-1 ruling could have broader ramifications for the nursing home industry in particular and businesses in general when it comes to the Federal Arbitration Act.
By Marcia Coyle | May 11, 2017
The Trump administration's U.S. Justice Department is both simultaneously challenging and backing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, creating a litigation whirlwind as Republicans and business advocates push reforms that would strip some power from the Obama-era federal agency.
By Erin Mulvaney | May 10, 2017
Mosquitoes now are at the center of a liability question the U.S. Supreme Court could consider for the first time Thursday: Should the Union Pacific railroad company have protected employee William Nami and other workers from the mosquitoes? In a 5-1 ruling, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the rail company. But courts are split on the issue.
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