Federal Appeals Court Affirms the Denial of A123’s Motion to Reopen By Stuart K. Tubis – Edited by Janet Freilich A123 Systems, Inc. v. Hydro-Quebec, No. 2010-1059 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2010) Slip Opinion The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which had denied A123’s motion to reopen and dismissed the court’s declaratory judgment against Hydro-Quebec (“HQ”). The Federal Circuit addressed three major issues in ... Read More...
School Punishment of Online Speech: Evans v. Bayer By Stuart K. Tubis – Edited by Frank Sabatini Evans v. Bayer, No. 08-61952-CIV-GARBER (S.D. Fla. February 12, 2010) Slip Opinion The District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted in part and denied in part defendant’s motion to dismiss. The court dismissed the claim for injunctive relief to prevent Bayer from maintaining records of the suspension and to compel him to revoke the suspension nunc pro tunc. The court held ... Read More...
Court Suppresses Email Evidence in Bear Sterns Case By Stuart K. Tubis – Edited by Jad Mills U.S. v. Cioffi, et al., Case No. 08-CR-415 (FB) (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 26, 2009) Slip Opinion (hosted by WSJ) The Eastern District of New York granted defendant Matthew Tannin’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from his personal Gmail account. Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were charged with conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with their roles as Bear Sterns hedge fund managers. ... Read More...
Public Accessibility Prior to Patent By Stuart K. Tubis – Edited by Caity Ross In re Lister, No. 2009-1060 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 22, 2009) Slip Op. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, siding with Dr. Lister, vacated and remanded the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences decision, which had affirmed an examiner’s rejection of Dr. Lister’s patent application under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). The Federal Circuit held that the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences erred ... Read More...
