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White House correspondent, covers patent, trade and regulatory news
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Tax Court dismissal of a taxpayer's challenge to federal income tax liability. The court held that arguments claiming the Sixteenth Amendment is violated by the federal income tax are patently frivolous.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a judgment renewal and a civil contempt order against Larry J. Winget but reversed a judicial sale of his trust assets. The court held that the administrative agent had standing to enforce the judgment and that the auction conditions unfairly suppressed competition.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order staying a federal lawsuit pending the resolution of a parallel state court case. The appellate panel held that the appellant failed to preserve arguments challenging the stay and did not meet the rigorous standard for plain error review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court also upheld the denial of a motion to intervene because the underlying case was terminated.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a judgment and its grant of a motion to renew a judgment against Larry J. Winget, holding that the successor administrative agent had standing to enforce the debt despite not being the original lender.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a judgment and its grant of a motion to renew a judgment against Larry J. Winget, holding that Alter Domus had standing to enforce the debt despite not being the original lender.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding civil penalties assessed by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to file foreign bank account reports. The court held that remanding the case for recalculation without vacating the original assessments was appropriate to avoid a windfall for the defendant.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding a patent for a fluid mixing device unpatentable as obvious. The court held that the patent claims did not require ramps to have an inclined plane shape and that the Board properly found a motivation to combine prior art references.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Merit Systems Protection Board decision denying disability retirement benefits to a veteran. The court held that the Board did not commit legal error in assessing the petitioner's credibility or in admitting evidence regarding the factual basis of his claimed post-traumatic stress disorder.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in a civil dispute between two energy companies. The dismissal was granted by mutual agreement of the parties under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
