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White House correspondent, covers patent, trade and regulatory news
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the Brysons' complaint against Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC. The court found no basis for relief under Rule 59(e) or Rule 15.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's decision regarding the estate tax treatment of Anne Milner Fields's estate. The court found that the estate's asset transfers did not qualify for the bona fide sale exception under the Internal Revenue Code.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This nonprecedential ruling involved Zentian Ltd. and Apple Inc.
The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal of Louis Vaughns due to lack of jurisdiction. Vaughns challenged decisions related to his claims for service connection for disabilities allegedly due to herbicide exposure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Koshy Mathai's claim against the United States. The court found that Mathai's expectations regarding a retention bonus and job assignments did not constitute property interests protected under the Takings Clause.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Dr. Ahmad Aljindi's claims against the United States regarding alleged copyright infringement. The court ruled that the Claims Court lacked jurisdiction over the takings claims based on copyright infringement.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the trial court's ruling that claim eighteen of the patent was invalid due to obviousness. The court found that the use of a coating pan for heating the tablets was an obvious modification based on prior art.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment granting summary judgment to BrowserStack. The appellate court held that the district court properly excluded Deque's damages evidence due to repeated failures to comply with discovery disclosure rules.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a consumer protection lawsuit brought by homeowners against a loan servicer. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to adequately allege that the defendant was a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action regarding the failed Amazon and iRobot merger, except for one specific statement in a modified proxy statement.
