Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in a civil dispute. The parties agreed to the dismissal, and each side will bear its own costs.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Veterans Court's denial of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The court held that a court order requiring a party to confirm voluntary corrective actions for mootness purposes does not confer prevailing-party status.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed three judgments from the Court of International Trade regarding antidumping duties on hot-rolled steel from Turkey. The court held that the International Trade Commission may rely on its prior material-injury determination in a sunset review without re-litigating the negligibility of imports.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal due to the appellant's failure to pay the required docketing fee. This nonprecedential order addresses a procedural default rather than the merits of the underlying claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal due to procedural failures by the appellant. The court found that the appellant failed to pay the required docketing fee and did not file the necessary Entry of Appearance form.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in an intellectual property dispute by agreement of the parties. The court ordered that each side shall bear its own costs.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of Federal Employees Retirement System disability retirement benefits to a former FBI employee. The court held that an employee's inability to commute to work is not a factor in determining whether they are disabled under the relevant statute.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a motion to remand a Merit Systems Protection Board case for reconsideration. The court determined that allowing the agency to reconsider its previous position would preserve party and judicial resources.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment granting judgment as a matter of law of noninfringement in a patent dispute over commercial-skipping technology. The court held that the evidence did not support a finding that the defendants directly disabled navigation objects or contained required configuration identifiers within individual navigation objects as required by the patents.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the district court's judgment on trade secret damages and remanded for a new trial. The court reversed the reduction of breach of contract damages and reinstated the jury award.