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Jun 11 2024
9th Cir. 5:18-cr-00258- Published

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ELIZABETH A. HOLMES

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the fraud convictions and sentences of Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani, ruling that while some lay witness testimony improperly encroached on expert testimony under Rule 702, any error was harmless. The court further rejected arguments regarding the admissibility of a CMS report and other evidentiary challenges, finding no reversible error in the district court's decisions.

Criminal Drug Trafficking
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Jun 5 2024
3rd Cir. 2-20-cv-2576 Panel Decision

Elmagin Capital, LLC v. Chen

The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Elmagin's post-trial motions, upholding a jury verdict that found trade secrets existed but were not misappropriated. The court also confirmed that attorneys' fees claims in trade secret cases are matters for the judge, not a jury.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Jun 5 2024
3rd Cir. 2-20-cv-2576 Panel Decision

Elmagin Capital, LLC v. Chen

The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of post-trial motions in a trade secret dispute, upholding a jury verdict that found the strategies were trade secrets but not misappropriated. The court also rejected a request for a jury trial on the issue of attorney's fees, ruling that such determinations are matters of law for the judge.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Jun 5 2024
3rd Cir. 2-20-cv-2576 Panel Decision

Elmagin Capital, LLC v. Chen

The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Elmagin's motions for judgment as a matter of law and a new trial in a trade secret dispute. The appellate court held that the jury's verdict, which found the strategies were trade secrets but not misappropriated, was supported by sufficient evidence.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Jun 5 2024
3rd Cir. 2-20-cv-2576 Panel Decision

Elmagin Capital, LLC v. Chen

The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Elmagin's motions for judgment as a matter of law and a new trial regarding trade secret misappropriation claims. The court held that the jury's verdict, which found trade secrets existed but were not misappropriated, was supported by sufficient evidence.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Jun 5 2024
United States Court… 24-5023 Panel Decision

JBG Smith Properties, LP First Residences v. Powell

The D.C. Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a district court order remanding a landlord-tenant dispute to state court because the appellant failed to establish appellate jurisdiction. The court held that the statutory exception allowing review of such remand orders applies only when removal was originally based on federal officer or civil rights statutes, which were not invoked here.

Appellate Jurisdiction Civil Contract
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Jun 4 2024
United States Court… 23-1239 Panel Decision

TRENTON PALMER v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATOR AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

The D.C. Circuit denied a petition for review of an NTSB order affirming a pilot's violation of federal aviation regulations for flying below minimum safe altitudes. The court rejected the pilot's arguments regarding alleged ALJ errors, insufficient notice in the complaint, and a request to overrule prior precedent on sanction deference.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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May 31 2024
9th Cir. 3:23-cv-01097-CL Published

Betschart v. State of Oregon

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction requiring Oregon to provide counsel to indigent criminal defendants within seven days of their initial appearance or release them from custody. The court held that the systemic failure to provide counsel constitutes an extraordinary circumstance that overrides the Younger abstention doctrine and justifies federal intervention to protect Sixth Amendment rights.

Constitutional Habeas Corpus - General (28 USC 2241) Preliminary Injunction
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May 15 2024
9th Cir. 21-0319 Published

TOTAL TERMINALS INTERNATIONAL, LLC; SIGNAL MUTUAL INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION, LTD v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKER’S COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; ROBERT TOWER

The Ninth Circuit held that a longshoreman with unilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus is entitled to compensation under the statutory rate for one ear, not the higher rate for bilateral hearing loss. The court also ruled that the Benefits Review Board's remand order was final and appealable because only a ministerial act remained for the Administrative Law Judge to complete.

Civil Labor
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