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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in a breach of contract and bad faith dispute over an insurance policy. The appellate court found no reversible error in the jury's damage calculations or the district court's handling of the trial proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a land dispute lawsuit. The appellate panel held that the litigation privilege barred privacy claims and that the plaintiffs failed to comply with statutory claim presentation requirements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Mylan Pharmaceuticals did not infringe Actelion Pharmaceuticals' patents for a stable epoprostenol drug formulation. The court held that the patent claim term requiring a pH of thirteen or higher refers to measurements taken at standard temperature, and that Actelion was barred from asserting infringement by equivalence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding certain patent claims unpatentable as obvious. The court upheld the Board's construction of the term protocol and formatting information, rejecting the appellant's narrower interpretation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a commercial agreement unambiguously incorporated a full contract of sale. The court held that the agreement's language required the defendant to indemnify the plaintiff for patent infringement claims arising in the United States, despite the contract limiting indemnification to the jurisdiction where title passed.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful death complaint alleging product liability. The court held that a multi-car pileup caused by a third party's independent negligence was an unforeseeable supervening cause that broke the chain of proximate causation.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination case brought by a pro se plaintiff. The appellate panel held that the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding adverse employment actions or standing to sue on behalf of third parties.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling denying a prison warden qualified immunity in a prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim. The court held that the warden was not entitled to immunity because the prisoner's right to outdoor exercise was clearly established by 2020.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a land dispute lawsuit involving claims of privacy invasion and slander of title. The court held that litigation privilege barred the tort claims and that the plaintiffs failed to comply with statutory claim presentation requirements.
