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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Ninth Circuit remanded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 rule regarding the flame retardant decaBDE without vacatur, finding the agency failed to provide substantial evidence for its decision not to regulate exposures in recycling, disposal, wastewater, and sewage sludge.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling.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 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 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Veterans Court order denying a motion to recall a prior mandate. The court held that the earlier decision did not conclusively determine the finality of a rating decision but instead remanded the issue for further consideration.
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 Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing a motion to reopen an asylum claim. The court held that the agency did not abuse its discretion because the petitioner failed to establish a prima facie case for relief.
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 dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The dismissal occurred because the petitioner failed to file a required Statement Concerning Discrimination.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's claims alleging housing discrimination and due process violations. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support his federal and state law claims.