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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission's determination regarding patent infringement claims involving wet dry surface cleaning devices.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding that a private equity firm did not specifically direct a plant closing under the WARN Act. The court held that plaintiffs failed to provide direct evidence proving the firm ordered the mass layoffs of three hundred employees.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a prisoner's First Amendment retaliation claim. The court held that the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding the defendants' motives.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of attorney fees and costs incurred during an inter partes review proceeding, holding that such fees are not recoverable under Section twenty-eight five of Title thirty-five of the United States Code.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination case. The panel held that the appellant failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding his termination.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action. The court held that private law firm attorneys did not act as state actors under Section nineteen eighty-three of the United States Code.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and affirmed in part a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision regarding railroad collision-avoidance patents. The court held that certain claims were obvious but reversed the finding that other claims were not unpatentable due to a claim construction error.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's constitutional challenge to Georgia's sex offender registry. The court held that the plaintiff's due process claim was time-barred because the alleged injury occurred in 2015.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit brought by a plaintiff removed from a hospital. The panel held that the use of force was objectively reasonable and that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts for property or due process claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part a Veterans Court decision dismissing a veteran's appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The court held that res judicata principles do not bar a tribunal from reconsidering its own interlocutory rulings within the same proceeding.