United States Federal Circuit - October 2000 Opinion Summaries

GIOVE v. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

Labor & Employment Law
Air traffic controller's disclosure of Notice to Airmen is not protected by the Whistleblower Protection Act, because controller did not understand...

MAXSON v. GOBER

Government Benefits
The lack of service or post-service records indicating an increase in disability rebutted the presumption that military service aggravated...

PURDUE PHARMA L.P. v. FAULDING INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Patent claims are invalid where the claim covers an invention not specifically mentioned in the patent application, even though the patent is broad...