United States Federal Circuit - August 2006 Opinion Summaries

Ormco Corp. v. Align Tech., Inc.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment finding, inter alia, that claims of defendant's patents for orthodontic devices were infringed by plaintiff's orthodontic product,...

Cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena v. Bodman

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities
Denial of claims brought by the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena, California asserting that the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)...

US v. Ford Motor Co.

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
A decision of the United States Court of International Trade holding Ford liable for negligent misrepresentation of the value of import entries and...

US v. Ford Motor Co.

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
A judgment of the United States Court of International Trade holding Ford liable for grossly negligent misrepresentation of the value of import...

Aull v. Sec'y of Health & Hum. Servs.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
A decision sustaining the dismissal of a petition for compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, arising from the death of...

Metro. Area Transit, Inc. v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
A decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs Board of Contract Appeals denying plaintiff's breach of contract claim involving a contract to...

Wynne v. United Techs. Corp.

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Military Law
A reconsideration decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals denying the Air Force's claim for a contract price reduction under the...

LaSalle Talman Bank, F.S.B. v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Remedies, Tax Law
In a Winstar-related case, a decision of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims awarding a bank $146.7 million in "cost-of-replacement-capital" damages is...

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. v. Benun

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Patent, Remedies
In a long-standing patent infringement case, an order preliminarily enjoining defendant-company and other defendants from importing certain disposable...

Poillucci v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board regarding petitioner's eligibility for law enforcement officer retirement credit is affirmed where...