United States Federal Circuit - June 2011 Opinion Summaries

Padgett v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
In a dispute concerning attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. section 2412, judgment of the trial court is...

JTEKT Corp. v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, International Trade
In a trade dispute arising from a challenge to the final results of an administrative review of ball bearings from Japan, administrative order is...

Almond Bros. Lumber Company v. US

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, International Trade
In a trade dispute challenging actions of the United States Trade Representative in connection with the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement, judgment of...

American Calcar, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement dispute concerning various aspects of vehicle computer systems and arising from multiple claims, judgment of the district...

Creative Compounds, LLC v. Starmark Laboratories

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving an action for a declaratory judgment that defendant's patent is invalid and not infringed, and a cross-claim of...

Dairyland Power Cooperative v. United States

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a dispute concerning damages for defendant's breach of its obligation to accept spent nuclear fuel, judgment of the trial court is affirmed where...

Zhejiang Dunan Hetian Metal Co., Ltd. V. U.S.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, International Trade
In a trade dispute arising from an anti-dumping investigation, judgment of the trial court is reversed with a remand order to determine: 1) the total...

Tyco Healthcare Group LP v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Patent
In a patent dispute arising from the invalidation of two temazepam patent claims, judgment of the district court is affirmed where claims fail for...

Read v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law, Remedies
In a veteran's claim dispute arising from a change of the situs of claimant's disability from one muscle group to another, judgment of the trial court...

Energy East Corporation v. US

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies, Tax Law
In a dispute involving whether a parent and its subsidiaries, which incurred overpayments and underpayments prior to consolidation, qualify as the...