United States Federal Circuit - April 2017 Opinion Summaries

Northwest Title Agency, Inc. v. US

Property Law & Real Estate, Government Contracts
In a breach of contract action against the Government, the Court of Federal Claims grant of summary judgment in favor of the Government is affirmed...

Call Henry, Inc. v. US

Government Contracts
In a breach of contract claim brought against the Government, the Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where plaintiff...

Nichia Corp. v. Everlight Americas, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving three patents that disclose package designs and methods of manufacturing LED devices, the district court's...

8x8, Inc. v. US

Tax Law, Communications Law
In a suit brought by a provider of local and long-distance telephone services over a broadband internet connection via Voice over Internet Protocol...

Snyder v. Dep't of the Navy

Military Law, Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
In an appeal of the Final Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming the decision of the Department of the Navy to furlough petitioner...

Monk v. Shulkin

Government Benefits, Class Actions, Military Law, Judges & Judiciary
In a Vietnam veteran's appeal concerning whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has authority to certify a class for class action or...

Banks v. MSPB

Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
In a case in which petitioner asserted that her resignation was involuntary and therefore constituted a constructive removal, her petition for review...

Rembrandt Wireless Techs. LP v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving patents patents that relate to a system and method of communication in which multiple modulation methods are used...

Phil-Insul Corp. v. Airlite Plastics Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving a patent which relates to insulating concrete forms (ICFs) that are used in the construction of buildings, the...

Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. Apple, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action involving a patent claim directed to means for sending packet data from a mobile station to a network using a selected...