United States Federal Circuit - November 2017 Opinion Summaries

Morrison v. Department of the Navy

Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, ERISA
Dismissing a man's petition for review of the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board relating to his retirement from a civilian position...

BASF Corporation v. Johnson Matthey, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Reversing the judgment of invalidity for indefiniteness in the case of patent claims between competitors relating to systems for the catalytic...

Gray v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Military Law, Administrative Law
Dismissing a case in which veterans sought to petition the court for review of revisions to the Department of Veterans Affairs Adjudication Procedures...

In Re: Micron Technology, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Granting a petition for writ of mandamus to set aside the district court denial of a company's motion to dismiss or transfer the case for improper...

Promega Corp. v. Life Tech

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Affirming the district court decisions in motions for judgment as a matter of law to the defense where the plaintiff failed to prove its infringement...

Sanofi v. Watson Laboratories Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Drugs & Biotech
Affirming the district court's rulings in the case of a patent infringement claim relating to cardiovascular drugs where the court held that the...

Simmons v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Drugs & Biotech
Affirming the denial of attorney fees and costs to a man who sued claiming that he developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome as the result of a flu...

Freeman v. US

Property Law & Real Estate, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a regulatory takings action, arising from an application to mine nickel, chromium, and iron ore from the Siskiyou National Forest, the Court of...

Ingham Regional Medical Ctr. V. US

Health Law, Government Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Contracts
In a government contracts action claiming underpayment for outpatient medical services provided for current and former military service members, the...

Two-Way Media v. Comcast Cable Communications

Intellectual Property, Patent, Cyberspace Law
In a patent action relating to a series of patents concerning a system for streaming audio/visual data over a communications system like the internet,...