United States Federal Circuit

The filing of a counter-claim, cross-claim, or third-party demand does not operate as a waiver of an objection to jurisdiction, whether that objection is raised by motion or answer, provided that the objection is not otherwise waived in the course of litigation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/17/2005
• Published 02/17/2005

Judges

• MICHEL, Chief Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, RADER and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James B. Hicks, Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP, of Beverly Hills, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marvin S. Gittes, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., of New York, New York, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Richard G. Gervase, Jr. and Carrie Kei Heim.