United States Federal Circuit

In a patent infringement dispute, the district court erred as a matter of law in granting a third-party's motion to intervene since there was no live case when the district court dismissed the suit with prejudice after it was settled.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2005
• Published 08/04/2005

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, SCHALL, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Dan D. Davison, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., of Dallas, Texas, argued for defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief were Linda L. Addison and Warren S. Huang, of Houston, Texas., Keith E. Broyles, Alston & Bird, LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia, argued for intervenor-appellee.   With him on the brief was Patrick J. Flinn.   Of counsel was William R. Hubbard.