United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

BREED v. HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Federal Circuit Court of Appeal has appellate jurisdiction over suit that had patent claim even though there were 13 other non-patent claims and state...

HERMAN FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST v. TEDDY BEAR

Admiralty, Civil Procedure
Where district court lacks any basis for original jurisdiction, it lacks authority to adjudicate supplemental claims under 28 USC 1367.

GRITCHEN v. COLLIER

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Police officer's defamation lawsuit under California Civil Code 47.5, which allows police officers accused of misconduct to sue their accusers for...

RADCLIFFE v. RAINBOW CONSTR. CO.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
National Labor Relations Act provisions for unfair labor practices preempt union members' civil rights actions against non-union employer alleging...

PRITIKIN v. DEP'T OF ENERGY

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
Plaintiff who sought medical monitoring from Agency for Toxic Subtances and Disease Registry lacked standing to sue Department of Energy to force the...

US v. ARIAS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
For a conviction of witness intimidation, a court must enhance the sentence based on the crime defendant attempted to obstruct even if defendant was...

CADENCE DESIGN SYS., INC. v. AVANT! CORP.

Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
California Supreme Court certified to determine whether, under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, an infringment arises only upon the initial...

REIN v. PROVIDIAN FIN. CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
Where no court has approved the reaffirmation of the debt agreement, the reaffirmation has no preclusive effect on whether the debts are...

US v. GARRETT

Criminal Law & Procedure
Federal prosecutors may wait for defendant's release from state incarceration to revoke supervised release from federal sentence under 18 USC 3583(i).

ROYAL FOODS CO., INC. v. RJA HOLDINGS, INC.

Agriculture
A restaurant that buys wholesale quantities of perishable agricultural commodities for preparation of meals may qualify as a "dealer" of such...