all - Opinion Summaries

Medtronic Navigation, Inc. v. Brainlab Medizinische Computersysteme GMBH

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In an appeal by plaintiff and counsel in a patent infringement action, involving defendant's accused devices, which are image-guided surgical...

BDT Prod., Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Trade Secrets
District court's grant of defendant's motion for attorney fees and imposition of sanctions arising from a grant of partial summary judgment in favor...

Kaufman v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In plaintiff's counsel's appeal from the district court-s order imposing sanctions against them for discovery misconduct, and the district court-s...

Salazar v. Dist. of Colum.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an action brought by Medicaid recipients against the District of Columbia alleging various violations of Title XIX of the Social Security Act,...

In re: Kalikow

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In creditors' appeal from a district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's order granting former debtors' motion to reopen Chapter 11...

In re: Roman

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The Second Circuit publicly reprimanded an attorney, reciprocally suspended him for a six-month period based on a prior suspension imposed by the...

Shalant v. Girardi

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, declaring plaintiff to be a vexatious litigant within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section...

In re Gates

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
District court's contempt conviction of a criminal defense attorney for failing to appear in court on time for a plea hearing is reversed as the...

Burns v. George Basilikas Trust

Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
In an appeal from a bankruptcy court's imposition of sanctions on counsel for a debtor, for violation of Rule 9011(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of...

Edgerly v. San Francisco

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sanctions
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against police officers and a city alleging that the officers unlawfully arrested and searched plaintiff in...