Intellectual Property Law

P&G wins procedural matter in coffee wars
The CAFC noted:This case therefore presents the issue of whether we have jurisdiction to hear this interlocutory appeal, and if so, whether the district court abused its discretion with respect to Kraft?s motion to stay and/or P&G?s motion for a preliminary injunction...

Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2008) - Part II
Opposing Federal Circuit Preliminary Injunction Standards in Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz By Kevin E. Noonan -- The decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Abbott Laboratories v...

Land Use Round Up
Professor Ilya Somin posts "Once Blighted, Always Blighted" about how long-lasting "blight" designations are more likely to impede development, not encourage it." Charley Foster at Planet Kauai posts "Monkeypod preliminary injunction motion," his analysis of a pending motion for preliminary...

Preliminary Injunction
A vacated pair of precedential preliminary injunction appeals put claim construction and KSR as the cruxes of justification. In Erico v. Vutec & Doc's Marketing, though hotly contested, KSR Obzilla stomps in to quash a preliminary injunction...

Refusal to Issue Preliminary Injunction is Appealable Order
A trial court's refusal to issue a preliminary injunction is an appealable order. Under Rule 4(a)(1)(A), a party “can appeal from ‘any interlocutory order granting, continuing, modifying, refusing, or dissolving an injunction, or refusing to dissolve or to modify an injunction...

NJ Court Applying Delaware Law Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction
NJ Court Applying Delaware Law Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction On October 28th, the Superior Court of New Jersey - in In re: Datascope Shareholders Litigation - denied plaintiffs motion to preliminarily enjoin the closing of a first step tender...

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Medical Records
To Stay out of Pharma's Hands

Financial Elder Abuse - Financial Exploitation, Elder Abuse Lawyers
Financial Elder Abuse alleging seniors are taken advantage of for their finances.

Teacher Student Abuse
Beaufort County agrees to pay $300,000 settlement to abuse victim.

Marriott
Hourly Wage Class Action Settlement Pending

Preliminary Settlement Reached With Soleus International
Soleus International Reaches Preliminary Settlement of Class Action

Lawsuit Filed Against Legacy Health Care Facilities for Nursing Home Abuse
Legacy Health Care Facilities Face Class Action Over Allegations of Abuse