Litigation

Chief Judge Easterbook and the Problem of Amicus Briefs Supporting Rehearing En Banc
Thanks to Howard Bashman, I just stumbled across this "in-chambers" opinion filed yesterday by Chief Judge Easterbook, explaining why he rejected as untimely an amicus brief filed in support of a petition for rehearing en banc in the Seventh Circuit [disclaimer: I know nothing about the case on which rehearing has been sought, and have not read the briefs]...

IGT Petitions for En Banc Rehearing: Asking Court to Allow Invalidity Defense for Improper Revival
Aristocrat v. IGT (Fed Cir. 2008 ? on rehearing) ITG PETITION IGT has petitioned the Federal Circuit for a rehearing en banc. IGT asks the court to consider which violations of the Patent Act would be sufficient to render a...

GSK Files Petition for Rehearing in Tafas v. Doll
By Donald Zuhn -- Plaintiff-appellee Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas was not alone yesterday in filing a petition for a panel rehearing or rehearing en banc of the March 20 decision in Tafas v...

CA1: En banc rehearing denied in Cerqueira so the First really does like racial profiling
Over the dissent of Torruella, the First denies a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc in Cerqueira v. American Airlines (our coverage here), which held that the airlines can?t be sued for kicking someone with a Stanford education off...

U.S. v. Reveles-Espinoza (9th Cir. - April 15, 2008)
"So you want to petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc with respect to our memorandum disposition, eh? Maybe getting a little traction on the latter, are you? So be it. We hereby vacate the memo dispo and replace it with an opinion that's a bit more solid in its analysis, and hence more difficult to attack...

In Re Comiskey: Fed. Cir. Narrowly Denies Rehearing En Banc
Rehearing en banc was denied today in the closely watched case dealing with patentable subject matter under 35 USC Section 101, In re Comiskey. The petition for rehearing en banc failed by two votes, (failing to achieve a majority of seven judges) as only Newman, Mayer, Rader, Bryson, Moore, JJ...

Child Support Survival Guide
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Child Support
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West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

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Activision
alleging false advertising of games for Nintendo Wii, that do not support Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound.

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
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