Patent Law

Judge Sue L. Robinson: Daubert and Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment in Dispute Over ProV1 Golf Balls
On remand from the Federal Circuit for re-trial on the issues of obviousness and anticipation, Judge Robinson denied defendant Acushnet Company?s renewed motion for summary judgment and Daubert motion, she granted in part and denied in part Acushnet Company?s motions...

In the Weeds
Callaway Golf sued Acushnet over four golf ball patents. Acushnet teed itself up with an admission of infringement, but tried to whack the asserted claims into the sand trap of prior art invalidity...

KFC Moments: Kentucky Fried Chicken Suspended for Bathing in Kitchen Sinks
It appears that bathing in KFC sinks is no longer offered in Anderson, California. Three employees posted pictures frolicking in the sinks under captions like “haha KFC showers!” and “haha we turned on the jets...

Acushnet to ignore CAFC injunction on Titleist golf balls
CNNMoney reported:Fortune Brands Inc.'s (FO) Acushnet Co. said it will continue to sell its Titleist Pro V1 golf balls despite a federal appeals court ruling upholding a previously granted permanent injunction to stop selling them...

OSU scientists establish the value of old growth forests as carbon sinks
Today, OSU scientists and other international researchers are publishing an analysis in Nature that runs counter to 40 years of conventional wisdom. Their report suggests that old growth forests are usually "carbon sinks" - they continue to absorb carbon dioxide...

Clerk lied to lottery winner about his ticket, police say
Unbelievable. Guy wins $800K in the lottery. He goes to the store and asks the clerk to scan his ticket, just to be sure. It's a real winner, all right. Only she tells him that he lost, and SHE keeps...

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation
$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation

Breakthrough Settlement Reached In Chinese Drywall Litigation
Chinese Drywall Litigation Breakthrough Settlement Reached

FedEx
Ground Business Model Wins Class Action in Washington

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict
Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict

Speedway Fatality
'Amazing Race' family wins lawsuit with Daytona Speedway.

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim
Wins $16.5 Million Settlement