Dane K. Fisher and Raghunath Lalgudi (collectively "Fisher") appeal from the decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ("Board") affirming the examiner's final...

In 2012, the Department of Commerce issued a final determination in an antidumping investigation of certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), finding that Precision Fasteners, LLC had engaged in targeted dumping and imposed...

North American Oil Consolidated (North American) became liable for income tax on disputed property in the year when the receiver paid the earnings to the corporation. During a controversy over ownership of oil-producing land, a receiver was appointed...

Petitioner James Brogan, a labor union officer, accepted cash payments from a company whose employees were represented by the union. When federal investigatory agents, who were visiting Brogan at his home, asked whether he had received any cash or gifts...

As a central part of its business, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx”), contracts with drivers to deliver packages to its customers. The drivers must wear FedEx uniforms, drive FedEx-approved vehicles, and groom themselves according...

A Vietnam War veteran, first sought disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 1982, alleging that he had developed post-traumatic stress disorder from his military service. The agency denied his initial request, but in 2006,...

Plaintiff employee instituted an action against defendant employer for discrimination. After a mistrial, when the jury could not agree whether the employee was in fact an employee or a partner, the parties submitted the issue in a motion for summary judgment...

The parties entered into a partnership agreement governing several doctors at a Clinic. Among other things, the agreement provided that the withdrawal of one partner would not constitute dissolution of the partnership. The former partner ceased to be...

Plaintiffs, stepson and step-granddaughter, brought an action to enforce an alleged oral contract between the deceased and plaintiffs obligating the deceased to bequeath her estate to plaintiffs in return for their services to her during their lifetime...

Petitioner was a leading manufacturer of a type of synthetic crystal, which was useful in the detection of ionizing radiation. Before termination with petitioner, respondents executed, as a condition of employment, at least one agreement each requiring...