• James v. Teleflex, Inc.

    James v. Teleflex, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania February 24, 1999, Decided ; February 26, 1999, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 97-1206 Opinion MEMORANDUM Reed, J. February 24, 1999 Before the Court is the motion of...

  • Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc.

    Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit April 22, 2020, Decided 2019-2054, 2019-2081 Opinion  [*1260]  Stoll , Circuit Judge . These appeals require us to grapple with the doctrine of assignor estoppel...

  • Closing the Door on Bankruptcy With Bankruptcy Remote Entities

    Your bank client is ready and willing to lend funds as part of a commercial real estate transaction. However, the lender wants to protect against the risk that the borrower subsequently files for bankruptcy and is substantively consolidated with the borrower’s...

  • State v. Tippetts

    Farrell Tippetts was arrested and taken to jail. The booking officer searched Tippetts and found a small bag of marijuana in his pants pocket. Based on the marijuana found by the booking officer, the State charged Tippetts with supplying contraband. There...

  • In re Cal. Innovations, Inc.

    California Innovations, Inc. (CA Innovations), a Canadian-based corporation, appeals the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's refusal to register its mark - CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS. Citing section 2(e)(3) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(3...

  • Info. Tech. & Applications Corp. v. United States

    The United States Air Force issued Solicitation and Request for Proposals No. FA2550-01-R-0001 ("RFP") to obtain a contract for professional services in support of its Space Warfare Center. The winning contractor was to examine, assess and develop...

  • Elegant Massage, LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Elegant Massage, LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division December 9, 2020, Decided; December 9, 2020, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-cv-265 Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER...

  • United States v. Trimarco

    United States v. Trimarco United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York September 1, 2020, Decided; September 1, 2020, Filed 17-CR-583 (JMA) Opinion ORDER AZRACK, United States District Judge: President John Adams, a trial lawyer by...

  • Manning v. Caldwell

    Homeless alcoholics brought the present action challenging a Virginia statutory scheme that made it a criminal offense for those whom the Commonwealth has labeled “habitual drunkards” to possess, consume, or purchase alcohol. The scheme authorized...

  • Wilson v. Dunn

    Wilson v. Dunn Supreme Court of Texas October 24, 1990, Delivered No. C-7796 Opinion  [*833]  OPINION The district court in this case authorized substitute service of suit papers upon defendant without an affidavit or other evidence justifying such service...