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Experts/Daubert — Survey Results in Patent Infringement Case Must Be Adequately Tied to Claims — Questions Worded Broadly Enough to Capture Both Infringing and Non-Infringing Uses Not Helpful to Trier of Fact

Parallel Networks Licensing v. Microsoft Corp., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 19442 (Fed. Cir. June 28, 2019): This is a patent case involving web pages. Parallel Net-works Licensing, LLC sued Microsoft Co ...

Does Arbitration Fail If Clause Names Unavailable (Out of Business) Arbitrator Or May Court Appoint a Sub under FAA §5? (Circuit Split) — Nonsignatory Enforcement of Arb Clause: Equitable Estoppel

Frazier v. Western Union Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51736 (D. Colo. Mar. 27, 2019): This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Stay Proceeding Pending Arbitration Pursuant to

Frazier v. Western Union Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51736 (D. Colo. Mar. 27, 2019): This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Stay Proceeding Pending Arbitration Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act [#33]1…

Appealability—Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction: Unquantified Exceptional Case Attorneys’ Fees Award under 35 U.S.C. § 285 — Like Unquantified Rule 11 Sanctions Award — Is Not Reviewable

Elbit Sys. Land & C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Sys., LLC, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 18852 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2019): Elbit Systems Land and C4I Ltd. and Elbit Systems of America, LLC (collectively, Elbit) brought ...

Diversity Jurisdiction: Forum Selection Clause and Waiver of Forum Non Conveniens Together Waive Forum Defendant Rule, Which Is Waivable

Uboh v. United States Equestrian Found., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70840 (E.D. Ky. April 26, 2019): MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Cornelius Uboh, through counsel, has moved the ...

Uboh v. United States Equestrian Found., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70840 (E.D. Ky. April 26, 2019): MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Cornelius Uboh, through counsel, has moved the Court to reconsider the decision outlined in the Court's previous memorandum opinion…

Sanctions: Bankruptcy Courts Empowered to Impose Civil Contempt — Circuit Split As to Whether They Have the Power to Issue Criminal Contempt Sanctions — Civil Contempt Standards Elucidated

Winnecour v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Ransom), 2019 Bankr. LEXIS 953 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. Mar. 28, 2019): MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER This matter concerns an Order to ...

Winnecour v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Ransom), 2019 Bankr. LEXIS 953 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. Mar. 28, 2019): MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER This matter concerns an Order to Show Cause ("OTSC") that was issued in both of the above…

A Supplemental Complaint Filed Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(d), Which Adds Facts Not in Existence at the Time of Original Filing, May Be Used to Correct Substantive Defects in Original, Including Lack of Standing

St. Bernard Parish Gov't v. United States, 2019 U.S. Claims LEXIS 686 (Court of Federal Claims June 20, 2019): BACKGROUND On April 4, 2019, the court issued an Opinion in the above ...

St. Bernard Parish Gov't v. United States, 2019 U.S. Claims LEXIS 686 (Court of Federal Claims June 20, 2019): BACKGROUND On April 4, 2019, the court issued an Opinion in the above-captioned case denying defendant's motion to dismiss. See St. …

Daubert — Expert Testimony That Location of Warning Labels on Jet Ski Were Not Sufficiently Visible Properly Excluded Absent Any Methodology — Opinion Was “At Best, An Educated Guess” (Good Quote)

Ruggiero v. Yamaha Motor Corp., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 18143 (3d Cir. June 17, 2019) (unpublished): After suffering a severe injury while riding a personal watercraft (PWC), Plaintiff Angela Ruggierio sued th ...

Erie Doctrine: State Trial Court Rulings Provide Guidance But Are Not Controlling Unless They Are Treated As Precedents within the State — [Generally] They Are “At Most Persuasive, But … Not Binding on a Federal Court”

Amaral Enters. Llc v. Gian, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101269 (D. Mass. June 18, 2019): Footnote 6. When a federal trial court sits in diversity, "[s]tate trial court rulings provide guidance but ar ...

Amaral Enters. Llc v. Gian, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101269 (D. Mass. June 18, 2019): Footnote 6. When a federal trial court sits in diversity, "[s]tate trial court rulings provide guidance but are not controlling unless they are treated as …

Tangible Spoliation: Negligence Enough for Adverse Inference in 2d Cir. — RR Not Sanctioned for Altering Scene 3 Years Post-Accident (Passage of Time, Conflicting Safety Duty)—Expert Testimony Out Where Counsel Misled Adversary as to Gist (37(c)(1))

Colon v. Metro N. Commuter R.R. Co., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 18313 (2d Cir. June 19, 2019): Plaintiffs-Appellants Milton Omar Colon and Arlene Davis (collectively, "Plaintiffs") appeal from the judgmen ...

Res Judicata: Prior Judgment Barring Later RICO Claim against Client Also Bars It against Client’s Counsel (Privity) — While Pro Se Pleadings Liberally Construed, Failure to Make Any Argument Waives Claimed Error

Rivas v. Bank of New York Mellon, 2019 WL 2419484 (11th Cir. June 10, 2019) (unpublished): PER CURIAM: *1 Armando Rivas, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his amended complaint alleging that the defendants—entities in the banking and loan industries, a law firm, and two a ...

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Experts/Daubert — Survey Results in Patent Infringement Case Must Be Adequately Tied to Claims — Questions Worded Broadly Enough to Capture Both Infringing and Non-Infringing Uses Not Helpful to Trier of Fact

Does Arbitration Fail If Clause Names Unavailable (Out of Business) Arbitrator Or May Court Appoint a Sub under FAA §5? (Circuit Split) — Nonsignatory Enforcement of Arb Clause: Equitable Estoppel

Appealability—Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction: Unquantified Exceptional Case Attorneys’ Fees Award under 35 U.S.C. § 285 — Like Unquantified Rule 11 Sanctions Award — Is Not Reviewable

Diversity Jurisdiction: Forum Selection Clause and Waiver of Forum Non Conveniens Together Waive Forum Defendant Rule, Which Is Waivable

Sanctions: Bankruptcy Courts Empowered to Impose Civil Contempt — Circuit Split As to Whether They Have the Power to Issue Criminal Contempt Sanctions — Civil Contempt Standards Elucidated

A Supplemental Complaint Filed Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(d), Which Adds Facts Not in Existence at the Time of Original Filing, May Be Used to Correct Substantive Defects in Original, Including Lack of Standing

Daubert — Expert Testimony That Location of Warning Labels on Jet Ski Were Not Sufficiently Visible Properly Excluded Absent Any Methodology — Opinion Was “At Best, An Educated Guess” (Good Quote)

Erie Doctrine: State Trial Court Rulings Provide Guidance But Are Not Controlling Unless They Are Treated As Precedents within the State — [Generally] They Are “At Most Persuasive, But … Not Binding on a Federal Court”

Tangible Spoliation: Negligence Enough for Adverse Inference in 2d Cir. — RR Not Sanctioned for Altering Scene 3 Years Post-Accident (Passage of Time, Conflicting Safety Duty)—Expert Testimony Out Where Counsel Misled Adversary as to Gist (37(c)(1))

Res Judicata: Prior Judgment Barring Later RICO Claim against Client Also Bars It against Client’s Counsel (Privity) — While Pro Se Pleadings Liberally Construed, Failure to Make Any Argument Waives Claimed Error

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RICO: Indirect Injury Unrecoverable — Indirect Purchaser Rule Imported from Antitrust

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The Word “Include” May Be A Word of Limitation As Opposed to a Word of Enlargement, Depending on the Context

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