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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Remand Vacated

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Setting the Circuit Straight: The Scope of the FTCA's Law Enforcement Proviso after Martin v. U.S.

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"Wrong-house" raids by law enforcement can cause terror and physical injury, significant property damage, and potentially innocent civilian deaths. Suits for damages almost always follow....more

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PTAB Lifts Arthrex Remand Stay

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On October 26, 2021, Chief Administrative Patent Judge (“APJ”) Boalick lifted a May 1, 2020 stay issued by the PTAB pending the Supreme Court’s consideration of Arthrex in which 103 cases were placed in “administrative...more

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There Is No Exception From Arthrex For Ex Parte Proceedings

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In re Boloro Global Ltd., Appeal Nos. 2019-2349, -2351 and -2353 (Fed. Cir., July 7, 2020). Boloro appealed to the PTAB final rejections in three patent applications, which the PTAB ultimately affirmed. On appeal of the...more

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Warning! Mine Commission Finds Employer Gave Advance Notice Of Safety Inspection In Violation Of The Law

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The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission just concluded that an employer was being untruthful when it claimed that it did not provide advance warning to fellow workers about an imminent mine inspection, taking the...more

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Federal Circuit Review - August 2019

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Mere Potential for Future Appeal Does Not Prevent Triggering Estoppel of Inter Partes Reexamination When Party Fails to Seek Relief in the First Instance - In Virnetx Inc. v. Apple Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1591, -1592,...more

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4th Circuit Vacates ARB SOX Whistleblower Decision for Lack of Protected Activity

On June 13, 2019, the Fourth Circuit overturned the ARB’s decision in favor of a complainant, ruling that the plaintiff had not engaged in protected activity under the SOX whistleblower protection provision by complaining of...more

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Laerdal Medical Corp. v. ITC

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States International Trade Commission. Summary: After institution, the Commission cannot without opposition or appearance from...more

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Court of Appeals Reverses D.D.C. Order Requiring HHS to Eliminate Medicare Appeals Backlog by December 31, 2020

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Hopes were dashed for sooner relief from the backlog of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) appeals. With the backlog of Medicare reimbursement appeals steadily growing, a reversal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...more

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