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Collateral Estoppel Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Do Not Try Again: Judge Oetken Invokes Collateral Estoppel to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Infringement...

On July 9, 2025, Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y) found that collateral estoppel barred plaintiff Linfo IP, LLC from relitigating the validity of its asserted patent and dismissed Linfo’s infringement claims against Aero...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights - September 2019: PTAB Further Clarifies DJ Action Time Bar and Statutory Disclaimers

The PTAB designated at least three more decisions as precedential. Of note, two of the cases rely on the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in Click to Call, which is scheduled for argument at the Supreme Court on December 9,...more

Sands Anderson PC

Experts and Defenses in Legal Malpractice Cases: Virginia Supreme Court Sheds Some Important Light

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Last week, in Sere v. Trapeni, the Virginia Supreme Court handed down a very interesting opinion in a legal malpractice appeal. The Court provided important guidance on when a court’s previous rulings can affect new cases and...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Can you file a tort action in state court that was previously dismissed in federal court?

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In North Carolina the answer appears to be: Yes. The NC Court of Appeals recently decided the case of Fox v. Johnson, a case stemming from claims of malicious prosecution. The claim was initially filed in federal...more

Allen Matkins

Court Finds Two State Agencies Are In Privity Despite Being Created By Separate Statutes

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The doctrine of collateral estoppel may seem to be a more fitting subject to a blog devoted to civil procedure than corporate law. However, the doctrine can have important ramifications in the corporate setting as I noted...more

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