Congress has long given the Attorney General discretion to decide whether to take aliens who are subject to
removal into immigration custody. Congress also has long given the Attorney General discretion to decide whether to release on
bond aliens who are in immigration custody while their removal proceedings are pending. Nearly thirty years ago, however,
Congress began enacting a... More...   $0 (12-23-2015 - MA)

In this case we consider whether an actionable conflict of interest arises under Mass. R. Prof. C. 1.7, as
appearing in 471 Mass. 1335 (2015), when attorneys in different offices of the same law firm simultaneously represent business competitors in prosecuting patents on similar inventions, without informing them or obtaining their consent to the simultaneous representation. The plaintiff, C... More...   $0 (12-23-2015 - MA)

In 2003, the victim’s brother stole roughly one thousand dollars from Johnson.
After the victim’s brother fled, Johnson kidnapped the victim. He told her that she
would have to prostitute herself in order to earn back the money that her brother stole.
Over the course of the next two days, Johnson took the victim to various locations and
forced her to have sex with him and nu... More...   $0 (12-22-2015 - CO)

Plaintiff Pipal Tech is a closely-held corporation formed in 2011 under the laws of India with its principal place of business in India.4 Pipal Tech is in the business of developing, licensing, and supporting mobile and web-based applications. Non-parties Amit Baid, Raviteja Dodda, and Yashwanth Kumar are the founders of Pipal Tech.6 Dodda and Kumar are also former executives and board The fact... More...   $0 (12-19-2015 - DE)

A second superseding indictment charges Defendant in Count One with sex trafficking a child under the age of 14, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), (a)(2), (b)(1); in Counts Two and Three with sex trafficking a child under the age of 18, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), (a)(2), (b)(1), (b)(2); in Count Four with promoting prostitution, in violation of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952... More...   $0 (12-18-2015 - NY)

On March 11, 2011, Susan called the 911 emergency dispatch service at approximately 4 p.m. Susan told the operator that her husband, Tom, was not breathing and was cold to the touch. Susan stated that Tom had gone to South Dakota to be with his “whore” and came home “all . . . beat up.” The operator had Susan perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Tom until the emergency units arrived. When emer... More...   $0 (12-18-2015 - NE)

Kansas City, MO - Six Defendants Plead Guilty to $100 Million Software Piracy Scheme

A Seattle, Wash., man has become the sixth defendant convicted in federal court for his role in one of the largest software piracy schemes ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.

“An investigation that began in Kansas City, Mo., uncovered one of the largest software piracy schemes ever... More...   $0 (12-17-2015 - MO)

Alexandria, VA - BMG Rights Management (US), LLC sued Cox Communications, Inc., FoxCom, LLC and Cox Enterprises, Inc. claiming that the defendants violated copyright laws by failing to reasonably implement a repeat-infringer policy and claiming that it was not entitled to the safe harbor exception under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Plaintiff claimed that Cox to be less than cooperative in... More...   $25000000 (12-17-2015 - VA)

Plaintiff/Appellee City of Oak Ridge (“the City”) adopted by ordinance the 2003 version of the International Property Maintenance Code (“IPMC”), which contained rules regarding buildings to prevent against structural, environmental, and health issues, such as asbestos. Defendant/Appellant Joseph J. Levitt, Jr. is the alleged owner of a number of apartment buildings within the City. On March 2, 2... More...   $0 (12-17-2015 - TN)

Plaintiff Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Alkermes Pharma Ireland, Limited (collectively,
“Par”) filed suit in September 2011 against TWi Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“TWi”) alleging
infringement of U.S. Patent 7,101,576 (“the ‘576 patent”). After a bench trial, the court
concluded in a ruling issued on February 21, 2014 that the ‘576 patent was invalid as obvious.

On appeal, the... More...   $0 (12-13-2015 - MD)

The class action settlement at issue in this appeal is “the culmination of years of litigation and negotiations” between class counsel and the defendants, LexisNexis Risk and Information Analytics Group, Inc.; Seisint, Inc.; and Reed Elsevier Inc. (together, “Lexis”). Berry v. LexisNexis Risk & Info. Analytics Grp., Inc., No. 3:11-CV-754, 2014 WL 4403524, at *1 (E.D. Va. Sept. 5, 2014). The dis... More...   $0 (12-07-2015 - VA)

Plaintiff Glycobiosciences, Inc. filed this patent infringement suit against Defendants
Innocutis Holdings, LLC and Dara Biosciences, Inc., see Dkt. 1, alleging that Defendants
indirectly or contributorily infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,387,407 (“the ’407 patent”) by importing, selling, or offering to sell Defendants’ BIONECT product, see Dkt. 23 ¶¶ 18, 25, 32, 38.1
Plaintiff subseque... More...   $0 (12-07-2015 - DC)

Expro Americas, LLC (“Expro”) filed a complaint in the Chancery Court of the First
Judicial District of Jones County, seeking, inter alia, a temporary restraining order and
applying for a preliminary injunction against Eddie Walters, a former Expro employee, and
H&H Welding, LLC (“H&H”). After conducting an evidentiary hearing, the chancellor
dissolved the temporary restraining or... More...   $0 (12-06-2015 - MS)

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Motion to Suppress, filed August 7, 2014 (Doc. 675)("Motion"). The Court held evidentiary hearings on the Motion on January 22, 2015, January 28, 2015, and January 30, 2015. The primary issues are: (i) whether the United States Drug Enforcement Agency's investigation of the Homero Varela Drug-Trafficking Organization ("Varela DTO") gave Luis Almonte and Ma... More...   $0 (12-02-2015 - NM)

In May 2013, defendant entered into a nonnegotiated plea of guilty to unlawful delivery
of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/401(d)(i) (West 2012)). In August 2013, the court held
a sentencing hearing. Counsel for defendant asked that defendant be placed on Treatment
Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) probation. Alternatively, counsel said, "The Court
could give him... More...   $0 (12-02-2015 - IL)

Defendant was found guilty of capital felony and sentenced to death. While Defendant’s appeal was pending, the legislature passed Public Act 12-5, which repealed the death penalty for all crimes committed on or after April 25, 2012. On June 12, 2012, the Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s judgment of conviction but reversed his death sentence and remanded for a new penalty phase hearing, concludin... More...   $0 (11-30-2015 - CT)

Alfonso Cioffi and The Estate of Allen Rozman (collectively “Appellants” or “Cioffi”) filed suit against Google, Inc. (“Appellee” or “Google”) on February 5, 2013 in the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Google Chrome web browser (the “Accused Products”) infringed four reissue patents: U.S. Patent Nos. RE43,103 (the “’103 patent”); RE43,500 (the “’500 patent”); RE43,528 (the “’528 patent... More...   $0 (11-30-2015 - TX)

In this removed action, plaintiff-counterdefendant’s motion to remand presents the
question whether the court has federal question jurisdiction despite the assertion of only
state-law claims in plaintiff-counterdefendant’s state court petition. Concluding that the
court does not have federal question jurisdiction, it grants the motion to remand and awards
plaintiff-counterdefenda... More...   $0 (11-24-2015 - TX)

In the present appeal, we must decide whether the
following scenario constitutes trademark infringement: A
customer goes online to Amazon.com looking for a certain
military-style wristwatch — specifically the “MTM Special
Ops” — marketed and manufactured by Plaintiff Multi Time
Machine, Inc. The customer types “mtm special ops” in the
search box and presses “enter.” Because... More...   $0 (11-21-2015 - CA)

Norfolk, VA - Operator of Second-Largest Music Piracy Website in the U.S. Sentenced to 3 Years for Criminal Copyright Infringement

Rocky P. Ouprasith, 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for reproducing and distributing without permission millions of infringing digital copies of copyrighted works, including copies of popular songs and albums befor... More...   $0 (11-18-2015 - VA)

The anticipating reference need not explicitly spell out each element of the anticipated patent claim, but rather can teach a claim limitation if the “teaching is inherent in the [] prior art reference.” Corning Glass Works v. Sumitomo Elec. USA, Inc., 868 F.2d 1251, 1262 (Fed. Cir. 1989). To show inherent anticipation, a defendant must demonstrate clearly and convincingly that a claim limitation ... More...   $0 (11-17-2015 - NY)

In 2008, the General Assembly enacted N.C.G.S. § 14-202.5, which bans the
use of commercial social networking Web sites by registered sex offenders. In April
2010, Officer Brian Schnee of the Durham Police Department began an investigation
to detect such sex offenders living in Durham who were illegally accessing commercial
social networking Web sites. Officer Schnee identifi... More...   $0 (11-16-2015 - NC)

Joshua W. Nolan, the appellant, was convicted of first degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony in connection with the killing of Justin Gaines. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for the first degree murder conviction and a term of 10 years’ imprisonment for the use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony conviction, to be served consecutively. On direct appeal, we a... More...   $0 (11-16-2015 - NE)

Duffey alleges the following background facts in the operative complaint. The court
accepts these facts as true for the purposes of this motion. Michael Coppel Promotions Pty. Ltd.
v. Michael Bolton, 982 F. Supp. 950, 953 (S.D.N.Y. 1997). This summary of the facts also
references two contracts and the Box of Flair itself, all of which are integral to the operative complaint.1 <... More...   $0 (11-15-2015 - NY)

On July 12,2011, Plaintiff United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company ("USF&G")
filed a complaint against Defendants Ashley Reed Inc. ("Ashley Reed"), Scott Ressler, James
Ressler (collectively, the "Ashley Reed Defendants"), Fendi Adele, S.r.l., Fendi S.r.l, and Fendi
North America, Inc. (collectively, "Fendi"), seeking a declaratory judgment that three liability
insurance po... More...   $0 (11-15-2015 - NY)