Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer: Dodging on the Playground

July 5, 2017 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, 582 U.S. ___ (2017) (Roberts, C.J.). Response by Ira C. Lupu & Robert W. Tuttle Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Washington Post | SCOTUSblog Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer: Dodging on the Playground1 In Trinity Lutheran Church (“TLC”) v. Comer, the...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California: Another Big Personal Jurisdiction Win for Defendants

June 20, 2017 Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California, 582 U.S. ___ (2017) (Alito, J.). Response by Alan Morrison1 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Bloomberg | SCOTUSblog Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California: Another Big Personal Jurisdiction Win for Defendants Over the past half-dozen years, the Supreme...
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Impression Products v. Lexmark: A Glib Rebuke of the Federal Circuit

June 11, 2017 Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Roberts, C.J.). Response by Andrew C. Michaels Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Wired | SCOTUSblog Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.: A Glib Rebuke of the Federal Circuit In Impression Products v. Lexmark,1 the...
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TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods: Patent Venue Comes Home

May 29, 2017 TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Thomas, J.). Response by Gaston Kroub Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Washington Post | SCOTUSblog TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods: Patent Venue Comes Home For many years, patent venue was a fringe issue. Yes,...
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