“TCS loses US trade secrets case again, but may pay less”: Avik Das of The Times of India has this report.
And Anandi Chandrashekhar of The Economic Times reports that “US court reduces damages in TCS-Epic Systems case, company to appeal.”
You can access last Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link. The appellate court ruled, with respect to punitive damages, that given the large amount of compensatory damages awarded, the maximum ratio due process allowed for punitive damages was 1-to-1.
“Lawsuit seeking to block the Obama Presidential Center loses federal appeal; A three-judge appellate panel affirmed the U.S. District Court ruling, but said they couldn’t rule on some matters it considered to be under state, not federal, jurisdiction”: Manny Ramos of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report.
And Christian Belanger of the Hyde Park Herald reports that “Seventh Circuit remands Protect Our Parks case against OPC, finding that some claims should have been dismissed.”
You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.
“Tennessee inmate hepatitis C appeal: Circuit court upholds lower decision in favor of TDOC.” Mariah Timms of The Tennessean has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.
“Trump revives Bush v. Gore in his crusade against mail-in voting”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.
“Judge Willett (CA5) Finds That June Medical Rendered Whole Woman’s Health An ‘Invalid Legal Standard’; Willett agrees with Justice Kavanaugh, and the Eighth Circuit, in applying the Marks Rule to June Medical”: Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy” about a stay-related ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued Friday.
“Tesla, automakers urge FTC to seek appeal after defeat in Qualcomm case”: Stephen Nellis of Reuters has a report that begins, “A group of tech companies and automakers, including Tesla Inc, Ford Motor Co, Honda Motor Co Ltd and Daimler AG, on Monday urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to seek an appeal after its loss in a case against chip supplier Qualcomm Inc.”
“Appeals court upholds rally convictions but says part of federal law may be unconstitutional”: Tyler Hammel of The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia has this report.
Denise Lavoie of The Associated Press reports that “Court finds parts of anti-riot law violate free speech.”
Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Court pares back federal Anti-Riot Act; But 4th Circuit judges uphold the use of the 1968 law to convict two men for violence at the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Va.”
And Brad Kutner of Courthouse News Service reports that “Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Parts of Anti-Riot Law; The appellate court’s ruling comes a year after a federal judge in a separate case held that the entire Anti-Riot Act is unconstitutional.”
You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.
“‘Ghost gun’ advocacy group can sue N.J. AG in Texas — 5th Circuit”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this post about a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued last Wednesday.
“Justice Department increasing attacks on affirmative action in college admissions”: In today’s edition of The Boston Globe, Deirdre Fernandes has a front page article that begins, “The US Justice Department’s recent complaint that Yale University discriminated against Asian American and white applicants in its admissions process opens a new front in the Trump administration’s fight against affirmative action in college admissions, legal experts say.”