Most insurance policies use standardized wording drafted by the insurance industry. Coverage disputes frequently center on these ...
When thinking about estoppel and the PTAB, the § 315(e) estoppels—relating to grounds a petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised—are likely the first to come to mind. However, other types of ...
The doctrine of collateral estoppel can assist parties facing costly litigation. Robert Berezin and Carmen Bremer consider how it can be invoked in patent disputes Collateral estoppel can be used to ...
Jim Brogan, Brian Eutermoser and Janna Fischer discuss the ways that the unsuccessful IPR petitioner at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board still can challenge validity in subsequent district court ...
The New York Court of Appeals rarely grants motions to reargue its decisions. But in a recent case, Auqui v. Seven Thirty One Partnership, 22 N.Y.3d 246 (2013), it did just that, and unanimously ...
Collateral estoppel, or issue preclusion, the Court of Appeals found, "precludes a party from relitigating in a subsequent action or proceeding an issue clearly raised in a prior action or proceeding ...