In early 2005, Ricky D. Fox, a retired state trooper, announced his intention to run for Police Chief of his hometown of Vinton, Louisiana ("the Town"). See Fox v. Vice, 594 F.3d 423, 425 (5th Cir. 2010); Brief for Petitioner, Ricky D. Fox at 5. This...
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Supap Kirtsaeng, a Thai student who studied at American universities for several years, noticed during his studies that his American textbooks cost much more than the identical foreign editions available abroad. See John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v....
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In 1839, Congress passed 35 U.S.C. § 145’s predecessor which set forth the modern framework for reimbursing the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) for the expenses it incurs from litigating rejected patent claims. NantKwest, Inc. v....
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Petitioner Bradley Weston Taggart, a real estate developer, owned a twenty-five percent interest in Sherwood Park Business Center (“SPBC”). Lorenzen v. Taggart, 888 F.3d 438, 440 (9th Cir. 2018). In 2007, Taggart transferred his interest in SPBC to his...
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This matter arises out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case initiated by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (“Pacific Gas”), Respondent. Before Respondent commenced its bankruptcy case, Travelers Casualty & Surety Company (“Travelers”), Petitioner,...