Substitution of Parties
What do you do when a party dies while a case is pending?
Month: October 2020
Attendance at Trial & Virus Provisions
Can a foreign witness attend trial without satisfying the relevant virus tests?
More Definite Statement
Judge Payne’s order addresses the defendant’s claim that the plaintiff’s complaint didn’t have enough detail to put it on notice.
Exceptional Case Award
Judge Lynn reviewed objections to an award of fees in this exceptional case.
Court Costs – Depositions
As is often the case, the dispute involves the recoverability of deposition costs.
SMJ, SJ and PSJ
Lots of fun issues in this order even though it only granted partial summary judgment.
Indefiniteness
Judge Payne found a couple of terms indefinite in this Markman order.
Atlas on Reconsideration
Just another opinion from Judge Nancy Atlas in a Marshall patent case.
Pre-Markman Discovery
Every rule has exceptions, including the rule against pre-Markman discovery in WDTX.
Motion to Compel Mediation
The defendant asked the court to compel mediation, suspecting that the plaintiff had not kept his client sufficiently informed.