Helsinn Healthcare v. TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A sale to a third party, even with a confidentiality obligation, may still qualify as a 鈥渟ale鈥 under The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. 35 U.S.C. 搂102(a)(1).
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira
Courts, not arbitrators, determine the applicability of Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act, and the term 鈥渃ontracts of employment鈥 applies broadly to include agreements to perform work.
Area(s) of Law:- Arbitration
Culbertson v. Berryhill
Section 406 (a) and (b) of the Social Security Act separately address fees to be awarded to attorneys that represent claimants at the agency stage and in court, not an aggregate amount for both.
Area(s) of Law:- Attorney Fees
City of Escondido, California v. Marty Emmons
Government officials enjoy qualified immunity only when an official's conduct does not violate clearly established rights, both statutory and constitutional, of which a reasonable person would have known. This clearly established right must be specifically defined to trigger a determination of qualified immunity.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure
Shoop v. Hill
Whether the decision in Hill v. Anderson, 881 F. 3d 483 (2018) violated 28 U.S.C. 搂2254(d)(1) by applying case law which was not 鈥渃learly established鈥 at the time of state adjudication.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure