The co-managing partners of my firm issued the message below for Susman Godfrey’s friends and clients, including you. Expect updates on COVID-19 developments here and @contingencyblog. Be well. Barry Barnett To Susman Godfrey clients and friends: In this time of concern and disruption because of COVID-19, we at Susman Godfrey have taken steps to safeguard our firm family and to protect our clients’ interest. We hope that you, your colleagues, and your families are…

COVID-19 isn’t stopping The Contingency or @contingencyblog, but we are following authoritative directives and best practices and hope you and your families are and remain healthy and safe too. Barry Barnett Light bulb maker could grant distributor a copyright sublicense to use licensor’s photos of light bulbs without saying so and as matter of law did grant it one. http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1452P-01A.pdf Argentina may have to pay bond owners who traded their right to principal for…

In this time of concern and disruption over Covid-19, I and my colleagues at Susman Godfrey (SG) are busy taking steps to safeguard our firm family while continuing to be proactive in protecting the interests of our clients and moving matters forward as necessary and appropriate. I hope that you, your colleagues, and your families are well, and I want you to know that we understand that this public health crisis and its related economic…

Magistrate judge can’t rule on whether to appoint receiver. http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/18-1405P-01A.pdf Inventors‘ hiding their offer to sell oil recovery method from USPTO invalidated patents. http://cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/16-2231.Opinion.3-2-2020_1543098.pdf Patent infringement that doesn’t happen until after importation supports exclusion order. http://cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/18-1450.Opinion.3-2-2020_1543049.pdf Facebook users had standing to sue over misuse of URL data in their posts. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/03/03/17-16873.pdf CFSB passes constitutional muster. http://ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/18/18-60302-CV0.pdf Indirect buyers of syringes could invoke conspiracy exception to rule requiring direct purchases from monopolist but must first bolster…

Buyers of auto parts didn’t agree to arbitrate antitrust claims against suppliers by taking on Limited Warranty servicing duties. https://opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0053p-06.pdf Comcast must answer monopolization claims in case over local cable ads markets. http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2020/D02-24/C:18-2852:J:Hamilton:aut:T:fnOp:N:2477274:S:0 Rampant use of Western Union’s money-transfer system to commit fraud didn’t give rise to strong inference that execs knew about or ignored it. https://ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/19/19-1154.pdf Party to contract had standing to sue for breach. Duh. http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1658P-01A.pdf Permanent resident alien doesn’t count as U.S.…

Chance to undo discharge of claims met due process test for latent asbestosis claimants. https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/191430p.pdf   Billing for road trips that never happened violated False Claims Act. https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/191430p.pdf   “Royal Palm Properties” mark skirts cancellation. http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201814092.pdf   Claim for bad legal advice on cash-out merger expired three years after shareholder obtained right to pursue appraisal. https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=302000   Public disclosure bar of False Claims Act applied to complaint alleging kickbacks by drug maker, but so did…

Expert’s claim of “stigma” to land value from gas pipeline didn’t pass Rule 702 muster. https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/183126p.pdf Letter that implied lessee paid royalties to wrong entity didn’t meet notice requirement of Louisiana statute. http://ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/19/19-30396-CV0.pdf Presence of servers in district didn’t count as regular place of business under patent venue statute. http://cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/19-126.Order.2-13-2020.1_1532629.pdf Settlement of patent case mooted it, barring court’s ruling on merits. http://cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/19-1098.Opinion.2-13-2020_1532617.pdf Patent owner waived time-bar and obviousness defenses in IPR. http://cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/19-1098.Opinion.2-13-2020_1532617.pdf Brand-name drug seller’s…