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Standing
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PrawfsBlawg
§ 1983 or the 11th Amendment
Main Thursday, May 14, 2020§ 1983 or the 11th AmendmentOne of my pet peeves is confusion about why states cannot be sued in § 1983 actions: It often is short-handed…
IP Update
Trade Secret Misappropriators Fail to Launch in Rocket Facility
By David Mlaver
Addressing a variety of challenges to a judgment against defendants in a trade secret misappropriation action, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found that the plaintiff had…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
TransUnion to Seek Supreme Court Review After Ninth Circuit Finds Class Members Had Standing and Partially Upholds Punitive Damages Award
By Jessica K. Little, Robert T. Quackenboss
A hotly contested ruling in a Fair Credit Reporting Act class action case will soon be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Ninth Circuit in Ramirez…
Biosimilars Law Bulletin
The Federal Circuit Dismisses Pfizer’s Appeal for Lack of Standing
Recently, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Pfizer Inc.’s (“Pfizer”) appeal for lack of Article III standing. Pfizer had filed an inter partes review (“IPR”) against Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.…
Inside Privacy
Seventh Circuit Rules on Article III Standing Issues in Illinois BIPA Lawsuit, Allowing Case to Proceed in Federal Court
On May 5, 2020, the Seventh Circuit held that violations of the section 15(b) disclosure and informed consent provisions of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1 et…
Legal Profession Blog
Give Me Liberty (Bowl)
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit on standing groundsAt the end of 2017, the Governor and her spouse traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, on a corporate jet.…
ContractsProf Blog
Teaching Assistants: F. Andrew Hessick on Standing and Contracts
Years ago, when I was new to blogging, I thought I would occasionally write about law review articles that inform the way I think about teaching contracts. That series, which…
The Trademark Blog
Copyright – Standing
Second Circuit John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. DRK Photo, No. 15-1134 (2d Cir. 2018) DRK, a purported assignee of photographers' rights to sue for infringement, filed suit seeking statutory…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Court Dismisses on Standing Grounds, Lawsuit Against NYU Law Review for Gender and Racial Preferences for Staff and Articles
By Tracy Thomas
NYU Law Review Wins Dismissal of Suit Challenging its Racial and Gender PreferencesThe New York University Law Review has won dismissal of a suit challenging preferences given to women and…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California Wage Statement Class Action for Plaintiff’s Failure to Show “Real World Consequences” to Establish Standing
By Katherine P. Sandberg, Ryan A. Glasgow
The Ninth Circuit recently overturned a district court’s grant of class certification on a wage statement claim under California Labor Code §226 because there were no “real-world consequences” stemming from…