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A federal appeals court panel wiped ex-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s (R-Neb.) conviction of lying to the FBI about an illegal campaign contribution, ruling Tuesday that he was not tried in the proper venue. Last year, a jury sitting in Los Angeles convicted Fortenberry for false statements he made during interviews in Nebraska and the nation’s capital.…
The Supreme Court agreed this week to consider whether a defendant accused of hacking into a website that tracks hot spots for artificial fishing reefs can be retried after his attorneys said he was tried in the wrong venue.
In a per curiam opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to direct the district court to dismiss or transfer the underlying case...
On June 25, 2021, IngenioShare, LLC ("IngenioShare") sued Epic Games, Inc. ("Epic") for direct and indirect patent infringement in the Western District of Texas ("WDTX").
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: A recent case involving a gift to endow professorships shows the tension between principles of trust and contract in bequests—and how the difference can have unanticipated and important effects on how disputes are resolved. The Missouri Supreme Court case, State ex rel. Board of Curators of University of Missouri v. Green, 576 S.W.3d 183 (Mo. 2019), focused on the enforcement mechanism of a restricted charitable bequest to the University of Missouri, showing this tension in the context of donor intent. Background of the Case ...