On May 22, 2017, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in the matter of TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, LLC., a case that had been speculated to possibly change the distribution of where patent litigation cases are … Continue reading
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Litigation Overview for the Russell 3000
The Russell 3000 has been involved in a total of 2,616 material litigation cases filed with various US federal courts since January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of Audit Analytics’ litigation database.1 Similar to our last analysis, the most … Continue reading
Litigation Overview for the Russell 3000
An analysis of the Russell 3000’s material litigation since January 1, 2015, yields over 2,500 cases filed in U.S. federal courts as of May 9, 2018. While the allegations in each case are unique, the five most common natures-of-suit (NOS) … Continue reading
Supreme Court Decision May End Patent Litigation Venue Shopping
In a major victory for those supporting patent litigation venue reform, the Supreme Court yesterday issued an opinion in the matter of TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, LLC., holding that for domestic corporations, “reside” in 28 USC §1400(b) … Continue reading