The issue of whether a party has standing to litigate in federal court can end up sinking a lawsuit. And as one bottled-water litigant in the District of Maine recently found out, failure to satisfy the standing requirements can quickly drown hopes of reaching the merits of the case. The case in question involved a … Continue Reading
When the Supreme Court speaks on patent law, litigants with cases pending in the lower courts often rush to introduce additional arguments and evidence based on the perceived change in law. In one recent order from Maine, U.S. Magistrate Judge John H. Rich III ruled that the defendant could not submit an additional expert report … Continue Reading
