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Federal Circuit Overturns Summary Judgment Finding of Inequitable Conduct
The Federal Circuit recently agreed to an en banc review of the admittedly scattered precedents concerning inequitable conduct. <i>Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co.</i> In vacating its earlier panel decision in <i>Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co.,</i> the rehearing order sets out six issues surrounding the materiality-intent standard at the core of any inequitable-conduct analysis. In the meantime, the current materiality-intent standard continues to result in drastically different outcomes, even among members of the same panel.
The Qualified Protective Order
The debate continues on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) applies to, and affects, <i>ex parte</i> communications in civil litigation.
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The Relevance of 'Never Events' in Medical Malpractice Litigation
The National Quality Forum, a nonprofit organization that aspires to set priorities and goals for improvement in health care in the United States, established the concept of "Never Events," which consists of a list of serious complications that should never occur in a safe hospital.
Hyundai Motor America v. National Union
Defendants in patent infringement actions have new reason to scrutinize their Commercial General Liability insurance policies. On April 5, 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that allegations of patent infringement involving a method of advertising constitute "advertising injury," triggering an insurer's duty to defend a patent infringement suit.
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