This article explains New York’s Commercial Division, a court for complex business cases, and how cases qualify. To be assigned, cases must be truly commercial, meet specific categories, and satisfy ...

“Based on the past history of judicial districts competing for patent cases, it’s not hard to imagine that at least some districts will reject the ‘policy’ and ‘guidance’ of the Judicial Conference, ...

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Within the last year, there have been several cases impacting assignment rights that practitioners need to be aware of. In light of these cases, parties to a patent transaction should carefully ...

“While Chief Justice Roberts did not mention venue or case assignment in the Western District of Texas by name, that is what he is concerned about, which is clear from his reference to Senators ...

The Anti-Assignment Act, referring to both the Assignment of Contracts Act and Assignment of Claims Act, which prohibits the assignment of government contracts and claims, respectively, has had a ...

Zack Smith is a senior legal fellow and manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program in The Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Federal judges ...

On March 12, 2024, the Judicial Conference of the United States announced new guidance applying to case assignments in federal district courts, with the intent to curb “judge-shopping” by limiting ...