General Electric Company v. Lisa Jackson, et al
Filed: June 29, 2010 as 09-5092
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Amicus Curiae For Appellant: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Association of Manufacturers
Amicus Curiae For Appellee: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Natural Resources Defense Council, Riverkeeper, Inc., Scenic Hudson
Defendant - Appellee: Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Perez Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Plaintiff - Appellant: General Electric Company
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Jane Pettitt, et al v. Boeing Company, et al
Filed: May 18, 2010 as 09-3204
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Defendant - Appellant: BOEING COMPANY, a corporation, GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a corporation, PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION, ROCKWELL COLLINS, INCORPORATED, THALES AVIONICS, S.A., TRIUMPH ACTUATION SYSTEMS-VALENCIA, INCORPORATED, a corporation, TRIUMPH GROUP, INCORPORATED, a corporation
Plaintiff - Appellee: ELIZABETH WYNNE DAVIS, Co-Executrixes of the Estate of SARAH WYNNE STEWART, deceased, and as Co-Guardians on behalf of EVA MADELEINE STEWART, a minor, and ELIZABETH WYNNE DAVIES, Executrix of the Estate of ADAM JAMES STEWART, deceased, and as Co-Guardian, JANE WYNNE PETTITT
Jane Pettitt, et al v. Boeing Company, et al
Filed: May 17, 2010 as 09-3204
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Defendant - Appellant: BOEING COMPANY, a corporation, GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a corporation, PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION, ROCKWELL COLLINS, INCORPORATED, THALES AVIONICS, S.A., TRIUMPH ACTUATION SYSTEMS-VALENCIA, INCORPORATED, a corporation, TRIUMPH GROUP, INCORPORATED, a corporation
Plaintiff - Appellee: ELIZABETH WYNNE DAVIS, Co-Executrixes of the Estate of SARAH WYNNE STEWART, deceased, and as Co-Guardians on behalf of EVA MADELEINE STEWART, a minor, and ELIZABETH WYNNE DAVIES, Executrix of the Estate of ADAM JAMES STEWART, deceased, and as Co-Guardian, JANE WYNNE PETTITT
TIVO V ECHOSTAR
Filed: May 14, 2010 as 09-1374
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: Acushnet Company, Adam Mossoff, Amazon.com, Inc., American Corn Growers Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Ann Bartow, Arizona Science and Technology Enterprises LLC, Association for Competitive Technology, Bruce L. Hay, Christopher Bracey, Christopher Sprigman, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Daniel F. Spulber, David Hricik, Douglas Lichtman, Eric B. Rasmusen, Erwin Chemerinsky, Federal Trade Commission, Finjan, Inc., Fred S. McChesney, General Electric Company, Gillian K. Hadfield, Greatbatch, Inc., Henry N. Butler, Herbert Hovenkamp, Hewlett-Packard Company, Holly Maguigan, Hon. James F. Davis, Hon. John C. Lifland, Hon. Stephen G. Larson, Hon. Thomas D. Lambros, Hon. Thomas R. Brett
and others
Defendant-Appellant: Dish Network Corporation, EchoSphere Limited Liability Company, EchoStar Corporation, EchoStar DBS Corporation, EchoStar Satellite LLC, EchoStar Technologies Corporation
Plaintiff-Appellee: TiVo Inc.
Pauline Rowl v. Smith Debnam Narron Wyche Sain
Filed: April 29, 2010 as 09-1701
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: SMITH DEBNAM NARRON WYCHE SAINTSING & MYERS, LLP, KIRSCHBAUM NANNEY KEENAN & GRIFFIN PA, MONOGRAM CREDIT CARD BANK OF GEORGIA, a/k/a GE Financial Corporation, a/k/a GE Money Bank, a/k/a General Electric Capital Corporation, a/k/a General Electric Company, a/k/a General Electric Capital Services, Incorporated, IBM COASTAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, d/b/a Coastal Federal Credit Union, a/k/a Coastal Credit Union Service Organization Inc, a/k/a A.S.F. Inc of Wake County, d/b/a Coastal Federal Financial Group, LLC, a/k/a Atlantic States Financial Inc., a/k/a Atlantic St, THOMAS F. MOORE, Judge, RBS CITIZENS, N.A.
Plaintiff - Appellant: PAULINE ROWL
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Benjamin Alston v. GE Gas Turbines Greenville LLC
Filed: April 26, 2010 as 09-2394
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: GE GAS TURBINES GREENVILLE LLC
Defendant - None: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Plaintiff - Appellant: BENJAMIN T. ALSTON
DIRECTV GROUP V US
Filed: April 15, 2010 as 10-5031
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: General Electric Company
Defendant-Appellant: United States
Plaintiff-Appellee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
GENERAL ELECTRIC V ITC
Filed: April 8, 2010 as 10-1223
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Appellant: General Electric Company
Appellee: International Trade Commission
Intervenor: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
Samuel Lipari v. General Electric Company, et al
Filed: December 4, 2009 as 08-3115
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: Bradley J. Schlozman, Christopher M. McDaniel, GE Transportation Systems Globaling Signaling, LLC, General Electric Capital Business Asset Funding Corporation, General Electric Company, Heartland Financial Group, Inc., Jeffrey R. Immelt, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Stewart Foster
Plaintiff - Appellant: Samuel K. Lipari, as Assignee of Dissolved Medical Supply Chain, Inc.
Civil Case - RICO. No basis for reversal of district court's dismissal of civil RICO claims, denial of motion to amend and denial of post- judgment request for district court judge's recusal.
TIVO V ECHOSTAR
Filed: September 17, 2009 as 09-1374
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: Acushnet Company, Adam Mossoff, Amazon.com, Inc., American Corn Growers Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Ann Bartow, Arizona Science and Technology Enterprises LLC, Association for Competitive Technology, Bruce L. Hay, Christopher Bracey, Christopher Sprigman, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Daniel F. Spulber, David Hricik, Douglas Lichtman, Eric B. Rasmusen, Erwin Chemerinsky, Federal Trade Commission, Finjan, Inc., Fred S. McChesney, General Electric Company, Gillian K. Hadfield, Greatbatch, Inc., Henry N. Butler, Herbert Hovenkamp, Hewlett-Packard Company, Holly Maguigan, Hon. James F. Davis, Hon. John C. Lifland, Hon. Stephen G. Larson, Hon. Thomas D. Lambros, Hon. Thomas R. Brett
and others
Defendant-Appellant: Dish Network Corporation, EchoSphere Limited Liability Company, EchoStar Corporation, EchoStar DBS Corporation, EchoStar Satellite LLC, EchoStar Technologies Corporation
Plaintiff-Appellee: TiVo Inc.
LUCENT TECH V GATEWAY
Filed: September 11, 2009 as 08-1485
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: 3M Company, Apple Inc., Bank of America Corporation, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Cisco Systems, Inc., Coverity, Inc., Dolby Laboratories, Inc., E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Eli Lilly & Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, General Electric Company, Intel Corporation, InterDigital Communications, LLC, Johnson & Johnson, Micron Technology, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Palm, Inc., Qualcomm Incorporated, Regulatory DataCorp, Inc., SAP America, Inc., Symantec Corporation, Tessera Technologies, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Co., Trimble Navigation Ltd., Wyeth, Yahoo! Inc.
Defendant/Counterclaimant: Dell, Inc.
Defendant/Counterclaimant-Appellant: Microsoft Corporation
Oracle Corporation:
Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant: Multimedia Patent Trust
Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Cross Appellant: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
TAFAS V KAPPOS
Filed: September 2, 2009 as 08-1352
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: AARP, AmberWave Systems Corporation, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arthur O. Klein, Arti K. Rai, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Consumer Watchdog, Craig Allen Nard, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (California corporation), Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Essential Action, Fallbrook Technologies, Inc., General Electric Company, Initiative for Medicines, Access and Knowledge, Intellectual Property and Administrative Law Professors, Intellectual Property Owners Association, Intellectual Ventures, LLC, InterDigital Communications, LLC, John R. Thomas, Joseph Scott Miller, Katherine J. Strandburg, Mark A. Lemley, Mark P. McKenna, Marshall Leaffer, Michael Risch, Monsanto Company, Nano-Terra, Inc., New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Pax Streamline, Inc., Peter S. Menell, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
and others
Defendant-Appellant: David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Prop, United States Patent and Trademark Office
InterDigital Communications, LLC:
Plaintiff-Appellee: Glaxo Group Limited (d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline), SmithKline Beecham Corporation (dba GlaxoSmithKline), SmithKline Beecham PLC, Triantafyllos Tafas
TAFAS V KAPPOS
Filed: August 21, 2009 as 08-1352
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: AARP, AmberWave Systems Corporation, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arthur O. Klein, Arti K. Rai, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Consumer Watchdog, Craig Allen Nard, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (California corporation), Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Essential Action, Fallbrook Technologies, Inc., General Electric Company, Initiative for Medicines, Access and Knowledge, Intellectual Property and Administrative Law Professors, Intellectual Property Owners Association, Intellectual Ventures, LLC, InterDigital Communications, LLC, John R. Thomas, Joseph Scott Miller, Katherine J. Strandburg, Mark A. Lemley, Mark P. McKenna, Marshall Leaffer, Michael Risch, Monsanto Company, Nano-Terra, Inc., New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Pax Streamline, Inc., Peter S. Menell, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
and others
Defendant-Appellant: David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Prop, United States Patent and Trademark Office
InterDigital Communications, LLC:
Plaintiff-Appellee: Glaxo Group Limited (d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline), SmithKline Beecham Corporation (dba GlaxoSmithKline), SmithKline Beecham PLC, Triantafyllos Tafas
TIVO V ECHOSTAR
Filed: July 1, 2009 as 09-1374
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: Acushnet Company, Adam Mossoff, Amazon.com, Inc., American Corn Growers Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Ann Bartow, Arizona Science and Technology Enterprises LLC, Association for Competitive Technology, Bruce L. Hay, Christopher Bracey, Christopher Sprigman, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Daniel F. Spulber, David Hricik, Douglas Lichtman, Eric B. Rasmusen, Erwin Chemerinsky, Federal Trade Commission, Finjan, Inc., Fred S. McChesney, General Electric Company, Gillian K. Hadfield, Greatbatch, Inc., Henry N. Butler, Herbert Hovenkamp, Hewlett-Packard Company, Holly Maguigan, Hon. James F. Davis, Hon. John C. Lifland, Hon. Stephen G. Larson, Hon. Thomas D. Lambros, Hon. Thomas R. Brett
and others
Defendant-Appellant: Dish Network Corporation, EchoSphere Limited Liability Company, EchoStar Corporation, EchoStar DBS Corporation, EchoStar Satellite LLC, EchoStar Technologies Corporation
Plaintiff-Appellee: TiVo Inc.
TIVO V ECHOSTAR
Filed: June 3, 2009 as 09-1374
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: Acushnet Company, Adam Mossoff, Amazon.com, Inc., American Corn Growers Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Ann Bartow, Arizona Science and Technology Enterprises LLC, Association for Competitive Technology, Bruce L. Hay, Christopher Bracey, Christopher Sprigman, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Daniel F. Spulber, David Hricik, Douglas Lichtman, Eric B. Rasmusen, Erwin Chemerinsky, Federal Trade Commission, Finjan, Inc., Fred S. McChesney, General Electric Company, Gillian K. Hadfield, Greatbatch, Inc., Henry N. Butler, Herbert Hovenkamp, Hewlett-Packard Company, Holly Maguigan, Hon. James F. Davis, Hon. John C. Lifland, Hon. Stephen G. Larson, Hon. Thomas D. Lambros, Hon. Thomas R. Brett
and others
Defendant-Appellant: Dish Network Corporation, EchoSphere Limited Liability Company, EchoStar Corporation, EchoStar DBS Corporation, EchoStar Satellite LLC, EchoStar Technologies Corporation
Plaintiff-Appellee: TiVo Inc.
Kansas Judicial, et al v. Stout, et al
Filed: April 17, 2009 as 06-3290
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Amicus Curiae: ASSOCIATION OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, COLUMBUS BAR ASSOCIATION, CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES, CONOCOPHILLIPS, EMERSON; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; GENERAL MILLS, INC; GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; HALLIBURTON COMPANY; JP MORGAN CHASE & CO.; MOTOROLA,INC; PEPSICO; PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION TEXAS INSTURMENTS INCORPORATED; TIME WARNER INC.; AND WYETH,, DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, GEORGIA COMMITTEE FOR ETHICAL JUDICIAL CAMPAIGNS, KING COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL AD HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN CONDUCT, SOUTH DAKOTA'S SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN INTERVENTION, THE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Defendant - Appellant: ALEXANDER M. WALCZAK, in his official capacity as Deputy Disciplinary Administrator, BRUCE BUCHANAN, CAROLYN TILLOTSON, in her official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, CHRISTINA PANNBACKER, DAVID J. KING, in his official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, EDWARD G. COLLISTER, JR., in his official capacity as Commission Examiner for the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, FRANK D. DIEHL, in his official capacity as Deputy Disciplinary Administrator, GAYLE B. LARKIN, in her official capacity as Admissions Attorney, J. PATRICK BRAZIL, in his official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, JANITH A. DAVIS, in her official capacity as Deputy Disciplinary Administrator, JENNIFER L. JONES, in her official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, LAWRENCE E. SHEPPARD, in his official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, MARY DAVIDSON COHEN, MIKEL L. STOUT, in his official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, NANCY ANSTAETT, in her official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, ROBERT A. CREIGHTON, in his official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications, ROBERT FLEMING, STANTON A. HAZLETT, in his official capacity as Disciplinary Administrator, THEODORE B. ICE, in his official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications., WILLIAM B. SWEARER, in his official capacity as a Member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications
Plaintiff - Appellee: CHARLES M. HART, KANSAS JUDICIAL WATCH, ROBB RUMSEY
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
David Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co, et al
Filed: April 3, 2009 as 07-6385
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Amicus Curiae: COALITION FOR LITIGATION JUSTICE, INC.
Defendant - Appellee: CINCINNATI GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Plaintiff - Appellant: DAVID MARTIN, Executor of the Estate of Dennis B. Martin
Diana Livingston v. General Electric Company
Filed: March 10, 2009 as 08-1657
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: DATEX-OHMEDA, INCORPORATED, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, also known as Ohmeda Medical/GE Medical
Plaintiff - Appellant: DIANA K. LIVINGSTON
Jarrett Hamilton v. GE
Filed: February 12, 2009 as 08-5023
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Plaintiff - Appellant: JARRETT HAMILTON
David Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co, et al
Filed: January 27, 2009 as 07-6385
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Amicus Curiae: COALITION FOR LITIGATION JUSTICE, INC.
Defendant - Appellee: CINCINNATI GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Plaintiff - Appellant: DAVID MARTIN, Executor of the Estate of Dennis B. Martin
