Paul Clement. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Judge's Refusal to Step Down in $2.7 Billion Award at Center of New SCOTUS Case
Centripetal Networks filed a Supreme Court petition challenging a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacating a $2.7 billion patent damages award against Cisco Systems, because the trial judge did not disqualify himself after discovering his wife held Cisco stock.
September 20, 2022 at 03:00 PM
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Judicial Ethics
The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- The Federal Circuit ruled that the putting stock into a blind trust was not
- Centripetal Networks argues that the appellate panel was wrong and even if right, it was harmless error.
- If granted review, a Supreme Court decision could provide guidance to judges who learn of a conflict in the middle or end of a case.
A battle over what might be the largest patent-damage award in U.S. history has arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case centering on judicial recusal because of stock ownership.
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