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Plaintiffs, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Association for Molecular Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology, win long-fought case against Myriad Genetics, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. No. 12–398, that has far-reaching possibilities for genetic research and improved patient outcomes. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court today invalidated patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian...
TUCSON, Ariz., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for declining to issue a sweeping ruling today against the patentability of DNA material in Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Sup. Ct. No. 12-398. Instead, the Supreme Court acknowledged the immense value of patents to encourage medical innovation, and fully upheld the patentability of cDNA, which is synthetic DNA...
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a unanimous decision the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a person's genes, as they naturally exist in a person's body, are not patentable. The case involved a company, Myriad Genetics, that had patented two DNA sequences related to breast cancer risk, and had exclusive license on the diagnostic tests. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) Of the decision Family Research Council (FRC) Senior Fellow Dr....
ARLINGTON, Va., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an opinion handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with American Trucking Associations and unanimously rejected burdensome operational mandates the Port of Los Angeles had attempted to impose on interstate commerce. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "We are gratified that, at the conclusion of many years of litigation, the highest court in the land unanimously agreed with ATA on...
Recent California Court decision states arbitration agreements cannot preclude employees from bringing class claims under california's private attorney general act Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) June 05, 2013 On Tuesday, June 4th, 2013, Plaintiffs' bar and California employees received some much celebrated news from California's Sixth Appellate District. The opinion stemmed from the case entitled Brown v. Morgan Tire & Auto, LLC that was originally filed in Santa Clara...
The U.S. Supreme Court case of Missouri v. McNeely decided that nonconsensual and warrantless blood draws could not usually be conducted, even in the case of a suspected drunk driver. California DUI defense lawyer James Knox of Milligan, Beswick, Levine & Knox LLP applauds this victory for constitutional rights. (PRWEB) June 06, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Missouri v. McNeely (No. 11–1425) on April 17, 2013. The justices decided that police should not be...
Ask for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc from D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals WASHINGTON, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today asked for a rehearing on its challenge to the Department of Transportation's cross-border trucking program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) Last month the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the legality of the pilot program to open U.S. borders to unsafe Mexican...
On May 7, 2013, Steven F. Hotze, M.D. held a news conference in the Lt. Governor’s Press Conference Room to announce that he would be filing a federal lawsuit against the federal government. The suit, Hotze v. Sebelius, will seek to prevent the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), known commonly as Obamacare, in Texas, asserting Constitutional objections that were not raised in the U.S. Supreme Court’s previous review of Obamacare. Houston, TX (PRWEB)...
ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- By a unanimous 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal appeals court ruling on Monday (5/20) that had denied PPL Corporation's claim of a credit against its U.S. income taxes for a "windfall tax" paid to the government of the United Kingdom. In the decision, the Supreme Court ruled that "the economic substance of the U.K. windfall tax is that of a U.S. income tax ... therefore the tax is creditable. "We agree with PPL...
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a unanimous ruling delivered today, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed its support for protecting U.S. innovations that are a critical part of supporting the world's growing needs. The case, Bowman v. Monsanto, centered on the protection of intellectual property and its outcome was crucial for innovations that deliver benefits to millions of Americans. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the basic purpose of the U.S. patent system -...
