Articles by Andrew Chung

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear if Arab Bank Is Financially Liable for Terrorist Attacks

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider reviving litigation seeking to hold Arab Bank Plc financially liable for militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories that accused the Jordan-based bank of being the “paymaster” to militant groups. …

Supreme Court Weighs Where Patents Lawsuits Can Be Filed

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struggled over whether to upend nearly 30 years of law governing patent lawsuits that critics say allows often-baseless litigants to sue in friendly courts, giving them the upper hand over high-technology companies such as …

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Record Labels’ Copyright Violation Claims Against Vimeo

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major record labels to revive copyright infringement claims against video-sharing website Vimeo LLC for hosting content that included songs by famed bands such as the Beatles, the Jackson …

Supreme Court Lets Stand Websites’ Liability Shield in Child Sex Trafficking Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court’s decision that an online advertising site accused by three young women of facilitating child sex trafficking was protected by a federal law that has shielded website operators from liability …

Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Patent Litigants’ ‘Friendly Court’ Shopping

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether to limit where patent lawsuits may be filed, potentially threatening a years-long trend that critics say allows frequent and often-baseless litigants to sue in courts friendly to them. The justices …

Supreme Court Orders Refiguring of Samsung’s Damages in Patent Fight with Apple

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Samsung in its big-money smartphone patent fight with Apple, throwing out an appeals court ruling that said the South Korean company had to pay a $399 million penalty to its American rival …

Supreme Court Weighs How to Figure Design Patent Damages in iPhone Case

The U.S. Supreme Court last Tuesday signaled a willingness to reduce the potentially huge penalties imposed for ripping off a patented design as it heard arguments in the legal fight over the amount Samsung should pay Apple for copying the …

Supreme Court Will Hear Apple-Samsung Patent Damages Dispute

After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in the bitter patent dispute between the world’s two top smartphone manufacturers over the amount Samsung should pay Apple for copying the iPhone’s distinctive look. The …

Jury: Costco Should Pay $5.5 Million Plus Damages for Selling Fake Tiffany Rings

Costco Wholesale Corp. should hand over $5.5 million to compensate Tiffany & Co. for selling counterfeit Tiffany diamond engagement rings, a federal jury said on Thursday. Tiffany is also entitled to punitive damages, the jury in Manhattan said. Lawyers for …

Fitbit Did Not Steal Jawbone’s Trade Secrets, Trade Judge Rules

Fitbit Inc. did not steal rival Jawbone’s trade secrets, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled on Tuesday, dashing Jawbone’s hopes of securing an import ban against Fitbit’s wearable fitness tracking devices. The judge, Dee Lord, said that there had …