by Dennis Crouch
In re Google, 22-1611 (Fed. Cir. 2022) (non-precedential order)
In Arthrex, the Supreme Court rewrote the Patent Act, charging the USPTO Director with authority to review final written decisions stemming from inter partes and post grant review proceedings (IPR/PGR). One open question is the Director’s role in mill run patent
Supreme Court: Judicial Stock Ownership and the Requirements of Recusal
by Dennis Crouch
Back in June, I wrote about the Federal Circuit’s wild decision in Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Sys., Inc., 38 F.4th 1025 (Fed. Cir. 2022). Dennis Crouch, Judicial Recusal Order Saves Cisco $2.75 Billion, Patently-O (June 23, 2022). The patentee has now petitioned the Supreme Court on a the question of…
Can I Travel Internationally With My Child Under a Missouri Custody Order?
Parents often travel with children for a variety of purposes, such as visiting family or going on vacation. It is easy to take the ability to travel with one’s own children for granted, but when a child is subject to a Missouri child custody order, each parent’s rights may depend on what the order…
What are my Divorce Rights as a Father?
Missouri law presumes that a child is best served by having both parents play an active role in their lives. In some situations, fathers may have to go through a few extra steps to assert their parental rights, such as when they were not married to the child’s mother when the child was born. When…
Seven Tips for Service Abroad
From time to time, I catch myself ranting in this space. Not in this post, though. I had so many great conversations with clients today that my voice is hoarse. And there were so many recurring themes in those conversations that I suddenly feel the need…
Eight BB&D Attorneys Selected as 2023 Best Lawyers in America
BB&D attorneys Chris Bauman, Bob Blitz, Jason Turk, Jim Deutsch, Kevin Fleming, Bridget Nave, Rich Rothman and Rob Brandt have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Chris Bauman, Bob Blitz and Jason Turk were selected for Commercial Litigation, Kevin Fleming for…
Bob Blitz Named as Special Master in Monsanto Cases
BB&D’s founding member Robert D. Blitz has been appointed by the Circuit Court of St. Louis County to serve as Special Master in the first case to go to trial in St. Louis County relating to claims that Monsanto’s Roundup-brand product causes cancer. The case is currently in week three of a scheduled five-week jury…
Bob Blitz, Chris Bauman, and Aaron Sanders Secure Judgment for Concrete Strategies
Congratulations are in order for BB&D client Concrete Strategies, LLC, a subsidiary of St. Louis construction firm Clayco, Inc. BB&D attorneys Bob Blitz, Chris Bauman, and Aaron Sanders recently secured a judgment in excess of $850,000.00 in favor of Concrete Strategies relating to work it conducted at the Railway Exchange Building in downtown…
Bale-ing from a Common Sense Reading: Warrants and the Particularity Requirement
By: Zachary Walker
State v. Bales, 630 S.W.3d 754 (Mo. banc 2021)
I. INTRODUCTION
The warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment, along with its sister requirement in the Missouri Constitution, is a vital component of our Bill of Rights.1 It protects against unreasonable government intrusion into the private lives of citizens.…
What to Ask a Potential Child Custody Lawyer In Missouri
Child custody disputes are among the most difficult experiences many people will face. A conflict may occur as part of a divorce in which the divorcing parties have minor children, or it could arise between parents who never married. A parent may ask the court to modify all or part of an existing child custody…