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18 Aug, 2006 7:31 am
In Tegic Communications Corp. v. Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of
Tegic's declaratory judgment action against the University of Texas System under the 11th amendment of the U.S. ... , 535 U.S. at 620. In Clark, 108 U.S. at 448, waiver to the "complete determination" of the litigation was
clear from the state's voluntary intervention in that litigation; in Gardner, 329 U.S. at 574, waiver respecting the "adjudication" of a claim
was ...
27 Apr, 2007 10:03 pm
Motorola obtained an order granting summary judgment of non-infringement in a patent case brought by the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System ("University of Texas System"). The Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an order ... developed text-entry
technology for mobile phones, then claimed millions of dollars in damages only as the patent expired," stated Jonathan P. Meyer, Motorola, senior vice president for intellectual
property law, in a written statement. ...
6 Jun, 2008 4:14 pm
The Texas Supreme Court issued three opinions with today's regular Friday orders. In In re Roberts (No. 05‑0362) (orig. proceeding) (per
curiam), the Court concluded ... mere 30-day delay the extension would have caused. In In re Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, Ltd.
(No. 05-0575) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam), ... re McAllen Medical Center. In FKM Partnership, Ltd. v. Board of Regents of the University of Houston System (05‑0661), the Court held that
the trial court retained jurisdiction ...
11 Oct, 2007 7:46 am
... mistrial, a judge told a deadlocked jury to keep deliberating over whether Texas Southern University's former president misspent school funds to lavishly decorate her ... state's largest historically black
university, she spent more than $138,000 on landscaping, more than $56,000 on a high-tech security system ... coincided with reports that revealed a pattern of financial mismanagement at TSU. The entire nine-member board of regents resigned at Gov. Rick Perry's request. Enrollment at TSU this fall, ...
30 Mar 1:03 pm
... Friday, March 27, the Texas A&M University Board of
Regents selected Andrew Strong as general counsel of the Texas A&M System. As general counsel he' ... and provide legal counsel to A&M's board of regents, chancellor, and CEOs. Strong is a partner in the Houston office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, ... worked out. Strong is a former president
of the Texas Young Lawyers Association and currently servces as chair of the State Bar of
Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters ...
13 Jul, 2007 4:31 am
... courts even though state copyright claims are preempted by 17 USC 301? Two cases show how. In Mitcham v. Board of Regents, University of Texas Systems, 670 S.W.2d 371 (Tex. App. Texarkana 1984) plaintiff sued defendant in state court for libel,
the libel being that the defendant had accused the plaintiff of committing copyright infringement. ... had viewed. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper requested a copy of the CD
under the state Open Records Law. (Wisc. Stat. sec. 19.32(2)). That law ...
30 Oct, 2008 6:01 am
... Rice should be pursuing. Which reminds me of a conversation that I had years ago with a member of the University of Houston Board of Regents. Given the need of Houston and Texas for more Tier 1
research institutions, I observed to this UH regent that I ... to the fact that he would no longer be a member of an independent university system board if such a merger were consummated. That is
precisely the attitude that has placed Texas behind states such as California and New York in the development of ...
26 Feb, 2007 3:36 pm
... strategy to meet TXU customers' needs and to respond to the significant energy challenges in Texas. C. John Wilder, chairman and chief
executive officer of TXU Corp ... Commerce; James R. Huffines, Chairman of the University of Texas
Board of Regents; and Lyndon L. Olson Jr., former Texas
State Representative and former U ... delivery to consumers. TXU Electric Delivery operates the largest distribution and transmission
system in Texas, providing power to three million electric delivery points over more ...
7 Oct 8:09 am
... screen," is the title of the Houston Chronicle editorial. Several of Texas Governor Rick Perry's appointees to state university regent boards have already learned the hard way ... 's San Antonio Express-News.
There's good reason to believe the state of Texas put Todd Willingham to death in 2004 for a crime he
didn't ... also isn't about politics - at least it shouldn't be. It's about improving the system of justice in Texas by determining how a highly questionable case made it past jury members, a judge ...
27 Jul, 2008 9:28 pm
... the Univ. of Tex. Sys. v. Benq Am. Corp. after the jump. The plaintiff, Board of Regents of the
University of Texas System, owns a patent relating to an
apparatus and method designed to enable non-verbal entry and transmission ... , the parties stipulated to judgment of noninfringement for all remaining defendants based on the district
court's construction. Texas appealed. The Federal Circuit affirmed. Regarding the claim construction of "syllabic element," the court reviewed
the language of claim ...
18 Feb, 2007 8:00 pm
On February 1, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed in The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, on behalf of the University of Texas at Austin; Hydro-Quebec v.
Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, docket no. 05-51432, the district court's denial of foreign-state status to NTT, a Japanese
company. The plaintiffs alleged that an NTT research scientist had disclosed to NTT confidential information obtained during his ...
6 Jun, 2008 2:54 pm
... denied on the ground that the hospital had "an adequate remedy by appeal." In this per curiam opinion, the Texas Supreme Court granted the
writ of mandamus "for the reasons stated in In re McAllen Medical Center." Rather than reach the merits of the hospital's ... to withdraw its previous opinion and reconsider in
light of our opinion in McAllen." FKM Partnership, Ltd. v. Board of Regents of the University of Houston, No. 05-0661. Justice Johnson wrote for the Court. He was joined by all of the ...
9 Jun, 2008 10:11 pm
... with an extended quotation from the Disney theme "A Whole New World" to illustrate how far afield he thought the majority was taking Texas
law. Now, Justice Willett has taken the pop culture references into the internet age. In writing his partial dissent in FKM Partnership, Ltd. v. Board of Regents of the University of Houston System, No. 05-0661, he not only compared the majority's reasoning about statutory construction to "a classic Inspector ...
20 May 2:08 pm
... and seven of the nine served on East Coast circuits. Calling Texas her "adoptive home state" (she
moved at age 16), Wood received her undergraduate ... has praised Blackmun's vision, as he demanded hard evidence of compelling state interests
that would justify intrusions on individual liberty. In particular, Wood has referenced ... governed an employer's vicarious liability under Title VII. In Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth (2000), Kennedy's unanimous opinion reversed ...
20 Oct 8:25 am
... told him to get off the board since he had endorsed Hutchison. That was followed by three University of Texas regents acknowledging that Perry had urged them to
back his candidate for UT System chancellor. And Perry caught flak even ... this tortured, politically tinged case. I'm dismayed that so many
people are jumping the gun on it - assuming the worst on the part of the state and suspending all skepticism where fire expert Craig Beyler is
concerned. How can we make conclusions until we know ...
9 May, 2007 12:33 am
... of Sudan. The state attorney general's office has indicated that this legislation may violate the state constitution. The systems' assets do not belong to the state. Once contributions are transferred to the
pension fund, they are held in trust and ... professor of law at UCLA, wrote last year in anticipation of the University of California's
decision to divest assets, "Like all managers of pension plans, the UC regents are fiduciaries of the beneficiaries of those plans. When they
pursue a social ...
15 Oct 8:06 am
... up for Mr. Willingham because I have no idea. I'm taking up for the process, for the criminal justice system in our state," Hutchison said. Hutchison, repeating a point her campaign has been pressing for days, said Perry's ... -handed, much like his decision to replace
appointees on university regent boards who didn't back him. "I think the majority of Texans believe the death penalty is an
appropriate punishment for the crimes that are the state law for the death penalty. I think every one of the ...
16 Dec, 2007 11:40 pm
... Big 10 schools and universities in California, Washington and Texas. On average, Wiley's salary is $115,000 behind them, according
to UW System figures. A recent survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education shows that pay for college presidents ... schools pay leaders more
than $1 million, the survey found. Some members of the University community see this as a big problem. David Walsh, chair of the
Board of Regents selection committee, calls the compensation package a "significant obstacle" in the
...
8 Apr, 2008 6:18 pm
... Copyright Act, or what are really copyright claims dressed up in the sheep's clothing of a state claim, like unfair competition via mere
copying of a work (protected or not ... use. Say this is the sole issue in the case. In order to determine whether plaintiff's state libel
claim succeeds, the court (or jury) will be deciding a question that is purely one of federal ... law. Can the court (or jury) do this? See Mitcham v. Board of Regents, University of Texas Systems, 670 S.W.2d 371 (Tex. App. Texarkana ...
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