Last week, an appellate court in California ruled on the issue of whether a bankruptcy court decision allowing a claim would be given res judicata effect even if the bankruptcy case was later ...

Filing a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice can have unintended consequences. The stipulation, of course, will bar a plaintiff from re-asserting the dismissed claims in a later action, but that ...

Holding: When an alleged infringer has demonstrated non-infringement, the specific accused devices acquire the status of “non-infringing devices” and res judicata will apply to an action brought for ...