tribal sovereign immunity – Page 44

Patent Trial and Appeal Board OK Amicus Briefs on Tribal Immunity Issue

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Mylan Pharmaceuticals v. St. Regis Mohawk Tribe:

IPR2016-01127 – Order on Amicus Briefs and Schedule (1)

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Tulalip Land Use Ordinances for Lack of Ripeness

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Mitchell v. Tulalip Tribes of Washington (W.D. Wash.):

Materials (so far) in BP America v. Yerington Paiute Tribe

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

2 Motion for PI

26 Tribal Judge Motion to Dismiss

27 Tribe Motion to Dismiss

28-1 Tribal Court Motion to Dismiss

Amerind Insurance Prevails over Blackfeet Housing

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Amerind Risk Management Corp. v. Blackfeet Housing Authority (D.N.M.):

42 dct order

28-1 amerind motion for summary j

33 response

36 amerind response

38 blackfeet reply

Prior post here.

Federal Court Joins Tribe in Patent Texas Matter

October 16, 2017October 23, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the relevant materials in Allergan Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (E.D. Tex.):

503 DCT Order to Produce

510 Production of Documents

517 Unopposed Motion

520 Opposition

522 DCT Order

Rep. McCaskill Introduces Bill to Abrogate Tribal Immunity

October 5, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Bill

Alabama Supreme Court Rejects Tribal Immunity Defense in Two of Three Cases against Poarch Band Creek

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the opinions:

2017.09.29 – Harrison opinion

Briefs:

Harrison Brief

2017.09.29 – Rape opinion

We posted some briefs on the Rape case here. Additional materials here:

Tribe Brief

2017.09.29 – Wilkes opinion

Briefs:

Wilkes Brief

Tribe Brief

St. Regis Mohawk Brief in Patent Litigation

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the brief in the matter captioned Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Allergan Inc.:

Tribe-Motion-to-Dismiss-IPRs

Federal Court Dismisses Pro Se Attack on Oglala Sioux Tribe (over a traffic ticket)

September 21, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Stanko v. Oglala Sioux Tribe (D.S.D.):

New Scholarship on Sovereign Immunity from Patent Claims

September 18, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is “Shielded by Sovereignty: The Impact for Patentees of Covidien v. University of Florida Research Foundation” by Matt Rizzolo, Samuel L Brenner, Andrew J Sutton, and Michael Gershoni.