Legal Opinion
Pacesetter Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc. And Med Rel Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1982No. 81-5136PublishedCited by 306 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The parties to this patent infringement dispute brought essentially identical actions in district courts in Florida and California to determine the validity of patents on the design of cardiac pacemakers. The California district court, concluding that the litigation filed first in the Florida court would fully resolve the dispute, declined to exercise jurisdiction over the second-filed action and dismissed it. The sole issue in this case is whether the district judge abused his discretion in declining to exercise jurisdiction. We conclude he did not and affirm the dismissal.
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- William Gluckin & Co., Inc. v. International Playtex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Graham & the Title Guaranty & Surety Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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