Legal Opinion

Jamesbury Corp. v. Litton Industrial Products, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided February 10, 1988No. 87-1106PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Jamesbury Corp. (Jamesbury) sued Litton Industrial Products, Inc. (Litton), for infringement of its patent, United States patent No. 2,945,666 (the '666 patent). The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut granted summary judgment in favor of Litton on the issues of laches and estoppel.1 We affirm.

Issues(1) Whether the district court erred in holding that the law of the case doctrine did not preclude it from reconsidering the initial denial of summary judgment in light of the subsequent history of the case.(2) Whether the district court…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Sweats Fashions, Inc. v. Pannill Knitting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  3. Barmag Barmer Maschinenfabrik Ag v. Murata MacHinery Ltd., and Murata of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Salvatore Cirami, Salvatore Cirami & Margaret CiramiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  5. Panduit Corp. v. All States Plastic Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by103 opinions

  1. A.C. Aukerman Company v. R.L. Chaides Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  2. Manio v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  3. Vaupel Textilmaschinen Kg and Vaupel North America v. Meccanica Euro Italia S.P.A. And American Trim Products, Inc., Defendants/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  4. Biodex Corporation v. Loredan Biomedical, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  5. Gould, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995

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