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Malpractice claims against patent lawyers must be brought in federal court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in two companion cases of first impression. The rulings extend federal jurisdiction to an area that is traditionally the exclusive province of state courts.
Even though legal malpractice claims arise out of state law, the CAFC said, they require interpretation of federal patent law and therefore fall within the federal courts' exclusive jurisdiction.
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In the first of the two Oct. 15 decisions, Air Measurement Technologies v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, the CAFC held that the federal court had exclusive jurisdiction over a case alleging errors by counsel in patent prosecution and litigation. In the second, Immunocept v. Fulbright & Jaworski, it found federal jurisdiction over a case alleging attorney error in claim drafting.
Patent Malpractice Belongs in Federal Court
"We hold that at least where, as here, establishing patent infringement is a necessary element of a malpractice claim stemming from alleged mishandling of patent prosecution and earlier patent litigation, the issue is substantial and contested, and federal resolution of the issue was intended by Congress, there is "arising under" jurisdiction under (28 U.S.C.) § 1338," Chief Judge Paul Michel wrote in Air Measurement.
Question of Patent Law
Both cases came to the CAFC from the Western District of Texas. In Air Measurement, the plaintiff, Air Measurement Technologies (AMT), filed its malpractice complaint in state court but the law-firm defendants removed the case to federal court. AMT sought to return the case to state court, alleging that the federal court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. When the district court denied the request, AMT appealed.
AMT had developed technology to protect firemen and other emergency personnel by monitoring oxygen levels in self-contained breathing apparatuses. The company later discovered that the attorney they had retained to patent the technology had made various mistakes in its prosecution and subsequent litigation.
AMT sued the lawyer and his law firms for legal malpractice and on other grounds, all based solely on Texas state law.
The CAFC considered these facts in light of the two-part test for determining federal jurisdiction in patent cases set out by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1988 case, Christianson v. Colt Indus. Operating Corp. That case requires a finding that a complaint either alleges a cause of action created by federal patent law or turns on resolution of a substantial question of patent law.
That second prong applied here, the CAFC concluded, because an essential element in proving malpractice is proof that the plaintiff would have prevailed in the prior litigation but for the malpractice.
"Because proof of patent infringement is necessary to show AMT would have prevailed in the prior litigation, patent infringement is a 'necessary element' of AMT's malpractice claim and therefore apparently presents a substantial question of patent law conferring § 1338 jurisdiction," the CAFC reasoned.
Claim Drafting Mistake
In the second of the two cases decided by the CAFC, Immunocept had retained counsel to secure patent protection for "large pore hemofiltration" technology to treat sepsis, shock and other medical conditions. It later hired a second patent attorney to prosecute additional applications based on the technology.
When Immunocept sought investors to help bring the invention to market, one potential partner's due diligence revealed a fatal flaw in the drafting of the patent claim that severely limited its scope. Because of that, the partner withdrew its interest.
Immunocept sued its lawyers for malpractice in federal court, alleging the patent statute as the basis of jurisdiction. The law firm responded with a motion for summary judgment, alleging that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations and that the damages sought were overly speculative, which the district court granted.
On appeal, the CAFC ordered the parties to file briefs addressing the question of federal jurisdiction over the malpractice case. Both parties did so, agreeing that jurisdiction was proper.
Even though both parties agreed to federal jurisdiction, the CAFC decided to address the issue, based on its own authority to consider its jurisdiction. As in the Air Measurement case, it again looked to the Supreme Court's Christianson test to reach its result.
The CAFC noted that Immunocept's complaint alleged only one source of attorney error -- a claim drafting mistake. Immunocept could not prove its case without addressing the issue of the scope of the patent claim, and that brings the case under federal jurisdiction, the CAFC said.
"Because patent claim scope defines the scope of patent protection ... we surely consider claim scope to be a substantial question of patent law," the CAFC said. "As a determination of patent infringement serves as the basis of § 1338 jurisdiction over related state law claims, so does a determination of claim scope."
Thus, the CAFC concluded, it was satisfied that Congress intended the federal courts to have exclusive jurisdiction over malpractice cases involving the drafting and scope of a patent claim.
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Air Measurement Technologies v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Case No. 2007-1035 (Oct. 15, 2007).
Immunocept v. Fulbright & Jaworski, Case No. 2006-1432 (Oct. 15, 2007).
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Each injured victim who is in a law firm office wants to know how much their case is worth. Some do not really care about the money, some want revenge. Some want the doctor's license revoked, some want to punish the hospital. Then again, some want to compensate completely and comprehensively.
"Your case is worth $ 2 million U.S. dollars," said Jim Bob, a lawyer extraordinaire. "Oh no, your case is worth more than that," said Attorney Dewey Cheatem. "Just get in touch with me here andI promise you I'll give you millions! "Screamed the TV-advertising lawyer.
Regardless of the motivation to seek a civil action for medical malpractice and personal injury money for injured victims. But how do you know how much is your injury worth?
The answer is not as easy to answer, and here's why ...
When you hear each of these agents above, they all promise you something that they can not. How do I know? Ask any of them, the guarantee provided INWRITING. You will never do it. I guarantee it!
In every state and every province there are several factors to go into the mix to determine what your case is worth. It is important to remember that no two cases or injuries that are the same. Having said that, I'll explain the basics:
1. Economic loss: This is easy. How much money did you lose because they were injured? Were you from work for days, weeks or months? Did your employer pay your salary during this time?If not, you can change the amount you would have been paid, you had to calculate not been violated.
What happens if you have a permanent disability which prevents you from working in the future? Well, now things get a little complicated. Your attorney should hire an economist to predict what your earnings would have been for years into the future. He will also need to examine what perqs and benefits received by you, would predict whether you worked to retirement age.
This gives us hardNumbers that we can use to show the extent of permanent injury.
But what if you do not lose time or money to work? What happens if you have a wife (or Hausmann), or unemployed at the time of injury? Does this mean that you are not entitled to collect the economic losses? Yes. But not all is lost. There is still pain and suffering, and possible claims for loss of services, which I will explain.
2. Pain & Suffering: How can we know that your broken hipBrooklyn, New York is worth the same as in Cincinnati, Ohio? Your lawyer should be done generally in a position to research, which he said will (or her), which established for similar cases or outcome of jury decisions and appeals.
Here are important points to know what you will answer the original question, "how much your case is worth?"
1. What is your race or nationality?
2. Which city do you live in?
3. What is the race or nationality of the persons you havesued?
4. What county you bring your claim?
5. How old are you?
6. What is) your life expectancy (based on statistical tables?
7. How long were you in hospital?
8. Over what period you have received medical treatment for your injuries?
9. What problems do you still have your misbehavior?
10. How are you doing to do his or disabled from the daily activities that you use limited in the situation?
11. Do you have children?
InIn a 80-year-old woman who had her leg fractures, their case is worth less than about a 35-year-old manager, who lost 1 months, from working in the hospital for 3 weeks and now limps from the injury.
Take a look at a recent settlement in New York City ...
It was about a young man who amputated both his legs when the Staten Ferry Iceland because of the negligence of the crew died. The City of New York decided that this violation worth nearly $ 9 million U.S. dollars was. This was one ofthe largest settlements ever for an injured victim in New York. Why is his injury is worth more than a family who lost their father, when doctors diagnosed his lung cancer?
The answers can be confusing. The answer may also depend on which lawyer you instruct and learn how he (or she) in negotiating and trying cases.
So beware the lawyer who tells you what your case is worth as soon as you walk in the door. A thorough examination of your case, your injuries, yourDisabilities and limitations all go into the mix to determine what your case is worth. Even then there is no guarantee you can get that magic number. But you must try. Remember, keep your eyes open and ask your attorney many questions.
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