100 results for 'judge:"Williams"'.
J. Williams sustains an objection to the denial of a motion to dismiss patent infringement claims concerning the use of codes to identify networked devices to establish connections because the representative claim of the '842 patent is directed to the abstract idea of communicating identification information with an image, a well known method that has been in use for some time, and no inventive concept can transform this claim into a patent-eligible application.
Court: USDC Delaware, Judge: Williams, Filed On: April 22, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv218, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent
J. Williams finds that the lower court improperly granted summary judgment to the appraisal district in this dispute over ad valorem taxes. The case concerns how certain "mobile sand silo systems should be classified for taxation purposes." The court concludes that the silos should be "reinstated in a heavy equipment account." Reversed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: April 18, 2024, Case #: 11-22-00206-CV, Categories: Property, Tax
J. Williams finds that the lower court properly terminated the mother's parental rights to three children. Contrary to the mother's argument on appeal, the evidence sufficiently supports the best interest findings. The record indicates a history of drug use by the mother and a failure to complete her family service plan. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: April 11, 2024, Case #: 11-23-00248-CV, Categories: Evidence, Family Law
J. Williams partially grants a fire department, its president and another member’s motion for summary judgment in this employment dispute brought by a couple that were former volunteer firefighters. The couple alleges unlawful expulsion, retaliation against the exercise of free speech, defamation, defamation per se and tortious interference with a beneficial relationship after the department suspended them for harassing and assaulted the other member. The couple attended hearings, but the bylaws did not allow them to attend the expulsion meeting held before they were able to submit additional evidence. The couple cannot establish that they were in fact employees, nor that they received any remuneration before the expulsion, or that they experienced an actual loss after the expulsion. The defamation and defamation per se claims are ready to proceed to trial, the president and member e-file a joint status report.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: April 1, 2024, Case #: 3:20cv1677, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Defamation
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J. Williams grants, in part, the insurers motion to dismiss this multiplan agreement under ERISA dispute brought by three insured employees regarding their health benefits. The employees seek to recover health benefits the insurers withheld, equitable relief under ERISA violations and negligent misrepresentation, tortious interference with the patient-physician contract or relationship, proscribe insurers’ conduct under a promissory estoppel theory and a violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act. The employees are barred from equitable relief to recover health benefits at this stage, and fail to establish a standing for the multiplan agreement violations. The insurer Cigna is dismissed on all claims, and the others are dismissed from the negligent misrepresentation, tortious interference, promissory estoppel theory and Washington Consumer Protection Act claims. The court also grants the insurers motion to seal certain exhibits.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 30, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv769, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: Erisa, Settlements, Interference With Contract
J. Williams grants the trademark owner's motion to dismiss counterclaims filed by the infringing competitor, ruling its unfair competition and securities claims fail because there are no allegations of unlawful securities transactions and the claims also deal with the owner's actions in the Japanese market, which are outside the scope of the relevant statute.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 3:20cv1056, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Securities, Trademark, Jurisdiction
J. Williams denies the trademark owner's motion for sanctions, ruling the infringing company provided documents requested after its initial discovery responses were insufficient, while the owner provides no support for its claim the documents are unusable or not what it requested following the first round of discovery.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 3:20cv1056, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Sanctions, Trademark, Discovery
J. Williams denies, in part, the employer's motion for summary judgment, ruling the age discrimination claim may proceed. Although the fired employee's performance review was not completely positive, she did not receive any failing marks and was not placed on a performance improvement plan, while she was also replaced by someone nearly half her age after her termination. However, because the employee's supervisor was aware of her disability, allowed her to work from home almost exclusively and never made any remarks about the disability in the lead-up to or during termination proceedings, the disability discrimination claims fail and must be dismissed.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 15, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv136, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment Discrimination
J. Williams grants the employer's motion for summary judgment, ruling there is no evidence to indicate the company considered the employee's request for Family and Medical Leave Act to provide care for her mother when it fired her for falsification of a patient document; therefore, the FMLA interference claim fails as a matter of law. Additionally, even though she was fired two weeks after she made her FMLA request, the retaliation claim also fails because the document falsification gave the employer a legitimate reason to fire the employee.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 12, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv469, NOS: Family and Medical Leave Act - Labor, Categories: Employment Discrimination, Employment Retaliation
J. Williams grants, in part, the Postmaster General's motion to dismiss, ruling the sparse details regarding incidents of sexual harassment, which include a coworker attempting to initiate contact and making sexual comments, are insufficient to support the employee's claims for hostile work environment and sexual harassment.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 12, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv1066, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Evidence
J. Williams finds that the lower court properly terminated the parental rights of the mother to her daughter. Contrary to the mother's argument on appeal, the evidence sufficiently supports the lower court's findings. The mother tested positive for methamphetamine and admitted to drinking alcohol, despite a requirement that she "remain alcohol-free during the pendency of the case." She also failed to attend her parenting classes. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 7, 2024, Case #: 11-23-00233-CV, Categories: Evidence, Family Law
J. Williams dismisses infringement counterclaims concerning patents related to solar energy rapid shutdown technology because the solar power company failed to plead the affirmative defense with particularity and failed to plead that the patent holder breached the contract by refusing to offer a license in lieu of litigation.
Court: USDC Delaware, Judge: Williams, Filed On: March 4, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv915, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Licensing, Patent
J. Williams conditionally grants the relators' petition for a writ of mandamus, in which they challenge an order in the underlying proceeding requiring the relator company "to waive its claims for affirmative relief unless its member/owner agreed to waive his privilege against self-incrimination" in connection with certain allegations against him. The lower court abused its discretion with the ruling, as it not only determined that the company would be sanctioned, but also that its claims would be "summarily dismissed."
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: February 29, 2024, Case #: 11-23-00254-CV, Categories: Civil Procedure, Privilege
J. Williams finds that the lower court properly entered a final judgment and commitment order civilly committing the appellant under the Texas Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act. The appellant contends that, based on the Texas Supreme Court's Stoddard opinion, "there are no issues that can be raised on appeal that would result in reversible error." The court concludes, however, that his argument "misses the mark." Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: February 8, 2024, Case #: 11-23-00191-CV, Categories: Civil Procedure, Commitment
J. Williams denies, in part, the employer's motion for summary judgment, ruling the employee's emotional distress claim must be decided by a jury because if the termination process began when she attempted to return from medical leave, the embarrassment and humiliation from being replaced could support such a claim.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: 3:20cv821, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Emotional Distress, Employment Discrimination
J. Williams finds that the lower court improperly awarded prejudgment interest and attorney fees to the appellee grain company in this breach of contract lawsuit regarding certain shipments of wheat and corn. The prejudgment interest is accordingly modified, and the issue of attorney fees is remanded for further proceedings. Reversed in part.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: January 25, 2024, Case #: 11-22-00107-CV, Categories: Attorney Fees, Contract
J. Williams finds a lower court improperly convicted a defendant for aggravated assault and negligent homicide. The government argued that the defendant fled the scene of a fatal car accident at a gas station where she ran over an unknown male who suddenly rushed toward her vehicle, which was stolen. However, the defendant presented sufficient evidence in court that she may have been justified for leaving the scene of an accident for self- defense purposes. Vacated in part.
Court: Arizona Court Of Appeals Division One, Judge: Williams, Filed On: January 25, 2024, Case #: 1 CA-CR 22-565, Categories: Evidence, Theft, Negligent Homicide
J. Williams grants, in part, Yale University's motion for summary judgment, ruling the former chief of cardiovascular medicine cannot make a plausible contract claim related to his removal from that position after sexual assault allegations. His employment agreement with the university guaranteed only his job as a professor. However, because the removal of several honorific titles and endowments after the allegations could be considered an adverse employment action under precedent from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the sex discrimination claim will proceed.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: January 17, 2024, Case #: 3:19cv1547, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Education, Employment Discrimination, Contract