Bridget Hardt, worked as an executive assistant to the president of a textile manufacturer, Dan River Inc.; in 2000, she was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (“CTS”) and had surgery on both wrists to relieve the pain. See Hardt v. Reliance...
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Respondent Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc. (“Allcare”) owns U.S. Patent No. 5,301,105 (“the ’105 patent”), which covers a health management system that facilitates interactions among physicians, patients, employers, banks, and insurance...
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Respondent Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc. (“Allcare”) owns U.S. Patent No. 5,301,105 (“the ’105 patent”), which covers a health management system that facilitates interactions among physicians, patients, employers, banks, and insurance...
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[Question(s) presented][Issue(s)][Facts][Discussion][Analysis]Issue
Whether a plaintiff who brings a good-faith claim under the FDCPA may be ordered to pay the defendant’s costs and attorney’s fees if they lose.
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FactsIn 2007, Petitioner...
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This case began as a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Respondent Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. (“Icon”). See Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. v. Octane Fitness, LLC, No. 09-319, 2011 WL 2457914, at *1 (D. Minn. June 17, 2011). Icon claimed...
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Petitioner Ray Haluch Gravel Company (“Haluch” or “the Company”) began as a gravel company and later became a landscape supply company. See Cent. Pension Fund of Int’l Union of Operating Engineers & Participating Employers v. Ray Haluch Gravel...
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In 1990 and 1991, Richlin Security Service Company entered into fixed-price contracts with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to provide security guard services for detainees at the Los Angeles International Airport. Richlin Sec. Svc. Co. v....