Does Rule 2019 Apply to Ad Hoc or Informal Committees?

The debate over whether ad hoc or informal committees or groups of creditors or interest holders (“ad hoc committees”) must comply with Bankruptcy Rule 2019 recently intensified due to a split among several Bankruptcy Court decisions.

Intellectual Property – Sanctions and Attorneys’ Fees

Magistrate Judge Thynge Awards Attorneys’ Fees for Failure to Provide Appropriate Rule 30(b)(6) Witness                                In Innovative Patents, L.L.C. and Forcefield, LLC v. Brain-Pad, Inc., C.A. No. 07-680-MPT (D. Del. Nov. 4, 2009), Magistrate Judge Thynge granted in part and denied in part defendant’s motion for fees and costs.  Defendant…

Intellectual Property – Transfer

Judge Farnan Denies Defendant’s Motion to Transfer ANDA ActionIn Pfizer Inc., et al. v. Sandoz, Inc., C.A. No. 09-742-JJF (D. Del. Jan. 20, 2010), Judge Farnan denied defendant’s motion to transfer and reserved decision on plaintiffs’ motion to enjoin defendant from proceeding with a later-filed action.  A day after filing the Delaware action, plaintiffs filed an…

Intellectual Property – Post-Trial

Judge Robinson Holds Patent Unenforceable for Laches and Inequitable ConductIn Cancer Research Technology, et al. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 07-457-SLR (D. Del. Jan. 26, 2010), Judge Robinson issued an opinion approximately nine months after trial and concluded that the patent was unenforceable due to prosecution laches because of sufficiently egregious conduct, including…

Intellectual Property – Discovery

Judge Farnan Grants Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel TestimonyIn WebXchange Inc. v. FedEx Corp., et al., C.A. No. 08-133-JJF (D. Del. Jan. 20, 2010), Judge Farnan granted plaintiff’s motion to compel testimony and denied defendants’ motion to strike a supplemental response to its interrogatory, for a protective order, and for leave to file a surreply in opposition…