Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Saint Thomas v. Merit Systems Protection Board

499 U.S. 922

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-03-18
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • concluding that 1988 amendments invited as an additional venue in patent cases-to that offered by the “exclusive” patent venue provisions of § 1400(b)—the venue offered by amended subsection 1391(c)
  • finding no seizure when police officer accidentally crashed and struck a fleeing motorist
  • a change in the general definitions applicable to venue applies to the specific provisions for venue in patent infringement suits
  • denying petition for writ of certiorari

Citator

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C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.