One of the reasons for defining the plain and ordinary meaning is so the jury does not have to decide on the scope of the claim and it is clear to them what that scope is from the beginning.

For a patent infringement claim case, a court or special master must define the scope of the claim construction.

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court dismissed the latest petition in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc., No. 19-963, as improvidently granted. 

The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (“NADN”) recently conducted a survey of litigators titled “The Customer Is Always Right(?)”. 

Public health departments and health care providers across the spectrum have traditionally not collaborated in providing care in their community. According to Hospital and Health Networks Senior Writer, Paul Barr, that situation is changing.

A federal appellate court in New York has reportedly ordered a dispute between United Healthcare and two county medical societies to mediation. The lawsuit arose in October 2013 after the insurer removed thousands of doctors in Connecticut and other states from its Medicare Advantage network.