Law360, New York (February 20, 2013, 7:16 PM ET) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that legal malpractice suits involving patents should nearly always be heard in state court, a decision that overturns Federal Circuit precedent and will mean the loss of a body of cases that has helped shape the law.
The court reversed a decision that the federal courts had jurisdiction over a suit by inventor Vernon Minton alleging that his attorneys had mishandled an infringement suit. It concluded that unless a malpractice case raises issues "significant to the federal system as...
IP Malpractice Suits Belong In State Court, Justices Rule
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