Law360, New York (August 1, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT) -- A federal appeals court has thrown out a state-law malpractice lawsuit against Duane Morris LLP for lack of jurisdiction, saying the fact that the alleged malpractice occurred in a federal trademark suit does not automatically make the case federal.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the judgment of a federal trial court in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, which had dismissed the malpractice claim, saying the case does not belong in federal court.
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Malpractice In IP Cases Not Always Federal: 5th Circ.
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