ITC Administrative Law Judge Rules in Favor of Qualcomm in Tessera Matter.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated , a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of the U.S. International Trade Commission made an initial determination that Qualcomm's chip packages do not infringe two patents owned...

Substantive legitimate expectations in Australian administrative law.
[Judicial review of administrative action has" traditionally had a procedural focus. This means that courts examine the procedure by which a decision is made, rather than the decision itself. A denial of natural justice is no exception to review--a person dissatisfied with an administrative decision has long been able...

Administrative law judges--giving process its due.
When federal agencies like the Social Security Administration (SSA), National Labor Relations Board, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and others decide cases in their areas of expertise, the public wants to know that the decisions are fair and impartial. No one wants to challenge a denial of a...

Administrative law - First Circuit decides qualified federal law enforcement privilege outweighs state's prerogative to enforce criminal code.
Administrative Law--First Circuit Decides Qualified Federal Law Enforcement Privilege Outweighs State's Prerogative to Enforce Criminal Code--Puerto Rico v. United States, 490 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2007) In 1946, Congress enacted the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), establishing the standards under which federal courts may review the decisions of...

Economics of administrative law.
9781845429720 Economics of administrative law. Ed. by Susan Rose-Ackerman. Edward Elgar Publishing 2007 637 pages $315.00 Hardcover Economic approaches to law; 15 JC423 Rose-Ackerman (jurisprudence, Yale U.) collects 27...

NTSB Chief Law Judge Dismisses Emergency Order of Revocation Issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a two day hearing in Philadelphia, the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) dismissed an emergency order issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeking revocation of the Airframe & Powerplant, Inspection Authorization, and Commercial Pilot certificates held...

U.S. International Trade Commission Affirms Infringement Ruling Against SiRF on Three GPS-Related Patents.
Commission's Final Determination Brings to Six the Number of Patents Found Infringed by SiRF WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced today that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed an ITC administrative law...

Reconciling tort and administrative law concepts of justice: the case of historical wrongs.
The response of the Canadian courts to the action in Mack has been disappointing. ... A fully mature legal system recognizes that the judiciary have a duty alongside the legislature to ensure the proper content of law, and this may in exceptional cases require them to deny the validity...

Class actions against the Crown: a substitution for judicial review on administrative law grounds?
INTRODUCTION Class actions against the Crown do not fit neatly in existing private law or public law paradigms. Private law liability tends to flow from discrete duties owed to specific individuals or groups, while judicial review at public law is premised on public duties such as the...

Deadlines in administrative law.
INTRODUCTION I. THEORY A. Institutional Design B. Extensions II. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS A. Descriptive Overview 1. Deadlines over Time 2. Deadlines by Agency 3. Overlap of Statutory and Judicial Deadlines 4. Importance of Deadline Actions B. Changes in Agency Process 1. Alternative Procedures 2. Extent of Public Participation 3. Duration...