Moses H. Cone Hosp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp.
460 U.S. 1 (1983) Cited 12,141 times 49 Legal AnalysesHolding stay order appealable under § 1291 where it put the litigant "effectively out of court," and "surrender[ed] jurisdiction of a federal suit to a state court"
Colorado River Water Cons. Dist. v. U.S.
424 U.S. 800 (1976) Cited 8,334 times 13 Legal AnalysesHolding that, in limited circumstances, federal courts should abstain from deciding a case when there are related proceedings pending in state court
Lockyer v. Mirant Corp.
398 F.3d 1098 (9th Cir. 2005) Cited 1,549 timesHolding that the district court's stay was improper where, among other considerations, "the proceeding in the bankruptcy court [was] unlikely to decide, or contribute to the decision of, the factual and legal issues before the district court"
U.S. v. Tohono O'Odham Nation
563 U.S. 307 (2011) Cited 293 timesHolding that similarity in terms of relief sought is irrelevant
Pacesetter Sys., Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc.
678 F.2d 93 (9th Cir. 1982) Cited 605 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding dismissal is proper "when a complaint involving the same parties and issues has already been filed in another district"
Manville Sales Corp. v. Paramount Systems
917 F.2d 544 (Fed. Cir. 1990) Cited 389 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that for officers "to be personally liable for [their employer's] infringement under section 271, there must be evidence to justify piercing the corporate veil"
Nw. Airlines v. Am. Airlines
989 F.2d 1002 (8th Cir. 1993) Cited 287 timesHolding that a letter that "gave no indication that a lawsuit was imminent" was insufficient to be a compelling circumstance to depart from the first-filed rule
Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Detco Industries
426 F.3d 994 (8th Cir. 2005) Cited 193 timesHolding that a state tort lawsuit and the insurer's federal coverage declaratory lawsuit were not parallel because although the issues may "depend on some of the same facts," the state proceeding involved "parties, arguments, and issues different from those in the federal [suit]"
U.S. Fire Ins. Co. v. Goodyear Tire Rubber
920 F.2d 487 (8th Cir. 1990) Cited 138 timesDescribing the first-filed rule as "well-established"
Jacob v. New York
315 U.S. 752 (1942) Cited 183 timesRecognizing that "[t]he right of a jury trial in civil cases at common law is a basic and fundamental feature of our system of federal jurisprudence which is protected by the Seventh Amendment. A right so fundamental and sacred to the citizen, whether guaranteed by the Constitution or provided by statute, should be jealously guarded by the courts."
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,612 times 51 Legal AnalysesRecognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"
Section 271 - Infringement of patent
35 U.S.C. § 271 Cited 6,139 times 1082 Legal AnalysesHolding that testing is a "use"
Section 1498 - Patent and copyright cases
28 U.S.C. § 1498 Cited 509 times 97 Legal AnalysesGranting the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to adjudicate patent infringement suits against the federal government under a takings theory
Section 1500 - Pendency of claims in other courts
28 U.S.C. § 1500 Cited 244 timesDenying Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction over "any claim . . . pending in any other court"
Section 1659 - Stay of certain actions pending disposition of related proceedings before the United States International Trade Commission
28 U.S.C. § 1659 Cited 126 times 5 Legal AnalysesDistinguishing between civil actions and proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and permitting stay of civil action in favor of overlapping ITC proceedings in certain circumstances