Christopher Keleher Defeats Preliminary Injunction
Yesterday I received a favorable ruling from the Northern District of Illinois in an important Schedule A case. Judge Mary Rowland agreed with our position that the plaintiff had not satisfied its burden for injunctive relief. This was a decisive victory for the defendants, who are Amazon sellers, and will enable them...
Christopher Keleher Quoted Again In Law360 Article
Last week, I had the honor of being interviewed and quoted in another Law360 article. The subject matter was recent trends in the Northern District of Illinois concerning Schedule A litigation. I was described as "a Chicago attorney who is among the busiest Schedule A defense lawyers." The article examines recent...
Law360 Feature: Injunction Constraints Impede Utility Patent Counterfeit Cases
Yesterday, I had the honor of being interviewed and quoted in a Law360 article about Schedule A patent litigation. The article, "Injunction Constraints Impede Utility Patent Counterfeit Cases," examines trends in Schedule A litigation and how Schedule A plaintiffs are experiencing hurdles in the federal district courts of Texas.
Another Seventh Circuit Win
Last week, I successfully defended an appeal of a district court dismissal. Along with my two co-counsel, we represented the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ("ABPN"), in a Seventh Circuit appeal. The ABPN certifies psychiatrists and neurologists nationwide, and requires those certified after 1994 to maintain that status by completing its...
Christopher Keleher Speaks at Institute for Justice “Short Circuit Live” Podcast
Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking at Institute for Justice "Short Circuit Live" Podcast. I was on a distinguished panel which included University of Chicago Law Professor Sarah Konsky. We discussed recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals cases, including a case I argued in the Seventh Circuit, Whitaker v. Dempsey. It was...
Western District of Pennsylvania Becomes Inhospitable Terrain For Schedule A Litigation
Over the last year, there has been a slow, but steady migration of Schedule A cases. Plaintiffs have sought greener pastures as the Northern District of Illinois becomes increasingly chilly to Schedule A plaintiffs. One such destination is the Western District of Pennsylvania. Not so fast. Last week, Judge Nicholas Ranjan of...
Seventh Circuit Cases Continue To Contract
The Annual Report of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was recently issued. In 2024, 2,434 new appeals were filed. This is a 6% decrease from 2023, which had 2,588 cases filed. Further, the 2,434 figure is the second lowest number since 2006. Only the pandemic-hobbled 2022 with 2,363,...
Default Judgment Vacated
Yesterday, I successfully vacated a potential six-figure judgment on behalf of an Amazon seller. My client, a foreign-based business, was unaware of an infringement lawsuit against him that had been served via email. Unfortunately, the email went into his spam folder, and he never saw it. A few months later, the Plaintiff...
Christopher Keleher Quoted in Law360 Article
Yesterday, I had the honor of being interviewed and quoted in a Law360 article about Schedule A litigation. The article examines recent trends in Schedule A litigation and how Schedule A plaintiffs are increasingly experiencing difficulties in the Northern District of Illinois. A link to the Law360 piece can be found here:
Over $600,000 Returned to Two Amazon Sellers
Last week, I convinced a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois to unfreeze two seller’s Amazon accounts in a Schedule A lawsuit. My clients, Amazon merchants, had their accounts frozen for three months. For one store, the revenue for the allegedly infringing items sold was $18,519 while the frozen...