Justices Won't Consider IP Theft Allegations Against Akin

By Dani Kass · April 20, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a former Cornell University graduate student's petition trying to revive his malpractice suit against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP stemming from patent litigation against Illumina...

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Monib Zirvi, Petitioner v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, et al.

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Supreme Court

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3830 Patent

Date Filed

February 06, 2026

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