WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on June 22 published an ad hoc committee’s decision dismissing a Canadian investor’s application for annulment of a split tribunal’s refusal to award him damages for the loss of indirect holdings in Serbia allegedly worth 87.5 million euros, finding that the tribunal properly explained its reasoning and did not exceed its powers and ordering the investor to pay Serbia’s attorney fees and the arbitration costs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 22 agreed to decide whether the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in recognizing a cause of action for damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics for an inmate who was injured in a prison gang fight but was not sent to a hospital.

MILWAUKEE — After finding that most of the opinions of a mechanical engineer retained to offer expert testimony are irrelevant to a woman's defective design claims and that the opinion that meets admissibility standards does not relate to the woman’s allegations, a Wisconsin federal judge awarded the seller of a pressure cooker summary judgment and dismissed the case with prejudice.

LANSING, Mich. — The majority of a Michigan Court of Appeals panel affirmed a trial court’s ruling in favor of a commercial property insurer, agreeing with the lower court that no coverage is owed for water damage in an insured building because the building was vacant when a frozen sprinkler pipe burst.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A split Washington Supreme Court affirmed an appellate court ruling upholding judgment for the state in its suit against Meta Platforms Inc. regarding its liability for alleged violations of the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) for failing to provide information about political advertisements on its social media platforms, finding that the law relates to the state’s interest in election transparency and is not unduly burdensome.

CHICAGO — A federal prisoner’s medical expert, who opines that health care workers at the prison failed to take appropriate steps to address his medical concerns, can testify, an Illinois federal judge held, finding that the expert meets the admissibility standards of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel reversed a Washington federal judge’s finding that video game company Valve Corp. was estopped from asserting invalidity arguments in defense of infringement claims asserted against it regarding a patent describing a video game controller with extra buttons located on the back; the panel held that the judge relied on insufficient evidence and failed to account for hindsight bias.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appellate court panel held that a lower court erred in mandating the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association to pay $10,507.90 to insureds’ law firm as part of a settlement between the insureds and their insolvent insurer in a Hurricane Irma coverage dispute, reversing the lower court’s decision.