On November 15, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued two opinions explaining how district courts should determine whether, in cases filed prior to the recent Supreme Court
TC Heartland venue decision, a defendant waived the defense of improper venue. In the first opinion,
In re Micron Techs., No. 2017-138, the Court issued a writ of mandamus and ordered the District Court to reconsider its decision that the defendant had waived the defense; in the second opinion,
In re Cutsforth, Inc., No. 2017-135, the Court issued a writ of mandamus and ordered the District Court to reconsider its decision that the defendant had not waived the defense.
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