I Don't Believe in Imaginary revenue writes "Why is a 5th Circuit product liability case getting interest from lawyers all over the country? Because it might put an end to forum mini-mall by 'non practicing entities' (patent trolls) who prefer to file in the Eastern section of Texas, no matter how little relevance that forum has to their case. Thanks to the rules involving 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) motions and patent cases, people who get sued in Marshall, Texas usually can't get the case transferred elsewhere, even though that forum is seen as unreasonably favorable for patent plaintiffs. But, if the panel of judges in In Re: Volkswagen rules the way some anticipate, that could all change, and there are no less than six amici curiae who have filed briefs arguing both sides of it."

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