Magistrate Judge: Patent Counterclaim Removal By Quest Labs Was Improper

Mealey's (March 11, 2019, 11:23 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a March 8 report and recommendation, a New Mexico federal magistrate judge found that removal of a state law contract case to federal court by defendants on the basis of a potential patent infringement counterclaim was improper and that the case should proceed in state court (STC.UNM v. Quest Diagnostics Inc., et al., No. 17-1123, D. N.M., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37950)....