Ruled against plaintiff's standing to sue because he had not alleged a sufficiently individualized injury. Wright was reversed by the unanimous United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which was itself then found to be in error by the U.S. Supreme Court.[7] On remand, the Ninth Circuit again found the plaintiff had standing to sue.[8]
Ruling against a "notorious" U.S. law firm and principals, which was viewed by onlookers and the court as engaging in copyright trolling and alleged legal extortion practices, often via shell companies. The case resulted in sanctions and law firm dissolution. Wright's opinion included a number of Star Trek catchphrases.[9][10]
Imposed sanctions in the amount of US$17,808[11] after plaintiff's attorney Christopher Hook sent widely publicized[12] emails containing profanities and threats to counsel for Allstate.[13]
SpaceX v. U.S. Air Force
2020
SpaceX was not entitled to relief after the Air Force awarded contracts to United Launch Alliance (ULA), Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman to help those companies with costs of developing new rockets and infrastructure.[14]
Lawsuit challenging an executive order banning TikTok; the case impacted the nearly 80 million[15]TikTok users in the United States and drew significant attention from the press. The case was voluntarily dismissed in the Central District of California in September 2020[16] and filed instead in the District of Columbia.[17]
