In a significant development in the legal battle between Thomson Reuters and ROSS Intelligence, Judge Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has granted a motion for interlocutory appeal. This decision pauses the proceedings and allows the Third Circuit to review a partial summary judgment from February which found ROSS had infringed on Westlaw content. The core issues under review include the originality of Westlaw’s headnotes and the fair use considerations of ROSS’s actions.
According to Judge Bibas, there are “substantial grounds for difference of opinion on controlling legal issues,” highlighting the potential these reviews have in altering the direction of the trial. Legal professionals keen to follow this case can find further details here.