Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc.
United States Supreme Court
511 U.S. 863 (1994)
Relevant factsFree
After Digital (defendant) and Desktop (plaintiff) settled a trademark dispute and Desktop voluntarily dismissed its suit, Desktop later moved to vacate that dismissal alleging Digital had misrepresented material facts during the settlement negotiations, and the district court granted the motion; Digital immediately appealed that order, but the Tenth Circuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, finding the order neither ended the litigation nor qualified as an appealable collateral order.
IssueFree
Whether rights arising from a private agreement rise to the level of importance to give a court of appeals appellate jurisdiction under the collateral order doctrine.