District Court, N.D. Alabama October 25, 2006, Civil Action 03-AR-1480 (VAE Nortrak North America, Inc. v. Progress Rail Services Corp.)

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

ACKER, District Judge.

Before coming to grips with the motions for summary judgment pending in the above-entitled patent infringement case, the court laments the fact that the House Judiciary Committee did not sooner do what it did on September 13, 2006 (H.R.