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Latest News in Appellate

  • March 31, 2026

    Students Can Become Aid Fixing Class, With New Lead Attys

    Students pursuing financial aid fixing claims against Cornell University and several other elite schools can proceed as a class if they tap different lead counsel, since misrepresentations regarding one firm's purportedly contingent casework caused a significant trust impairment, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday.

  • March 31, 2026

    Ariz. Judge Keeps Oak Flat Stay Pending 9th Circ. Rehearing

    An Arizona federal judge has agreed with Apache tribal members and environmental groups that a stay should remain in place as they await a Ninth Circuit decision on their legal fight to block the transfer of 2,500 acres to a copper mining company.

  • March 31, 2026

    3rd Circ. Says Immigrant's Abuse Claims Need Further Review

    The Third Circuit said Tuesday that further review was needed in the case of a Dominican national facing deportation to hash out whether his removal could be canceled based on federal law protecting immigrants from abuse from lawful permanent residents or citizens.

  • March 31, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Upholds Samsung's PTAB Win Over Display Patents

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board rightly invalidated claims of two related Manufacturing Resources International Inc. patents for cooling electronic displays, the Federal Circuit affirmed Tuesday.

  • March 31, 2026

    Del. Judge Won't Nix $60M Casablanca Hotel Award Case

    A Delaware federal court rejected an investor's bid to escape litigation aimed at enforcing a $60 million arbitral award favoring the current owner of the Royal Mansour Hotel in Casablanca, pointing to a Third Circuit decision that reversed an earlier ruling by the lower court.

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