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Appellate
Appellate Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on appellate law. Coverage includes major cases in the federal courts of appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court, and state-level appeals courts, with a focus on petitions, briefs, oral arguments, decisions, and other major activity.
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Latest News in Appellate
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February 12, 2026
Colo. Appeals Panel Backs Ex-Director's $3.36M Jury Award
A Colorado appellate court panel affirmed on Thursday a $3.36 million jury verdict in favor of a natural gas marketing company ex-trading director, but denied him the $10 million in statutory penalties he sought, saying an earlier version of the Colorado Wage Claim Act applied.
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February 12, 2026
Split 5th Circ. Backs State Farm After 'Fecal Catastrophe'
A split Fifth Circuit on Thursday agreed with a lower court's finding for State Farm that the source of sewage that flooded a Mississippi family's home absolved the insurer of coverage, while one circuit judge said Mississippi law favored the homeowners in the "disgusting tragedy."
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February 12, 2026
Super Micro Investor Fights Uphill At 9th Circ. To Lead Suit
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared skeptical Thursday of a Super Micro Computer Inc. investor's writ of mandamus petition challenging a lower court's decision to reject it as lead plaintiff in a proposed securities class action, with each judge expressing doubts that the investor has shown its "extraordinary" request for relief is warranted.
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February 12, 2026
5th Circ. Upholds Texas Ban On Compensated Vote Harvesting
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday reinstated enforcement of Texas' felony ban on compensated vote harvesting, saying that hypothetical scenarios are not enough to claim that a law is unconstitutional.
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February 12, 2026
7th Circuit Takes Up BIPA Amendment's Retroactivity
The Seventh Circuit heard arguments Thursday over whether a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law has retroactive application to lawsuits filed before it took effect, with one judge on the panel saying it seemed like "billions of dollars of consequences turn on how we label the change."
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