Appellate

  • May 13, 2025

    6th Circ. Demands New Atty Fee Calculation In Property Row

    The Sixth Circuit has agreed that the state of Michigan and one of its counties are liable for attorney fees in a lawsuit alleging the county unlawfully kept proceeds from a tax-foreclosed sale, adding on Monday that the lower court must better explain why it slashed the victorious property owner's fee request.

  • May 13, 2025

    Ga. Justices Revives Claim Over Med Student's Negligence

    The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a woman's claim seeking to hold two doctors vicariously liable for a medical student's alleged negligence during a hysterectomy, saying there are questions about whether the student was acting as their servant at the time.

  • May 13, 2025

    Insurer Calls To Ax Mogul's Receivership Appeal As Sanction

    An insurer seeking to collect on a $524 million arbitration award against convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg has asked the North Carolina Court of Appeals to toss Lindberg's attempt at undoing a receivership order as a sanction for allegedly flouting court deadlines.

  • May 13, 2025

    6th Circ. Vacates Paper Cos. Superfund Liability Ruling

    The Sixth Circuit sided with International Paper Co. and Weyerhaeuser Co. Monday and vacated a judgment holding them liable for future cleanup costs at a Michigan Superfund site.

  • May 13, 2025

    8th Circ. Holds Guatemalan Failed To Show Removal Hardship

    The Eighth Circuit has denied a Guatemalan national's attempt to reopen his removal proceedings after his child was born in the U.S., holding the Board of Immigration Appeals made no mistake in finding he failed to demonstrate eligibility for cancellation of removal.

  • May 13, 2025

    Menendez 'Laptop Problem' May Not Sway 2nd Circ. On Bail

    The Second Circuit pushed back Tuesday on arguments by two New Jersey businessmen convicted of bribing former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., after they asked for bail pending the outcome of their appeals, with the men pointing to a laptop used by jurors that contained excluded evidence.

  • May 13, 2025

    NFL Benefits Plan Throws Flag On Atty Fee Award To Player

    Former NFL player Michael Cloud should never have been awarded attorney fees by a Texas federal judge after a "complete loss" on appeal of his suit over disability benefits, the National Football League's retirement plan has told the Fifth Circuit.

  • May 13, 2025

    Justice Souter: Who He Was And How He Shaped The Law

    Retired Justice David Souter died last week at age 85. Here, Law360 looks at the former U.S. Supreme Court justice's legacy — not just through his legal work, but in his mentoring of clerks and friendships with peers.

  • May 13, 2025

    5th Circ. Says Gaps In Testimony Doom Deepwater Suit

    The Fifth Circuit has affirmed the exclusion of expert testimony in a worker's toxic tort suit against BP Exploration & Production Inc. over cancer he says he developed after cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, saying there are "fatal analytical flaws" in the expert's opinion and upholding a win for the oil company.

  • May 12, 2025

    W.Va. High Court Declines 4th Circ. Request For Opioid Input

    The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday declined the Fourth Circuit's request to answer whether the state's public nuisance law applies to the distribution of opioids, saying disputed facts in litigation between local governments and drug distribution companies must first be resolved.

  • May 12, 2025

    Pa. Mental Health Rejection Suits Could Rise, Atty Says

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent decision to greenlight a suit accusing two hospitals of negligently rejecting a man seeking mental health treatment who later murdered his girlfriend could spark a rise in such lawsuits, one attorney warned.

  • May 12, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Erases MIT, Broad CRISPR Win In Conception Fight

    The Nobel Prize-winning scientists who lost their interference proceeding on a key use of the gene-editing technology CRISPR persuaded the Federal Circuit on Monday to​ give them another chance, with the court providing clarity on how to analyze conception.

  • May 12, 2025

    Amazon Cites FTC Take On Online Shopping Law In Prime Suit

    Amazon has asked a federal court to either allow it to present evidence of the Federal Trade Commission's statements about the clarity of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act or permit it to bring the matter to the Ninth Circuit, arguing the issue must be resolved sooner rather than later.

  • May 12, 2025

    Fla. Panel Says Evidence In DUI Case Was Legally Obtained

    A Florida federal judge wrongly applied the probable cause standard to suppress evidence from a DUI investigation of a woman initially pulled over for a traffic stop for driving in two lanes simultaneously, an appellate court said Friday, ruling the police officer's reasonable suspicion was enough to justify the traffic stop.

  • May 12, 2025

    Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Transfer Until High Court Review

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked the federal government from transferring an ancient Arizona Apache worship site to a copper mining company until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the dispute, saying there is no question that the tribes would suffer irreparable harm should the move proceed.

  • May 12, 2025

    DC Circ. Has 'Duty To Intervene' To Protect CFPB, Union Says

    A union representing employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has urged the D.C. Circuit to keep in place a lower court injunction barring the agency from stopping work and firing staff, asserting ahead of oral arguments this week that the Trump administration is trying to "place the executive branch above the law."

  • May 12, 2025

    Fla. Court Orders Hearing On Ineffective Counsel Claims

    A Florida state appeals court has ruled that a lower court must hold a hearing to assess evidence put forward by a man who claims ineffective counsel led him to be found guilty of a second-degree firearm offense and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

  • May 12, 2025

    Boeing Execs Say Cert. Appeal Warrants Stay Of 737 Max Suit

    Boeing executives have argued state pension fund litigation accusing them of putting profits over safety should be paused while the Fourth Circuit reviews the certification of a class of investors who are accusing the company and its leaders of making false statements about the 737 Max.

  • May 12, 2025

    Leon Black's Subpoena Suits Unsealed In Apollo Founder Row

    A New York state judge Monday revealed details in former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black's ongoing arbitration battle with co-founder-turned-nemesis Josh Harris, as the court unsealed three related subpoena enforcement suits.

  • May 12, 2025

    No One Can Challenge Rehab Permit Deal, Conn. Tells Court

    No one is aggrieved by a Connecticut agency settlement that granted a conditional approval to the operator of a substance abuse treatment facility, so no one can challenge it in court, the state attorney general's office argued Monday before the Connecticut Supreme Court.

  • May 12, 2025

    9th Circ. Asks Wash. Justices About Fake Discount CPA Suit

    The Ninth Circuit has called on Washington state's highest court to clarify whether a shopper who claims she purchased leggings from clothing retailer Aéropostale based on an alleged fake discounting scheme has suffered harm covered by the state Consumer Protection Act.

  • May 12, 2025

    Ohio AG Will Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Social Media Age Limit

    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday that he is appealing a federal court decision blocking the state's law barring social media companies from allowing children under 16 to create accounts without parental consent.

  • May 12, 2025

    Colo. Justices Undo DA's DQ From Judicial Stalking Case

    The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday said a lower court erred in disqualifying a district attorney's office from prosecuting criminal claims against someone accused of stalking a trial court judge, finding the office's alleged conflicts of interest amounted to routine actions amid the normal course of business.

  • May 12, 2025

    9th Circ. Questions Vegas Casino Room Rate Claims

    A skeptical Ninth Circuit panel had questions Monday for guests accusing Las Vegas casino-hotel operators of using the same software to inflate room rates about what they need to show for their algorithmic pricing claims to survive.

  • May 12, 2025

    Unions Tell Justices To Protect Privacy In Social Security Case

    Two unions and an advocacy group argued Monday that there's no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to make it easier for the Department of Government Efficiency to access the Social Security Administration's data on millions of Americans, claiming requiring the supposed fraud-busting team to follow protocol doesn't constitute an emergency.

Expert Analysis

  • What's Next After Justices Clarify FLSA Evidence Standard

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in EMD Sales v. Carrera makes it easier to claim employees are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime requirements, and eliminates inconsistency and unpredictability for employers operating in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Bracewell.

  • The Implications Of E-Cigarette Cos. Taking Suits To 5th Circ.

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    The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds over the definition of an "adversely affected" person under the Tobacco Control Act, and the justices' ruling will have important and potentially wide-ranging implications for forum shopping claims, says Trillium Chang at Zuckerman Spaeder.

  • Series

    Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.

  • Fed. Circ. Inherency Ruling Refines Obviousness Framework

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    The Federal Circuit's December decision in Cytiva v. JSR has definitively eliminated the requirement of "reasonable expectation of success" analysis for inherent properties in obviousness determinations, while providing some key clarifications for patent practitioners, says Lawrence Kass at Steptoe.

  • Opinion

    Commercial Tree Thinning Should Be Part of Wildfire Control

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    The devastating wildfires currently afflicting California make it clear that the U.S. Forest Service should step up its use of methods including commercial tree removal to lower fire risk — but litigation that drags on for years stymies many of these efforts and endangers the public, says Jeffrey Beelaert at Givens Pursley.

  • The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2024

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office issued five noteworthy bid protest decisions in 2024 that will likely have a continuing impact on questions concerning standing, timeliness, corporate transactions and more, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • High Court Could Further Limit Deference With TCPA Fax Case

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    The Supreme Court's decision to hear McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, a case involving alleged junk faxes that centers whether district courts are bound by Federal Communications Commission rules, offers the court a chance to possibly further limit the judicial deference afforded to federal agency interpretations of statutes, says Samantha Duke at Rumberger Kirk.

  • Future Of Crypto-Asset Classification Is In 2nd Circ.'s Hands

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    A definitive ruling from the Second Circuit in a rare interlocutory appeal in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ongoing court battle with Coinbase could finally establish clear guidelines on the classification of digital assets, influencing how they are regulated and traded in the U.S., say attorneys at Manatt.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • More Environmental Claims, More Greenwashing Challenges

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    As companies prepare for the 2025 greenwashing landscape, they should take heed of a D.C. appellate decision that shows that environmental claims are increasingly subject to attack and provides plaintiffs with a playbook for challenging corporate claims of sustainability, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Calif. Cannabis Decision Deepens Commerce Clause Divide

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    In Peridot Tree v. Sacramento, the Eastern District of California joined a growing minority of courts that have found the dormant commerce clause inapplicable to state-regulated marijuana, and the Ninth Circuit will soon provide important guidance on this issue, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • 4 Employment Law Areas Set To Change Under Trump

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    President Donald Trump's second term is expected to bring significant changes to the U.S. employment law landscape, including the potential for updated worker classification regulations, and challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion that are already taking shape, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • A Defendant's Guide To 4 Common CFPB Discovery Tactics

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    With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent flurry of new lawsuits showing no signs of stopping, defendants should know the bureau's most relied-upon discovery strategies — and be prepared to resist them, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • What Employment Bias Litigation Looks Like After Muldrow

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    Nine months after the U.S. Supreme Court created an undemanding standard for discrimination claims in Muldrow v. St. Louis, Eric Schnapper at the University of Washington discusses how the Title VII litigation landscape has changed and what to expect moving forward.

  • The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024

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    Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.

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