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Appellate - July, 2018

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• Vacancy Provision Sinks Coverage For Burst Pipe: DC Circ.
• Mud-Race Spectator Denied New Trial In Injury Suit
• Costco False-Ad Eye Doc Suit Dismissal Reversed By 9th Circ.
• BofA Beats NJ Consumer Fraud Claim Over Home Flooding
• 9th Circ. Vacates Fraud Conviction Over Jury Instruction
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Against VA Over Veteran's Lupus Death
• Travelers Can Sue Aviation Co. For Extra Premiums: 8th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Revives Ex-Salvation Army Worker's FMLA Suit
• Mother's Depo Dooms Suit Over Daughter's Fatal Brain Injury
• Senate Dems Request All Kavanaugh's WH Documents
• Enviros Urge High Court To Take A Fresh Look At CPP Stay
• Mass. Court Affirms $32.5M Award For Forgotten Medical Note
• 6th Circ. Urged To Rethink Class Issues In Dayton Toxic Tort
• DC Circ. Says Nurses' Election OK Despite Quorum Question
• Utah Justices Toss $2.75M Distress Award In Malpractice Case
• Ariz. County Can't Duck Racial Profiling Order At 9th Circ.
• MLB Wants Cut Of Gambling Revenue, League Official Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Alleging E-Trade Venue Fraud
• Permanent Ban Moots Sanctuary City Appeal, 7th Circ. Told
• Insurer Gets $5.4M Coverage Award Gutted In Junk Fax Case
• 11th Circ. Reverses NLRB On Samsung Employment Pact
• Enviros Take Fight Over Methane Rule Delay To 10th Circ.
• $227M Romania Award Row In UK To Stay Paused For Now
• 6th Circ. Says Debt Collection Claims Meet Spokeo Bar
• Gov't Urges DC Circ. To Deny Challenge To Kaspersky Ban
• 11th Circ. Revives Blind Man's Dunkin' Donuts ADA Suit
• 8th Circ. Upholds Liberty's Win In Premium Overcharge Suit
• AT&T Merger Trial Transcripts Go Public After DOJ Push
• PTAB Must Redo Suboxone Patent Reviews Post-SAS
• Kavanaugh Before The Bench: Starr's 'Superstar'
• DC Circ. Upholds Auction Exemption For Renewables In NE
• DC Circ. Won't Block Dominion Power Line Work Amid Appeal
• Senate Confirms Ga. Justice With Kirkland Roots To 11th Circ.
• NJ Condo Associations' Right To Recover Attorneys' Fees
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Benefits Manager's Firing Suit
• Ore. Farm Co. Let Out Of Suit Over Texas Truck Driver's Death
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Paul Hughes
• Kavanaugh Is The Wrong Choice To Check Autocratic Power
• Voters Take 'Misleading' Tax Measure Fight To Texas Justices
• NY Tax Minutes: July
• New Cross-Claim Burdens For Asbestos Defendants In NJ
• 9th Circ. Exposes Foreign Issuers To New Liability
• Spokeo Strikes Again: Why Challenges To Standing Are Key
• Ex-HSBC Forex Trader Wins Appeal Against Extradition To US
• Chamber Urges DC Circ. To Affirm Toss Of OPM Breach Suit
• Atty Owes Doctor $8M In Malicious Prosecution Case
• Chancery Adopts Deal Price In $6.5B Solera Appraisal Row
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Barclays Dark Pool Suit
• Union Role Affirmed As 9th Circ. Rules On Calif. Advocacy
• 3 Insurers Must Cover TIAA's Defense, Del. Justices Say
• Wells Fargo Defends Intent In $300M Tax Row In 8th Circ.
• ​​​​9th Circ. Hyundai Kia Rethink May Give Class Deals Clarity
• Moldovan Investors Say Kazakhstan's 1st Circ. Appeal Is Early
• Attorneys General Urge High Court To Let EPA Ban HFCs
• $12B ACA Case Needs Full Fed. Circ. Review, Insurers Say
• With Sharp Split, USPTO Fee Rule Could Head To High Court
• 9th Circ. Does Care About Honey Badger TM Claims
• 5 Cybersecurity And Privacy Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Rethink Cybercrime Coverage Suit, Travelers Tells 6th Circ.
• Furniture Company Returns To Ch. 11 With $280M Debt
• Fraudster Caused His Own Counsel Troubles, 9th Circ. Says
• High Court Bats Down Gov't Bid To Halt Kids' Climate Suit
• FERC Seeks Denial Of Enviro Bid To Block $3.5B Pipeline
• Texas Court Revives Suit Over Trucker's Accident Death
• Ill. Court Affirms Builder's Win In Injured Worker's Suit
• Kavanaugh Wins Over Rand Paul, Meets With 1st Senate Dem
• Norton Simon Can Keep Nazi-Looted Art, 9th Circ. Says
• Outback Dodges Suit Over NJ Customer's Salmonella Claims
• Kazakhstan Tells DC Circ. To Nix OK Of $506M Arbitral Award
• Fla. Tells 11th Circ. Seminole Suit Over Utility Tax Barred
• BIA Abused Discretion In Syrian Asylum Case, 6th Circ. Says
• EEOC Wins $2.5M Settlement For Fired Haitian Hotel Workers
• Groups Back Okla.'s Bid To Keep Jurisdiction In Murder Case
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's James Tysse
• Altera Reversal Is A Transfer Pricing And APA Win For IRS
• Insurance Tips For 'No Poach' Employment Antitrust Claims
• PSEG Whistleblower Row Revived After Improper Toss
• Feds Give Up On Litvak, Drop Charge In Lieu Of 3rd Trial
• States Move Fast To Make Out-Of-State Retailers Collect Tax
• 1st Circ.'s Uber Ruling Imposes Burdens On App Design
• Who Can Decide Whether 'Class Arbitration' Is Authorized?
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Commercial Division Backs Technology-Assisted Review
• NJ Car Dealers Beat Fraud Suits, Lack Of Harm Cited
• 7th Circ. OKs Attys Fee Cut For 'Paucity' Of Work In TCPA Suit
• Chief Justice Roberts Concurs With Hard G For 'Gerrymander'
• Malpractice Suit Against Atty Tossed For Lack Of Expert
• Md. Repair Cos. Must Face Suit Over Carbon Monoxide Deaths
• Juries Can't Decide Patent Validity, Fujifilm Tells Justices
• State AGs Call For Bond Hearings For Detained Immigrants
• Hospital On Hook For $4.9M Medicaid Payments, Court Says
• Ex-Court Worker Gets Redo On Judge Harassment Damages
• 9th Circ. Upholds PGA Tour Win In Caddy Bib-Ads Suit
• Calif. Court Clears Pepper Hamilton In Mediation Breach DQ
• School Escapes Surgical Tech Students' $9M Fraud Award
• Jet Co. Can Bring Claim Against Texas City In Hangar Row
• IRS Loses Foreign Tax Treatment Case In DC Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over Collector Seeking Settled Debt
• 11th Circ. Backs Quick Win For Co. In Ex-Trucker's Bias Suit
• BNP Paribas Not Liable For '98 Embassy Attacks: DC Circ.
• Anthem, Express Scripts Were Fiduciaries, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Inconsistent Medical Docs End Asylum Review, 2nd Circ. Says
• Full 9th Circ. To Review Hyundai, Kia Fuel Economy Ruling
• DC Circ. Upholds FERC's Approval Of $971M Pipeline Project
• Fed. Circ. Revives GoPro's PTAB Fight Over Camera Patents
• 9th Circ. Sends Back Robot-Vacuum $2M Verdict
• 4th Circ. Nixes Forest Service, BLM OKs For W.Va. Pipeline
• Senate Asks For Only Part Of Kavanaugh Docs From Bush WH
• Czechs Say Dutch Ruling Backs $374M Award's Dismissal
• Texas Court Won't Split $580M Pension Suit Over Bad Advice
• Fed. Circ. Vacates $207M Win For Wind Farms In Grant Case
• NJ Atty Must Face Suit Over Disclosure In Priest Sex Case
• 9th Circ. Finds ICE Probe Tainted By Arpaio's Illegal Raid
• DOJ Asks DC Circ. To Unseal AT&T Trial Transcripts
• J&J Unit Can't Skip To En Banc Hearing In Pa. Mesh Appeal
• 9th Circ. Hands Win To Enviros In Mont. Logging Project Suit
• 3rd Circ. Allows Steak 'N Shake ADA Suit But Tosses Class
• Morgan Stanley Atty's $10M Tax Fine Upheld In ​​​​​​​2nd Circ.
• CORRECTED: 3rd Circ. Tweaks School Trans Bathroom Ruling
• Website Accessibility Suits Threaten Omnichannel Sales
• Atlanta Rapper Can't Dodge Texas Contract Breach Lawsuit
• Innovator Liability Flunks The Dormant Commerce Clause
• Are California's Economic Sourcing Rules The Next Wayfair?
• Fed. Circ. Nixes USPTO Bid For Win-Or-Lose Attys' Fees
• Insights On Time-Rounding Systems For Calif. Employers
• Firms Waived Right To Object To Bankruptcy Deal: 9th Circ.
• NY Atty Beats Suit Over Unsuccessful Med Mal Case
• Texas Power Agency's $1.8M Win Against Lawyer Will Stand
• 7th Circ. Appeal Of Uber TCPA Deal In 'Bad Faith,' Attys Say
• Kavanaugh Got Call Of A Lifetime Hours After Kennedy Quit
• New York City To Appeal Climate Suit Dismissal To 2nd Circ.
• Fla. Appeals Court Lifts Block On Gov.'s Judicial Appointment
• NJ Condo Group Can't Shake Sidewalk Slip-And-Fall Action
• Texas Doc's Misspelled Name Dooms Med Mal Suit
• NJ Justice Gets Second Term As Gov. Renews Christie Pick
• 9th Circ. Altera Decision Could Warrant Rare En Banc Review
• Fed. Circ. Finds Vivint Appliance-Control Patent Obvious
• Mass AG, RI Sen. Back Truckers In High Court Arbitration Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Medicaid Can't Cover States' Provider Training
• Wash. Tribes Urge Supreme Court To Rebuff Fishing Petition
• NJ Meadowlands Authority Not Liable For Landfill Cleanup
• Jewelry Wholesaler Can't Protect 'Artistry' Mark, 6th Circ. Says
• Daewoo Urges 5th Circ. To Rehear Iron Shipment Seizure Row
• UberBlack Drivers Fight For Employee Status At 3rd Circ.
• NJ Says Slew Of Railroad Injury Suits Must Wait For 3rd Circ.
• Activist Seeks 2nd Circ. Redo Over Cravath's Shell Docs
• Drummond Co. Loses Review Bid Over Ex-Miner's Benefits
• Starbucks Can't Skim Minutes, Calif. High Court Says
• Court Reverses Doctor's Loss Over Employment Contract
• 2 Circuit Court Rulings Rock Phishing Loss Coverage Field
• Bristol-Myers Unlikely To Shake Up Class Action Landscape
• Sentencing May Change With 2 Kennedy Clerks On High Court
• SAP Ruling's Curious Approach To Subject Matter Eligibility
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• 5th Circ. Suggests Insurance May Cover Credit Card Breach
• 7th Circ. Backs Ind. Abortion Law Stay During Legal Challenge
• NBC, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube Escape Suge Knight Killing Suit
• 9th Circ. Likely Won't Have Last Word On ERISA Arbitration
• Parkland Shooting Footage Must Be Released, Court Says
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Boston University's $14M LED Patent Win
• 7th Circ. Upholds $14M Fee Award In Cruise Robocall Deal
• NY Law Dictates Arbitration Of Sandy Damage In NJ: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Affirms FERC Win In Religious Order's Pipeline Fight
• Bracewell Partner Named GC For Texas Gov.
• IRS Asks 9th Circ. To Uphold Penalties On Tax Attorney
• Toyota Can't Protect Documents From Seat-Design Trial
• Firm, Public Defender Spar Over Client In 9th Circ. CWA Case
• Fla. Doc Gets Retrial In Suit Over Detox Patient's Death
• 4th Circ. Says Court Can't Referee Eminent Domain Fight
• 11th Circ. Won't Convert Fla. Pair's Bankruptcy To Ch. 11
• 9th Circ. Upholds Tire Co.'s Nearly $1M Win In TM Fight
• Fed. Circ. Tells PTAB To Reconsider RPX Patent Challenges
• Fed. Circ. Finds Patent On Beginners' Wakeboard Obvious
• Pa. Jury Must Decide If Insurer Pays For Roofer's Fatal Fall
• More Democrats Preparing Sit-Downs With Kavanaugh
• NJ Justices Uphold Hospital's Privilege Over Care Report
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• 9th Circ. Upholds Visa Denial For Wife Of US Army Officer
• Harvard Pilgrim's ERISA Denial Questioned By 1st Circ.
• Menchaca Continues To Preclude Post-Appraisal Liability
• Pa. Brownfield Cleanup Effort Can't Stop Enviros' Suit
• Calif. Rules For Advising Cannabis Clients Need Clarity: Part 2
• 4th Circ. Nixes C. African Republic Woman's Asylum Bid
• Tribes Say DC Circ. Ruling Backs Stay Bid In FCC Case
• FCC Rightly Kept Video Relay Competitors, DC Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To FCC Loophole On TV Station Cap
• Is Trump Admin.'s Suspension Of Clean Water Rule Lawful?
• 11th Circ. Revives NAACP Suit Calling Ala. Wage Law Biased
• 9th Circ.'s Shift From Arm's-Length Rule May Embolden IRS
• Torrenter May Owe Atty Fees In Copyright Row: 9th Circ.
• Brand Bankruptcy: High Court Mulls TM License Circuit Split
• Xcel Can't Get Out Of Paying $4.5M Wis. Cattle Injury Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Late FTCA Suit Over Mail Truck Crash
• Progressive, USAA Beat Appeals In Reduced Benefit Cases
• 6th Circ. ADA, FMLA Case A Cautionary Tale For Employers
• Doc's Alleged Drug Use Irrelevant To Med Mal Case: NJ Court
• 8th Circ. Remands Part Of NLRB Finding Over Fired Mechanic
• USPTO, Broadcom Fight Wi-Fi One's 2nd En Banc Bid
• FERC Fends Off Power Auction Challenge At DC Circ.
• Okla. Wants Justices To Overturn Decision In Murder Case
• A Look At Kavanaugh's Approach To Antitrust Law
• DC Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Security Clearance Suit
• Senate Struggling To Strike Deal Over Kavanaugh Docs
• Trump Pulls 9th Circ. Pick Bounds After Failed Senate Vote
• Midyear Report: Top Privacy Developments Of 2018, Part 2
• Boundary Row Led To Double Taxation, Texas Justices Hear
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Class Cert. In J&J 'Natural' Baby Wash Suit
• DOL Says Constellis ESOP's $30M ERISA Win Was Correct
• Bitter Dissent Shreds Rehearing Denial In Md. Drug Price Row
• 10th Circ. Affirms EPA's Colo. Air Quality Decision
• Trial Attys Urge High Court To Nix Trucking Co. Arbitration Bid
• Pa. Court Denies Asbestos Case Against Ford, Advance Auto
• Chau Says SEC Penalties Should Fall After Lucia Decision
• 9th Circ. Says Child Endangerment Is Grounds For Removal
• Texas Appeals Court Revives Plumber's Defective Parts Suit
• Stanford Sexual Assault Case That Ousted Judge Appealed
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Reject Atlantic Sunrise Rate Challenge
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• A Range Of State Responses After Wayfair
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive $40M Wells Fargo Debt Sale Suit
• Texas DOT Can't Avoid 3rd-Party Claim In Deadly Crash Suit
• Texas Firm Dodges Claims It Fumbled Oxygen Tank Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Flood Of MDLs
• Calif. Rules For Advising Cannabis Clients Need Clarity: Part 1
• Jones Day Tells 7th Circ. EEOC Ruling Will Extend Fee Fights
• The Emperor Of Alice's Abstract Wonderland
• Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit Belongs In Navajo Court: 10th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Won't Let USC Kick ERISA Case To Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Revives IRS Cost-Sharing Rule Altera Challenged
• A Clever Scheme To Protect Invalid Patents Has Failed
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Revisiting The Fax Provision: Technology's Impact On TCPA
• Ex-Citigroup Worker Appeals 'Boys Club' Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Dems Draw White House's Ire For Snubbing Kavanaugh
• Tribune Shareholders Must Share Atty Docs In Insurance Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Walmart Eye-Exam False Ad Suit
• Ill. Court Revives One Direction Concert Venue Injury Suit
• Met Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Win In $100M Suit Over Picasso
• Fed. Circ.'s PTAB Standing Rule Flouts Law, Justices Hear
• Kavanaugh Says No Need To Remove A President Who Lies
• DOJ Says Judge Botched Escobar By Axing $350M FCA Win
• Enviros To Take $546M Duke Cleanup Fight To NC High Court
• Fed. Circ. Tribal Ruling Puts State PTAB Immunity In Doubt
• Man's Internship Not Enough To Nix Disability Benefits Bid
• Fed. Circ. Prior Art Ruling Illegal, Ariosa Tells Justices
• Fiat Chrysler Defeats Ex-Worker's Bias Suit At 6th Circ.
• Mich. Justices Say Hospital Must Face Patient Fall Suit
• Midyear Report: Top Privacy Developments Of 2018, Part 1
• Panel Upholds Whistleblower Exemption For Pa. Court Jobs
• 6th Circ. Panel Backs Toss Of ADA Suit Against Cosmetics Co.
• How Texas' Anti-SLAPP Law Applies To Medical Peer Review
• Time For Sunshine On 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• NJ Justices Won't Review OptumRx Bid To Revive $6B Deal
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• 1st Circ. Wonders Why FDA Should Not Decide Eyedrop Suit
• 2nd Circ. Denies Asylum Bid For Bangladeshi Immigrant
• AIG Says Maritime Co. Not Covered In $2.5M Antitrust Row
• NJ Justices Won't Review Toss Of $25M Accutane Verdict
• RI AG, US Atty Spar In 1st Circ. Over Privilege Question
• 6th Circ. Clarifies Approach To Mandatory Abstention
• An Opportunity For High Court To Clarify Trademark Issue
• Carpenter And The High Court's Shift On 4th Amendment
• A 'Broad' Approach To Toxic Tort Class Cert. At 6th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Won't Sink EPA Cooling Water Rule
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• Docs Show Kavanaugh Questioned Watergate, Chevron Cases
• Broken Norms Should End Business-As-Usual Nominations
• Fed. Circ. Dissent Slams Alice In Apple, Google Patent Win
• Texas Court Limits Info Toyota Must Disclose In Seats Suit
• Split DC Circ. Reverses Ruling On Amtrak Regulatory Powers
• Sanctuary City Grant Ban Only OK in Chicago, 7th Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Finds EPA's Exceptional Events Rule Can Stand
• NEPA-Deficient Uranium Mine License Wrongly Kept: DC Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Finds Immigrant Isn't Felon For NY Weed Conviction
• J&J Faces Bid To Revive Cancer Victim's $417M Talc Win
• Kavanaugh Bows Out Of Latest DC Circ. Opinions
• NJ Atty Ducks Malpractice Suit From Client's Ex-Biz Partner
• Ice Co. Beats Firing Suit After Worker Botched Case Transfer
• Seattle Airport Worker's $40M Injury Award Slashed To $10M
• DC Circ. Partially Revives Terrorist Attack Liability Case
• Calif. Court Revives Time Warner Tax Fight With LA County
• Refiner Prevails On Renewable Fuel Exemption In 4th Circ.
• Tribe Asks 11th Circ. To Review Tax Ruling's $3.4M Impact
• Fed. Circ. Revives Secret Service Agent's OT Class Action
• School District Can't Keep Bus Discipline Vid Under Wraps
• Uncertain Clauses Revive Insurer's Bid To Ditch NJ Mold Suit
• JB Hunt Owes $4.8M Interest In Indiana Negligence Suit
• AIG Unit Can't Flip Asbestos Coverage Ruling In Ohio
• Faulty Expert Opinion Tanks Auxilium Testosterone Suit
• Full Fed. Circ. Should Nix UCB's Vimpat Patent, Accord Says
• NH High Court Affirms $750K Verdict For Applebee's Patron
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Latest Bid To Dump Kids' Climate Suit
• Job Duties, Not Gender Bias, Determined Pay: NJ Court
• Ensure All Relevant Parties Sign Arbitration Agreement
• Chaos Ahead For Remote Sellers
• How NJ Law Protects Tenants By The Entirety
• Takeaways From 5th Circ. Wind Farm Scam Case
• Fed. Circ. Says Tribal Immunity Doesn't Apply In IPR
• Suddenly, ALJs Become Political Appointees
• News Org. Asks 11th Circ. To Revive FOIA Suit For 9/11 Docs
• 16 AGs Sue EPA Over 'Super-Polluting' Truck Rule Rollback
• Hernia Mesh Maker Takes IP Suit Coverage Row To 3rd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Bats Down Sanctioned Atty's FDCPA Suit Over $131
• 5th Circ. Denies Brothers Convicted Of Visa Fraud A New Trial
• 11th Circ. Dissent Seeks Clarity On Title VII And Gay Workers
• NJ Atty Suspended Over $4.5M Theft By Partner's Brother
• NY Appeals Board Agrees That Uber Drivers Are Employees
• Fla. Eases Path For Military-Spouse Attys To Practice In State
• Bush Library Releasing Slivers Of Kavanaugh Papers
• Kavanaugh's Harvard Students Laud His Intellect, Parity
• Party Line Splits Senators On Kavanaugh Records Requests
• 11th Circ. Won't Quash IRS Summons Of Law Firm Accounts
• Energy Cos. To Appeal Climate Tort Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Concrete Block Co.'s $2M Win In Defamation Row Upheld
• Tribe Pushes To Revive Casino Suit Against Wis., Ho-Chunk
• Citizens Bank Didn't Discourage OT Reports, 3rd Circ. Hears
• 9th Circ. Reopens Bellagio Hotel's 'Fat Shaming' Sign Suit
• Lack Of Evidence Dooms NJ Firefighters' Political Bias Suit
• Minn. High Court Won't Weigh Pipeline Tampering Defense
• Trucking Co. Cannot Force Arbitration, High Court Told
• Ruling OK'ing Philly Soda Tax Tees Up Legislative Fight
• Mass. Court Revives Boston Teacher Race Discrimination Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Bias Suit Against Oil Well Co.
• 5th Circ. Kills Trademark Suit Over 'Cowboy' Bourbon
• High-Low Deal Blocks Fees In Med Mal Row, NJ Justices Say
• Dismissal After Theft Of Atty's Files Too Harsh, Court Rules
• Texas Hospital Must Face Discrimination Suit, Panel Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Sikh Ritual Singer's Visa Bid
• DC Circ. Set A Higher Bar For Hydro License Renewal
• 9th Circ. Wants Immigration Judge Taken Off Asylum Case
• GOP Sens. Kill Vote On Trump 9th Circ. Pick Ryan Bounds
• 6 Upcoming Supreme Court Cases That Will Affect Insurance
• High Court Ruling Sees Chaotic Rollout In Immigration Courts
• 11th Circ. Draws Judge's Ire With En Banc Review Refusal
• White House Defends Kavanaugh On Independent Counsel
• Fla. High Court Will Review Jury Fiasco In $3M Tobacco Case
• Hospital's Suit Over Doc's 'Tasteless' Video Promo Revived
• Lehman Can Enforce Unsigned Deal In 'Close Case': 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Keeps Block On Trump's Transgender Military Ban
• Judge Pulls 180 On Controversial LA Times Censorship Order
• Calif. Court Revives Oil Drilling Royalties Settlement
• NJ Court Affirms Agency's $15M High School Project Decision
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Toxic Cleanup Coverage Row Yet
• Tribes Seek To Stop 'Desecration' From FCC's 5G Exemptions
• Pa. Panel Urged To Revive Atty's Sanction Abuse Suit
• Biz Groups Ask 10th Circ. To Keep 401(k) Row Dead
• Split 9th Circ. Reopens Asylum Bids After Terse BIA Denial
• Pa. Justices Won't Extend UPMC, Highmark Medicare Deal
• 3rd Circ. Sends False Claims Case Back Over 'Fee On Fees'
• Taco Bell Doesn't Owe Workers Break Pay, 9th Circ. Agrees
• ND Tells 8th Circ. Voting Law Didn't Target Native Voters
• Justices Told Patent Co-Owner Rights Rule Creates Conflict
• Alibaba's Video Giant Can't Be Sued In US, DC Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Pauses EPA Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions Rollback
• Pa. Supreme Court Upholds Philadelphia's Soda Tax
• Fed. Circ. Backs $100M WWII Fuel Cleanup Award For Oil Cos.
• 5th Circ. Pauses FTC Action Over La. Real Estate Rule
• Senate Narrowly Confirms Andrew Oldham To 5th Circ.
• NJ Court Reinstates $6.3M Jury Award For Kia Brake Class
• NJ Justices Decline To Disbar Atty Based On Utah Suspension
• Survival Claim Over Patients' Bedsores Revived
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Congressional Forecast: July
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• Lorenzo V. SEC: Will High Court Further Curtail Rule 10b-5?
• Texas Catholic Group Need Not Reveal Docs, 5th Circ. Says
• State AGs, ABA Press High Court Over Google Privacy Deal
• Fla. Gov. Wants Suit Over Blind Trusts Barred
• Floyd Mayweather Can't Duck All Of Ex's Defamation Case
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $8.5M Award Over Seized Kyrgyzstan Hotel
• 9th Circ. Revives Securities Suit Over Toshiba Accounting
• Mass. Panel Says Firm Owes Ex-Associate Referral Fees
• Gaming Cos. Urge Fla. Court To Find 'Pre-Reveal' Slots Legal
• 5th Circ. Finds FHFA Structure Unconstitutional
• Pa. Ex-Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Reinstate Him As Trust Controller
• NJ High Court Revives Negligence Suit Over Elevator Injury
• 6th Circ. Revives HR Worker's Pregnancy Accommodation Suit
• Fed. Circ. Rejects BASF's Challenge To Ax Of Patents
• 'Moral Turpitude' Not Vague In Immigration Law: 9th Circ.
• Mo. Panel Nixes FCRA Suit Against Staffing Co. Over Firing
• Fed. Circ. Backs USPTO Nix Of Cold Fusion Patent Apps
• Dems Fret Over Chevron, Enviro Rules If Kavanaugh Seated
• Subcontractor At Fault In Worker's Fatal Fall: 8th Circ.
• Cereal Cos. Don't Have To Post Cancer Warning, Panel Says
• Suit Against Insurer In Plane Crash Row Partially Revived
• 5th Circ. Nixes Enviros' Suit Over Texas Highway Projects
• DC Circ. Tosses Hospitals' Suit Over $1.6B Cut To 340B Pay
• Enviros Press DC Circ. To Halt EPA Truck Emissions Rollback
• Biz Groups Urge 1st Circ. To Rehear Uber Fine Print Spat
• Abortion Clinic Buffer Allows Free Speech, 3rd. Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Revives Fired Selex Systems Exec's Benefits Claim
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• Ill. Couple's Med Mal Claims Revived Despite Blown Deadline
• DC Circ. Backs Narrow FERC Review Of US-Mexico Pipeline
• AmEx Ruling May Have Big Impact On Health Insurance
• Whistleblower Asks 11th Circ. To Revive $350M FCA Award
• Judge Kavanaugh Stops DC Circ. Work For Confirmation Fight
• 1st Circ. Gives Bankrupt Developer New Shot At Ch. 7 Suit
• US Airways, Sabre Tell 2nd Circ. Amex Decision Favors Them
• How Health Insurance Affects Minimum Wage In Nevada
• DC Circ. Nixes Ruling On Copyrighted Regulations
• LabMD Seeks DC Circ. Rehearing In Suit Against FTC Attys
• Ohio Chiropractor Patient's Suit Over Stroke Came Too Late
• FERC Fuel Pipeline Ruling Can't Be Fought, DC Circ. Says
• Why Louisiana Won't Currently Benefit From Wayfair
• Praxair's New Twist On Subject Matter Ineligibility
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sentence In Scheme To Swindle NBA Player
• Tribe Asks DC Circ. To Halt FCC Lifeline Subsidy Changes
• Ind. Court Says Foreign Object Med Mal Suit Filed Too Late
• A Federal Tax Perspective On Judge Kavanaugh
• Chem Co. Liable For Pa. Site's Prior Pollution, 3rd Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Refuses To Delay Gov't Ban Against Kaspersky
• NJ Panel Backs School Surveillance System, Union's Rights
• Ohio May Fall In Line With Construction Defect Coverage
• 4th Circ. Axes Va. Buyers' Hyundai False Ad Suits
• Forced To Cut Plea Deal Details, LA Times Turns To 9th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear PTAB Ax Of WesternGeco Patents
• Porn Studios Not Covered For HIV Suits, Insurer Tells 9th Circ.
• ACLU Seeks Pause On Speech Limits For Court Support Staff
• FERC Rollback Of GHG Analysis Challenged At DC Circ.
• Firm Off The Hook In Pa. Couple's Malpractice Suit
• Red-State Dems Targeted By New Pro-Kavanaugh Ad Blitz
• Blackbird Scores Fed. Circ. Win In Lighting IP Row
• Trump Shouldn't Be Sure Kavanaugh Will Derail ACA
• 11th Circ. Reverses VA's Quick Win In Pharmacist's Suit
• Pa. Justices Will Hear GNC's Appeal In Overtime Case
• Costco, Abbott Win Nutritional Drink Sales Tax Suit On Appeal
• Del. Justices Reverse $13.7M Travelers Coverage Judgment
• Don't Rethink OK'ing Fanapt Patent, Vanda Tells Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Revives Part Of Driver's Suit Over Alcohol Firing
• 6th Circ. OKs Pollution Class Action, Paving Way For Others
• Pa. Can Recoup Tax Benefits After Restaurant's Sale
• 8th Circ. Reverses Mo. Quarry Owner's Dangerous Ledge Fine
• Judge Miscalculated $47M Medicare Fraud Loss: 6th Circ.
• Calif. Court Affirms $1M Award In Unnecessary-Surgery Suit
• USPTO Urges Justices To Deny Review Of Web Patent Suit
• Trucking Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018
• EPA Biofuel Regs Fight Is Baseless, DC Circ. Hears
• 5th Circ. OK's Lender's $8.6M Win In Fight With Hunt Heir
• NJ Med Mal Suit Over Worker's Spinal Surgery Revived
• Biz Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Leave DOL OT Injunction Intact
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• USPTO Still Mulling Supreme Court Over 'Scandalous' TMs
• Judge Kavanaugh On Intellectual Property
• Pa. Court Rules Workers Can't Sue Fla.-Based CSX In Philly
• You're Hired! What Kavanaugh's Nomination Means For SEC
• CFPB And The Issue Of Its Legitimacy
• Conservative Supreme Court Activism Risks Backlash
• Kia Cleared Of Defective Steering, Air Bags Suit In Texas
• M&A 'Disclosure Settlements' Face Stricter Review In Fla.
• Fed. Circ. OKs PTAB Ruling That Insulation Patent Is Valid
• Another Red-State Senate Dem Opposes Judge Kavanaugh
• 3 Privacy Issues Kavanaugh May Face As High Court Justice
• A Justice Kavanaugh Would Be Unleashed From Precedent
• Photographer Wants Justices To Hear Nike 'Jumpman' IP Case
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