https://www.law360.com/appellate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Appellate Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 23:14:48 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333521?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333521 A Georgia Congressman on Thursday introduced legislation that would ensure misconduct complaints against judges would still be investigated, even if the judge has resigned, retired or even died. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:59:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333388 The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the toss of a proposed class action accusing digital streaming provider Flipps Media Inc. of unlawfully sharing video-viewing information with Meta Platforms Inc., finding that the disclosed data didn't fall within the scope of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.  Thu, 01 May 2025 22:34:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333520 Several transgender service members and recruits told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to lift a federal judge's order prohibiting implementation of the Pentagon's ban on transgender military service, claiming the policy is so deeply rooted in animosity that it won't survive judicial inspection. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:30:45 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332768 A former construction company employee can't appeal an order denying his class certification motion in a putative wage and hour class action, a California state appeals court has ruled, finding it does not qualify under the so-called death knell doctrine because Private Attorneys General Act claims remained active when he appealed. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:30:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2334015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2334015 The D.C. Circuit was having a hard time Thursday with a Venezuelan state-owned oil company's arguments that it should be allowed out of a nearly 14-year-old suit brought by an Oklahoma-based petroleum drilling company that claims its drilling rigs were illegally seized by the state. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:29:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333089 A defunct advertising app that alleged Google's decision to boot it from the Google Play Store harmed market competition for digital advertising asked the Ninth Circuit to reinstate its claims, arguing Wednesday the lower court wrongly concluded that eliminating a "nascent competitor" in a large market didn't rise to antitrust injury. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:00:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333090?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333090 A Florida appellate panel ruled in favor of a condominium association in a lawsuit over a noise dispute between a family caring for their autistic son and a neighbor, finding no evidence that the family faced discrimination in violation of housing laws. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:18:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332716 A Florida appeals court Wednesday reversed a default judgment against a show horse owner in a dispute with investors, ruling that the court jumped the gun on the judgment after learning the owner faked brain cancer treatment to get preferred hearing dates. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:00:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332989 There's plenty of hand-wringing at the Federal Communications Commission as a U.S. Supreme Court decision draws near over the legality of the revenue-raising scheme used to pay for more than $9 billion in broadband and phone service subsidies. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:57:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332943 A Long Island, New York, school district is appealing a decision that denied its bid to block a ban on the use of Indigenous mascots and names in public schools, while the federal government investigates the state's education department and board of regents alleging Civil Rights Act violations. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:51:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333111?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333111 A Florida state appeals court upheld the dismissal of a condo's Hurricane Irma damage lawsuit against a Florida entity created to handle the claims for insolvent insurers, finding it was time-barred. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:46:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332772 The Federal Circuit's argument calendar for May includes appeals of two nine-figure patent verdicts — one against Apple and one against Medtronic — and Roku's bid to revive its remote control patent suit at the U.S. International Trade Commission after a loss tied to the commission's domestic industry requirement. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:44:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333006 States that had asked the Eighth Circuit to revive vacated National Environmental Policy Act regulations are now abandoning their appeal because the White House has eliminated the standards — but they're still asking that a lower court's decision striking down the regulations be overturned. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:38:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332757?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332757 The House Judiciary Committee approved along party lines a proposal they say will prevent "frivolous lawsuits" by barring courts from enforcing contempt citations for failure to comply with injunctions if the plaintiff has not posted a bond for litigation costs. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:21:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333522?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333522 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security turned to the nation's highest court on Thursday, asking the justices to pause a nationwide injunction blocking the agency from undoing the Biden administration's extension of temporary protected status for Venezuela during its appeal. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:19:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332087?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332087 The Washington State Supreme Court has agreed to review a $35 million judgment for penalties and legal fees against Facebook parent company Meta for repeatedly running afoul of the state's political advertising transparency law. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:43:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333310?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333310 The Eleventh Circuit held Thursday that a couple's lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over injuries allegedly caused by a pelvic mesh device made by the company's med-tech unit was filed too late despite evidence that the woman's doctors had expressed uncertainty for years about whether the mesh was causing her pain. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:30:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333142?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333142 PepsiCo was correctly assessed $2.1 million in penalties for categorizing Frito-Lay expatriates' compensation as foreign payroll that would allow the company's profits to be excluded from state income tax calculations, according to an Illinois Appellate Court panel. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:27:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332594?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2332594 The Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Black cafeteria manager's suit claiming she was fired for complaining that her bosses at a charter school system mistreated her due to her race, ruling the suit falls flat because she was employed by an outside food service company. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:25:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333037?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2333037 Wells Fargo has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Hertz's appeal of a Third Circuit ruling that the car rental giant owes $272 million in make-whole payments and interest to noteholders following a Chapter 11 case it launched in 2020.