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Supreme Court Endorses Broad Insurer Standing in Bankruptcy Reorganizations | JD Supra
JD Supra· 1 day agoThe Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of insurance companies in a unanimous decision written by Justice Sotomayor. In ...
SCOTUS Declines Review of Fourth Circuit ERISA Surcharge Ruling | JD Supra
JD Supra· 1 day agoThe U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear Rose v. PSA Airlines, Inc., Case No. 23-734, which raised the question of whether a remedy known as “surcharge” falls under ...
Fourth Circuit: Felon-in-Possession Statute Upheld under Bruen and Another ACCA Violent Felony Waves...
JD Supra· 2 days agoOn Tuesday, the Fourth Circuit issued an important opinion in United States v. Canada, No. 22-4519, holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (the “felon in possession” statute) is facially constitutional ...
Fourth Circuit says South Carolina must answer Google’s subpoena in antitrust case
Courthouse News Service· 3 days agoAttorneys for the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism argued at a May 8...
US Supreme Court Allows Broad Right to Be Heard in Bankruptcy
Bloomberg Law· 17 hours agoThe US Supreme Court, by restoring insurers’ rights to participate in a bankruptcy proceeding, endorsed a view of the Chapter 11 system that welcomes a wide range of interests ...
4th Circuit Reverses Qualified Immunity Award in Army Lt.'s Civil Rights Suit | National Law Journal
Law.com· 4 days agoThe law firm representing U.S. Army Lt. Caron Nazario in a civil rights complaint filed against two...
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Reason.com· 15 hours agoPlease enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. In which the Supreme Court, in 1954, abandoned ...
When a Rule 23(f) Appeal Becomes Something More: Fourth Circuit Exercises Pendent Appellate...
JD Supra· 2 days agoFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) gives the court of appeals discretion to review a narrow class of interlocutory orders: those granting or denying class certification ...
Border Protection Workers Get Retaliation Claims Revived
Bloomberg Law· 9 hours agoThree employees of a Customs and Border Protection division tasked with and praised for disrupting MS-13 can pursue whistleblower claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board after the Fourth ...
JD Supra: Removal Under Only CAFA Can Land You Back in State Court if the Class is Not Certified
JD Supra· 7 days agoWhen a class action is filed in state court, most defendants first evaluate whether the case can be removed to federal court. The Class Action Fairness ...
