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SCOTUS Declines Review of Fourth Circuit ERISA Surcharge Ruling | JD Supra
JD Supra· 16 hours 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 ...
Supreme Court Endorses Broad Insurer Standing in Bankruptcy Reorganizations | JD Supra
JD Supra· 16 hours agoThe Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of insurance companies in a unanimous decision written by Justice Sotomayor. In ...
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 ...
US Supreme Court Allows Broad Right to Be Heard in Bankruptcy
Bloomberg Law· 6 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 ...
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Reason.com· 3 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 ...
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...
Baltimore County Fails to Nab Prisoner Wage Appeal Rehearing
Bloomberg Law· 1 day agoThe full Fourth Circuit won’t weigh in on a three-judge panel’s ruling giving incarcerated workers who earned $20 per day sorting recycling a new shot at their pay claims against Baltimore County ...
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 ...
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...
JD Supra: Removal Under Only CAFA Can Land You Back in State Court if the Class is Not Certified
JD Supra· 6 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 ...