Illinois Receiver Fights Hartford Unit for Coverage in Hack Suit
An Illinois office handling the estates of insolvent or troubled insurance companies urged a federal appeals court to revive its case against a
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Congress’ Covid-Era Proxy Voting Draws Fifth Circuit Worries
The full Fifth Circuit had tough questions for lawyers arguing whether a fiscal 2023 spending package was constitutionally passed using proxy voting in the US House of Representatives.
NLRB Seeks Full Sixth Circuit Review of Decision Dampening Power
The National Labor Relations Board is challenging a federal appeals court ruling that strikes at its fundamental authority to set national labor policy through individual case decisions.
Federal Agent Cell Location Searches Raise NJ Privacy Concerns
New Jersey judges searched for a workable line Tuesday in an oral argument over when out-of-state agents can avoid requirements for cell phone location searches .
Trump DOJ’s Voter Roll Demands Set for Appeals Court Tests
Two federal appeals courts will soon weigh whether state election officials must turn their unredacted voter rolls over to the Justice Department—an argument President Donald Trump’s administration has yet to win in court.
Doctors Rebuffed by Courts in Long Covid and Disability Fights
Court battles by workers with long Covid are a new test of the nation’s private insurance system, which lawyers and academics say is stacked against them. The complex, yearslong process passes judgment on enrollees from afar and is filled with conflicts of interest that benefit the insurer, according to court opinions, plaintiffs’ complaints and interviews with lawyers and academics.
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Apollo Restructuring Judge Hit With Recusal Bid Over Skadden Tie
A Delaware judge’s links to a major law firm should compel her to step aside from litigation challenging a $570 million payout by
Furniture Rental Firm Can’t Shake Manufacturer’s Trademark Suit
A California event furniture rental company failed to escape a manufacturer’s trade dress lawsuit accusing the business of taking its product designs to another supplier to create knockoffs.
Trial Right Bars Enhanced Mandatory Minimum, Appeals Court Says
A federal trial judge rightly declined to impose an enhanced mandatory minimum sentence following drug-related convictions, a split Eighth Circuit panel ruled.
Judges Weigh Claims of Intentional Lead Contamination in Jackson
A federal appeals court is wrestling with the fate of litigation over lead-contaminated drinking water in Jackson, Mississippi.
Illinois County Liable for Unconstitutional Tax Sale System
A group of property owners and nonprofits can hold Cook County, Ill. responsible for its unconstitutional tax foreclosure methods, a federal court said.
US Sees Smaller April Budget Surplus on Lower Tax Receipts
The US saw a smaller budget surplus in April — a key month for federal revenues — as individual and corporate tax receipts dropped in the wake of President
DHS Award Stays With Company Accused of Lewandowski Kickbacks
CSI Aviation Inc. failed to show that the US Department of Homeland Security improperly awarded a $915 million deportation services contract to Salus Worldwide Solutions Corp., a company with alleged ties to former DHS adviser Corey Lewandowski.
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