https://www.law360.com/appellate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Appellate Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 22:06:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482001 A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday put an end to city workers' lawsuit challenging Bellingham, Washington's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that a lower court appropriately dismissed the action and barred the workers from amending their claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:57:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482055?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482055 A Washington Court of Appeals panel Tuesday upheld a $21 million verdict against Seattle Children's Hospital in a Black ex-medical director's lawsuit claiming he faced racism in the workplace and retaliation for complaining about systemic inequities, ruling "substantial evidence" justified the jury's findings and damages award. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:56:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481905?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481905 The U.S. Supreme Court received objections to three patent petitions on Tuesday, with Unified Patents fighting Dolby's appeal of its own Patent Trial and Appeal Board win; AT&T and Nokia protesting an attempt to revive a $181 million trial loss; and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office opposing inventor Gilbert Hyatt's challenge to prosecution laches. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:38:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481844?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481844 New York borrowers have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to again revive their claims for millions in mortgage escrow interest from Bank of America, arguing the Second Circuit's recent decision to free the bank for a second time still gets federal banking preemption wrong. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:29:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481859?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481859 Charles Schwab and its investors have urged the Fifth Circuit to affirm a final deal they reached in Texas federal court to conclude an antitrust suit over its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing among other things that Iowa's attorney general lacks standing to appeal the class settlement. Tue, 26 May 2026 21:00:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481917 A debt buyer seeking to collect a debt must attach to its complaint a writing that shows the debt buyer owns the debt, the Colorado Supreme Court said Tuesday in ruling for a consumer who incurred a $671.29 credit card debt. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:38:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481866?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481866 The U.S. Air Force has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that the military branch was required to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act before seeking to renew a permit to dispose of hazardous waste at Tarague Beach on Guam.  Tue, 26 May 2026 20:22:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482043?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482043 An Ohio state appeals court on Tuesday ruled that an Uzbekistan national should be given a second shot at withdrawing his plea agreement after he claims his attorney did not properly explain the potential immigration consequences of his no-contest plea. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:19:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482008 The Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a man's murder and firearms convictions, ruling a trial judge properly allowed an eyewitness to point to the defendant in court after suppressing the same witness's earlier out-of-court identification as the product of "unnecessarily suggestive and unreliable" police questioning during a photo array. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:16:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481765?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481765 The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously reinstated a businessman's theft-by-deception conviction on Tuesday, ruling that exculpatory documents purportedly discovered after trial could have been found earlier through reasonable diligence and warning that some of the submissions may be fraudulent. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:12:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481986 The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to reopen a proposed class action claiming a private equity firm violated federal laws by abruptly shutting down a manufacturing plant, ruling decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent barred the former workers from suing simply to collect on a judgment against the manufacturer. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:06:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482062?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482062 The Third Circuit on Tuesday granted former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil's request to stay a split panel decision in his immigration case, blocking his detention and removal while he seeks to have the ruling reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:05:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481973 A Ninth Circuit panel refused on Tuesday to reinstate a proposed class action accusing Amazon of failing to live up to scheduled delivery promises, echoing a lower court's conclusion that the e-commerce giant's terms and conditions don't entitle customers to automatic shipping fee refunds for late arrivals.   Tue, 26 May 2026 19:46:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481994?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481994 The Third Circuit on Tuesday scolded a Pennsylvania federal judge for his "inappropriate attempted witticisms" while presiding over a lawsuit in which a parent blamed transportation companies for the deaths of his two children in a highway collision, saying the judge's "ill-conceived attempts at levity" in a fatal injury case could be misinterpreted by the public. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:41:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481690?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481690 Five private universities that have yet to settle with students over the alleged fixing of financial aid offerings argued Tuesday that an Illinois federal judge should deny them class certification rather than allow them to tap different lead counsel after misrepresentations regarding one firm's purportedly contingent casework have come to light. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:37:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481910 General Electric Co. does not owe $230 million in pension obligations to construction employees covered by a boilermaker-blacksmith fund, the Eighth Circuit affirmed Tuesday, finding in a published opinion that GE qualified for a withdrawal liability exemption since "substantially all" of the employees worked in the building and construction industry. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:05:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481702?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481702 A Sixth Circuit panel refused to shield two former Detroit police officers from key claims brought by two men who spent nearly 20 years in prison before their murder convictions were vacated, finding parts of the officers' appeal either lacked jurisdiction or failed on the merits. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482017 The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:25:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2481845 Tanger Outlets urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss its insurers' appeal of a decision allowing the retail outlet chain's suit seeking more than $50 million in pandemic-related coverage to proceed, saying the justices do not have jurisdiction to hear the dispute. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:16:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482032?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/2482032 Abortion opponents and several parents lack standing to sue top Michigan officials, the Sixth Circuit said Tuesday, affirming dismissal of a suit challenging the state's voter approved reproductive rights amendment.