Appeals

Feds Not Rushing Travel-Ban Appeal to Supreme Court

The Justice Department said in a brief filed Monday that it would continue to defend President Donald Trump’s targeted travel ban in the federal appeals court in San Francisco, which on Thursday refused to reinstate it. The department did not say whether it would try to appeal that ruling to the Supreme Court. But its silence on the matter suggested that the Trump administration …


Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Miner’s Lawsuit Against Cor Development

An appeals court has upheld a judge’s dismissal of Mayor Stephanie Miner’s lawsuit against Cor Development over the property tax deal the company got for its $342 million Syracuse Inner Harbor project. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court in Rochester unanimously dismissed on Friday the city’s appeal of Judge James Murphy’s year-old order. Miner sued Cor on Dec. 15, …



Appeals Court Grants Injunction by Angie’s List Against Former Workers

The State Court of Appeals granted part of an injunction Tuesday by Angie’s List against three of the company’s former workers. Angie’s List accused the workers of taking confidential information to HomeAdvisor, a rival company. Angie’s List wanted the confidential information back and did not want the former workers to be employed by HomeAdvisor.


Syngenta Class Action Lawsuit Moving Forward

A class-action lawsuit against Syngenta regarding rejected exports is likely to head to trial next year, as scheduled. Online publication Agri-Pulse reports the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to review a lower court’s certification order, allowing the lawsuit to proceed. Syngenta called the appeals court ruling “one step in a long process.” Multiple classes of farmers within the lawsuit …


Appeals Court Rejects Utah Challenge of Class-Action Suit

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will not hear a case about Utah’s efforts to stall a class action lawsuit over mental health treatment in the state’s jails. The Standard-Examiner reports (http://bit.ly/2emtf06 ) that the Utah Attorney General’s Office asked the court to consider its challenge of a ruling certifying the Disability Law Center’s suit as a class action. The appeals …


Court Reopens Lawsuit Challenging Prayer at NC Commission

An appeals court has reopened a lawsuit challenging a North Carolina county commission’s practice of starting meetings with Christian prayer. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Monday that the Rowan County case will be reviewed next year by its full 15-judge bench. In September, a three-judge panel of the Richmond-based court issued a divided ruling upholding commissioners’ right to open …


Lawsuit Over Cellphones and Cancer Hits a Stumbling Block

An appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday dealt a setback to a long-running lawsuit against the wireless industry over health concerns surrounding cellphones, deciding that a different legal standard for evidence should have been applied. The decision by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals will further prolong the litigation, initially filed in 2001, as plaintiffs must now produce …


NC Court Rejects Magistrates’ Gay Marriage Lawsuit :: WRAL.com

North Carolina’s Court of Appeals has rejected two former magistrates’ claim that their rights were violated by state guidance that they could lose their jobs if they refused to perform gay marriages. Their lawsuit cited late 2014 guidance memos from the Administrative Office of the Courts. The appeals court ruled Tuesday that Gilbert Breedlove and Thomas Holland lacked standing …


Subway ‘Footlong’ Settlement Gets Appeals Court Grilling

A federal appeals court on Thursday cast doubt on the legitimacy of a settlement resolving claims that Subway tricked customers by selling “Footlong” subs that were less than a foot long. A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago heard arguments on a challenge by prominent class-action critic Ted Frank, who said the settlement gave too much money to lawyers and no …