United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Julio Aguilar-Padilla v. Boydstun Equipment Manufacturing, LLC

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the jury's finding that an employer violated the Oregon Safe Employment Act by retaliating against an employee for taking COVID-19 quarantine leave. However, the court vacated the district court's award of full attorney's fees, remanding the issue to determine which legal work was exclusively devoted to the state retaliation claim versus the federal claim.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE ORANGE COUNTY, LLC; DAVITA, INC.; FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC., doing business as Fresenius Medical Care North America; US RENAL CARE, INC. and JA...

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE ORANGE COUNTY, LLC; DAVITA, INC.; FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC., doing business as Fresenius Medical Care North America; US RENAL CARE, INC. and JA...

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE ORANGE COUNTY, LLC; DAVITA, INC.; FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC., doing business as Fresenius Medical Care North America; US RENAL CARE, INC. and JA...

ELADIO RAMON ARELLANO MOLINA; YUSLEIDY DEL CARMEN MARTINEZ MORILLO; ELIAN JOSE ARELLANO MARTINEZ v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order, holding that substantial evidence supported the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum and related relief. The court found the petitioners failed to demonstrate past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution in Venezuela.

United States of America ex rel. GWEN THROWER, Relator and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION

United States of America ex rel. GWEN THROWER v. ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION

VIVEK PAL v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order affirming the denial of asylum and related protections. The court held that the agency's adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence due to fraudulent medical documents and material inconsistencies in the petitioner's testimony.

MARLENE LOPEZ-MENDEZ v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of an asylum and Convention Against Torture claim. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the petitioner could safely relocate within El Salvador to avoid harm.

Bramblett v. Allied World Specialty Insurance Co.

The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's summary judgment, holding that an insurer breached its contract by refusing to defend an insured when the policy's sexual abuse exclusion was ambiguous. The court ruled that Washington law requires insurers to defend claims that could conceivably be covered, even if some allegations fall under an exclusion.