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The Eleventh Circuit certified five questions of Florida law to the Florida Supreme Court regarding fraudulent transfer remedies and statute of limitations tolling. The appeal is currently pending resolution of these certified questions.
The First Circuit held that it possesses appellate jurisdiction over an interlocutory appeal in an Oil Pollution Act case because the litigation includes third-party admiralty claims. On the merits, the court reversed the District Court's grant of summary judgment, ruling that liability for natural resource damages must be determined by a preponderance of the evidence rather than under the deferential arbitrary-and-capricious standard.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of jail administrators and the City of Jasper, ruling that plaintiffs failed to prove the supervisors knew of or tolerated widespread sexual abuse by jailers. The court held that without evidence of actual knowledge or a persistent custom of misconduct, the administrators could not be held liable under the Eighth Amendment or the TVPRA.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Eduardo Martinez's convictions for smuggling ivory and obstructing justice, rejecting arguments that antique exceptions excused his failure to declare the goods. The court upheld a 51-month sentence, ruling that an art dealer's own listing prices provided a reliable basis for valuing unsold ivory statues under the Sentencing Guidelines.
The Eleventh Circuit held that the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act abrogated its prior precedent in Castro, extending Rehabilitation Act protections to TSA security screeners. Consequently, the court vacated the district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's disability discrimination claim and remanded the case for further proceedings.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that held a school district had no duty to offer a free appropriate public education because parents requested an IEP meeting rather than an IEP document. The panel clarified that the purpose of an IEP meeting is to develop and offer an IEP, making the specific terminology used by parents irrelevant to the district's obligation.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a consumer debt collection lawsuit for lack of Article III standing. The court held that the plaintiff's claims of emotional distress, wasted time, and speculative credit reporting impacts were too conjectural to establish a concrete injury.
The D.C. Circuit vacated the District Court's injunction and remanded the case for further proceedings. The court also dismissed the amended emergency motion for stay pending appeal as moot.
