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The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that granted state-action immunity to the City of Mansfield in an antitrust dispute. The appellate court held that Texas law did not clearly authorize the city to veto water utility services for a developer outside its corporate boundaries.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding a patent obvious. The court held that the Board correctly construed the disputed claim term regarding web browsing interaction data.
The Tenth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California and dismissed the appeal as frivolous.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that an insurer had no duty to defend insureds in an antitrust lawsuit. The court held that the underlying complaint alleged intentional conduct rather than an accident, which excluded coverage under the insurance policy.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal by a veteran seeking an earlier effective date for a special monthly pension. The court held it lacked jurisdiction because the appellant failed to identify any legal error by the Veterans Court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Christopher Obaze for drug trafficking and tax fraud offenses. The court rejected Obaze's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and his assertion that his guilty plea was involuntary.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a summary judgment that dismissed a civil rights suit brought by two men wrongfully convicted of murder. The court held that a deceased witness's trial testimony regarding police coercion was admissible and created a triable issue of fact on a fabrication claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by appointed counsel. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration, holding that an automobile manufacturer cannot enforce an arbitration agreement signed only by a consumer and a dealership. The court ruled that non-parties to an arbitration agreement generally lack the authority to compel arbitration against a signatory.
