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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's claims against Airbnb under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. The court held that the plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that his domain name was not confusingly similar to Airbnb's famous mark or that he lacked bad faith intent to profit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower court's judgment in a civil dispute involving Chase Bank. The appellate panel found that the appellant failed to present any nonfrivolous arguments on appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Roberto Salinas's civil rights complaint against a county sheriff. The appellate court found that Salinas failed to identify errors in the lower court's analysis regarding constitutional claims and lacked jurisdiction over certain procedural orders.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with drug trafficking after he challenged the validity of search warrants and the speed of his trial. The court found that the affidavits supporting the warrants contained sufficient probable cause and that the district court properly excluded time from the speedy trial calculation.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a twenty-four-month sentence for illegal reentry, rejecting the defendant's claim that the above-guidelines term was substantively unreasonable. The court held that the district court properly justified the upward variance based on the defendant's criminal history and other statutory factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Robert Lee Goodwill, Jr.s supervised release and his subsequent sentence. The court held that any potential error regarding the classification of a kitchen knife as a dangerous weapon was harmless given other uncontested violations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea involving child sexual abuse and pornography offenses. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision to deny the motion without an evidentiary hearing.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a jury verdict awarding nominal damages to a general contractor but reversed summary judgment on a subcontractor's wrongful termination claim. The court held that the construction contract was ambiguous regarding liability for delays and that a jury must decide whether the subcontractor provided adequate notice of delays caused by the general contractor.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order compelling arbitration in an employment dispute involving sexual harassment allegations. The court held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act does not apply because the dispute arose before the statute's effective date.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed an above-Guidelines sentence of one hundred months for a defendant convicted of illegal re-entry and drug offenses. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by weighing the defendant's pre-sentencing disciplinary conduct heavily in its sentencing decision.
