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The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal employee's retaliation claim under the False Claims Act against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The court held that Congress did not expressly waive federal sovereign immunity for such claims, barring the suit against the United States.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court order enforcing a global settlement resolving Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage claims against a luxury hotel. The court held that a single attorney could simultaneously represent individual plaintiffs and a certified class in negotiating the deal without creating a disqualifying conflict of interest.
The First Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the Clemente heirs’ claims, ruling that the Lanham Act does not protect a deceased individual’s legacy from government use and that the Takings Clause does not apply…
The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a malicious prosecution claim brought by a mother who was arrested after relocating with her child to Texas without her former partner's permission. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove the defendants acted with malice or presented false information to secure an arrest warrant, as required to overcome the presumption of probable cause.
The Fifth Circuit vacated a district court's order imposing Rule 11 and statutory sanctions against a plaintiff and his counsel, finding the sanctions were imposed without adequate notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard. The appellate court held that the plaintiff's identity theft claims were not frivolous given the factual dispute over who opened the auto loan account.
The D.C. Circuit dismissed the Independent Market Monitor's petition for review because it lacked Article III standing to challenge FERC's decision. The court held that the monitor's alleged injury from exclusion was too speculative and failed to demonstrate a concrete, particularized harm traceable to the agency's order.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment against an employee's claims of national origin discrimination, religious discrimination, and retaliation. The court held that the plaintiff failed to prove a hostile work environment based on national origin and failed to exhaust administrative remedies for her religious discrimination claim.
The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former student's civil rights claims against school officials and a police officer regarding sexual assault by a coach. The court held that the school officials lacked actual knowledge of the abuse and that the plaintiff failed to prove the state created the danger or that the officer was properly served.
The Eleventh Circuit certified four critical questions to the Alabama Supreme Court regarding the scope and criminal penalties of Alabama's SB1 absentee voting law. The federal court paused its review of a Voting Rights Act preemption claim because the state statute's ambiguity creates uncertainty about whether plaintiffs have standing to sue.
The First Circuit vacated and remanded a district court judgment in a family business dispute, finding that the lower court failed to properly apply partnership and implied contract principles to the siblings' decade-long conduct. The appellate court held that the siblings' long-standing practice of treating personal expenses as compensation created an implied agreement, requiring a new determination of Orkin's rightful share of Boost Web funds.
