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The Fourth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction against the Social Security Administration. The case is remanded for further proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in an intellectual property dispute. The court issued a per curiam order without providing detailed written reasoning.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Title VII hostile work environment claim, ruling that a single racially charged remark by a partner was not severe or pervasive enough to alter the conditions of employment. The court further held that the plaintiff's additional allegations were too vague to survive dismissal and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to file a second amended complaint.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in an inter partes review proceeding. The court issued a nonprecedential per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas relief, holding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate cause and prejudice to overcome the procedural default of his due process claim. Consequently, the court found the underlying sufficiency of the evidence claim unreviewable, leaving the conviction and sentence in effect.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of federal habeas relief, holding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate cause and prejudice to overcome the procedural default of his sufficiency-of-evidence claim. The court further ruled that the district court correctly lacked jurisdiction to consider a Rule 60(b) motion after the petitioner had filed a notice of appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This nonprecedential order resolves an appeal regarding patent validity proceedings without issuing a written opinion.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a summary judgment ruling that had shielded a financial firm from fiduciary duty claims, holding that statutory duties under the Investment Advisers Act cannot be waived by contract disclaimers. The court also reversed a jury verdict awarding the firm unjust enrichment, ruling that its financing services were inextricably linked to prior illegal investment advice, rendering the entire contract void.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas relief, holding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate the cause and prejudice necessary to overcome a procedural default. The court further ruled that the district court correctly lacked jurisdiction over a post-appeal Rule 60(b) motion once a notice of appeal was filed.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a veteran's motion to revise a prior Board order for clear and unmistakable error, holding that a prior judicial affirmance bars such revision. The court further ruled that a remand order is not a final decision subject to revision under the applicable regulations.
