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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income to Brian Cody. The court held that the administrative law judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error.
The Eleventh Circuit held that ERISA requires pension plans to use reasonable actuarial assumptions when calculating annuity benefits. The court reversed the district court's dismissal of claims alleging that the plan used outdated mortality data to reduce participant benefits.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing an employment discrimination complaint. The appellate court found the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support claims of retaliation, discrimination, and defamation.
The Fifth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to reform a district court judgment to correct clerical errors. The court clarified that the revocation judgment was based solely on violations alleged in specific petitions.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to an insurance company denying coverage for flood damage to a jewelry store. The court held that the backup of a sewer system was caused by a flood, triggering a policy exclusion, and that the insured failed to provide reliable evidence of wind damage to the building's walls.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the National Labor Relations Board's order against Vermont Information Processing regarding one employee but vacated the order for three others. The court held that the Board impermissibly broadened its theory of liability to include uncharged conduct for the three additional workers.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence that included a career-offender enhancement based on prior Delaware drug convictions. The court held that the state statutes punished completed deliveries, even when those deliveries involved attempted transfers.
The Eighth Circuit enforced a plea agreement appeal waiver in a criminal case. The court dismissed the appeal and granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction against defendants in a trademark infringement dispute. The court held that defendants' initial use of the marks inured to the benefit of the plaintiffs because they were operating under a valid licensing agreement at the time.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Zak Shaik's pro se complaint. The appellate court found no error in the lower court's grant of a motion to compel arbitration and its dismissal for lack of prosecution.
