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Every decision we've filed under Administrative / Agency Review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a dismissal of an appeal regarding dependency and indemnity compensation eligibility. The court held that the Veterans Court correctly lacked jurisdiction to review a clear and unmistakable error motion on issues already decided by a higher court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from the Veterans Court because the underlying petition for a writ of mandamus had become moot. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to review the appeal as no non-frivolous legal question was presented.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment enforcing an F C C forfeiture order against Scott Rhodes under the Truth in Caller I D Act. The panel held that the record established liability for spoofed caller identification robocalls and rejected Rhodes's constitutional, procedural, and excessive-fines challenges.
The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal of Louis Vaughns due to lack of jurisdiction. Vaughns challenged decisions related to his claims for service connection for disabilities allegedly due to herbicide exposure.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's finding that the plan administrator did not operate under a conflict of interest. However, the court reversed and remanded the denial of benefits because the administrator failed to provide specific reasons for the denial and relied on a non-plan document rather than the governing Summary Plan Description.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of a district court's universal preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill 2420. The appellate court found that the State of Texas is likely to succeed on the merits in challenging the lower court's application of strict scrutiny and the scope of the injunction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of a district court's universal preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill two thousand four hundred twenty. The appellate court found the State likely to succeed on the merits by arguing the law regulates commercial speech subject to intermediate scrutiny.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Merit Systems Protection Board decision. The court ruled the petition was untimely because it was filed sixty-two days after the Board's final decision rather than within the required sixty-day window.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal by a veteran seeking an earlier effective date for service-connected PTSD benefits. The court held it lacked jurisdiction because the appellant failed to raise a constitutional issue or properly present a clear and unmistakable error claim below.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal due to the appellant's failure to file a required brief. The court ordered the dismissal for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.