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Apr 22 2026
5th Cir. 25-30044 Per Curiam

Crescent City Surgical Operating Company v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Company

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of arbitration for domestic insurers under Louisiana law but reversed the refusal to stay federal litigation pending arbitration for foreign insurers. The court held that the district court abused its discretion by failing to enforce the policy's arbitration clause for the foreign defendants while allowing the domestic claims to proceed in court.

Civil Insurance
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 2:21-cv-04154-SSS-KS Unpublished

HARVEST AID, LLC V. PAUL, ET AL.

The Ninth Circuit vacated the denial of Defendants' motions for a new trial, ruling that the district court abused its discretion by strictly enforcing local rules without weighing the parties' conduct. The appellate court remanded the case for the district court to evaluate the merits of the new trial motions rather than dismissing them on procedural grounds.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 22 2026
7th Cir. 24-3239 Panel Decision

HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION & SUBSIDIARIES v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

The Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded the Tax Court's decision because the lower court failed to apply the claim of right doctrine when determining if loyalty fund payments constituted taxable income. The appellate court clarified that the claim of right doctrine is an independent basis for excluding income, broader than the trust fund doctrine previously applied.

Civil Tax (Civil)
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 24-2216 Unpublished

FLORES RAMIREZ V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the BIA's denial of a motion to reopen, ruling that a Supreme Court decision did not constitute an extraordinary circumstance for equitable tolling because the legal principle was already established by circuit precedent. The court further dismissed the petition because the petitioner failed to prove he acted diligently in filing within the statutory ninety-day window.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 2:21-cv-04154-SSS-KS Unpublished

Harvest Aid, LLC v. Paul, et al.

The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court order that denied defendants' motions for a new trial solely because they failed to comply with local pre-filing conference rules. The appellate court held that strict enforcement of procedural requirements without equitable consideration deprived the defendants of a merits-based trial when they had made good-faith efforts to cooperate.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 2:21-cv-04154-SSS-KS Unpublished

Harvest Aid, LLC v. Paul, et al.

The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court order that denied a motion for a new trial solely because the defendants failed to complete a local rule pre-filing conference. The appellate court held that the district court abused its discretion by ignoring the defendants' good-faith efforts to meet and confer and the plaintiff's refusal to cooperate.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 22 2026
5th Cir. 24-20495 Panel Decision

Scott Martin v. Marilyn Burgess, Harris County District Clerk, In her Official and Individual Capacities; Judge Genesis Draper, In her Official and Individual Capacities; Judge...

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to a Harris County administrative order restricting public access to criminal defendants' contact information in bail bond orders. The court held that the order constitutes a permissible denial of access to government information rather than a violation of the First Amendment, and that the presiding judge acted within her statutory authority.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Standing
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 25-1161 Unpublished

FERRER-RODRIGUEZ, ET AL. V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and related protections to a dual national of Venezuela and Colombia. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner could safely relocate to Colombia and failed to prove persecution in either country.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 22 2026
4th Cir. 24-1900 Panel Decision

Baby Doe v. Mast

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court protective order prohibiting defendants from disclosing the identities of Afghan plaintiffs who aided U.S. efforts. The court held that while the order is a content-based prior restraint, it satisfies strict scrutiny by serving the compelling government interest in national security.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment
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