Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court upheld the denial of deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam order without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Christopher Williams against the United States. The dismissal occurred after the appellant voluntarily moved to withdraw the appeal and no party objected.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of qualified immunity for police officers in a First Amendment retaliation case involving a domestic violence scene.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a dispute between competing title insurance companies. The court held that the defendants did not knowingly participate in breaches of fiduciary duty or violate non-solicitation agreements under Texas law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate an order of dismissal. The appellate court found no error in the lower court's handling of the case.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling holding the Dillon Trust Company liable as a transferee for unpaid taxes owed by Humboldt Shelby Holding Corporation. The court found that the trusts had constructive knowledge of a fraudulent scheme designed to evade corporate income taxes through a collapsed stock and asset sale transaction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant as untimely and duplicative. The court held that the notice of appeal was filed well after the statutory deadline and repeated a prior appeal of the same judgment.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment on claims alleging an airline accident based on an imperfect medical response by the flight crew. The court reversed summary judgment on claims relying on an alleged malfunction of the aircraft's automated external defibrillator.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil insurance dispute. The appellate panel found no reversible error in the lower court's decision.