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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling denying disability benefits to a claimant with bipolar disorder and chronic pain. Although the Administrative Law Judge made multiple legal errors in evaluating a medical expert's opinion, the court found those errors harmless because the claimant could not meet the statutory threshold for disability.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order confirming an arbitration award and appointing a receiver to recover funds withheld by a lending association. The court held that the partial arbitration award was final and that the receiver was necessary due to the defendant's obstructionist conduct.
The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court judgment that dismissed an unincorporated association as a defendant in a voter intimidation case. The court held that unincorporated associations qualify as persons who can be sued under the Voting Rights Act and Section nineteen eighty-five of the Ku Klux Klan Act.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of most employment discrimination claims by a physician against the Department of Veterans Affairs. The court vacated the dismissal of two claims regarding the suspension of clinical privileges and remanded those specific counts for further proceedings.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a medical malpractice case. The appellate court held that the district court properly excluded the plaintiffs' causation expert due to repeated discovery violations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se action brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The court found no basis for reversal after reviewing the district court's decision de novo.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of attorneys' fees to a former Army soldier seeking a Purple Heart under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The court held the soldier was not a prevailing party because the remand was based on new evidence rather than agency error, and the government's position was substantially justified.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal as moot after the parties settled their patent infringement dispute. The court found that a settlement agreement granting a license to the patent ended the controversy between the parties.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of state-law consumer protection claims against natural gas wholesalers. The court held that the Natural Gas Act field-preempts the Kansas Consumer Protection Act claims because they directly target interstate wholesale transactions under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found the petitioner failed to establish the required nexus for asylum claims and lacked evidence of government acquiescence for Convention Against Torture relief.