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Every decision we've filed under Summary Judgment.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's award of attorney's fees to a class of borrowers who prevailed on a Truth in Lending Act claim against Fifth Third Bank. The court vacated the portion of the award applying national market rates to all counsel, requiring a remand to apply local forum rates for attorneys other than the specialized lead firm.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed judgments holding that four asserted patents are directed to patent-ineligible subject matter under Section one hundred and one of Title thirty-five of the United States Code.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit challenging school assignment maps and enrollment procedures. The court held that a prior settlement agreement barred the plaintiff's claims and that the challenged statutes did not create a protected federal property interest.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a pro se plaintiff's motions for reconsideration regarding a summary judgment in an insurance dispute. The appellate court held that the motions were untimely and failed to present newly discovered evidence or manifest errors of law.
The Fifth Circuit held that a district court order denying a motion to dismiss without expressly addressing a qualified immunity defense is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine. The court vacated the lower court's order and remanded the case for the district court to rule on the qualified immunity defense at the earliest possible stage.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a premises liability case involving a defective garden cart. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to provide sufficient temporal evidence to establish the store's constructive knowledge of the hazard.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights case involving allegations of deliberate fabrication of evidence. The appellate court found a genuine dispute of material fact regarding a detective's police report but affirmed the dismissal of other claims.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for a jail officer in a federal civil rights action arising from a detainee's suicide. The court held that the law was not clearly established because the officer received vague and inconsistent information about the detainee's risk.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for a jail officer in a federal civil rights action arising from a detainee's suicide. The court held that existing precedent did not clearly establish that the officer's conduct violated the Constitution given the vague and inconsistent information she received about the detainee's risk.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a student's due process claim against university officials. The court held that the student received adequate procedural process during an academic dispute over her doctoral major professor.