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Every decision we've filed under Summary Judgment.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for trucking defendants, holding that shuttle drivers moving auto parts within Illinois were engaged in interstate commerce. Consequently, the drivers are exempt from state and federal overtime wage requirements under the Motor Carrier Act.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Progressive and Secura, holding that Illinois law permits anti-stacking provisions to cap total recovery at the highest single-policy limit. The court ruled that the plaintiff's existing $900,000 recovery from other sources satisfied the cap, leaving the insurers liable only for the remaining $100,000.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action, holding that the plaintiff waived appellate review of claims barred by the statute of limitations. For the remaining claims, the court found no reversible error after a de novo review of the record.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court order that had vacated the National Marine Fisheries Service's critical habitat designations for two Arctic seal species. The appellate panel held that the agency acted within its statutory discretion under the Endangered Species Act and reinstated the designations.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment, holding that Louisiana's workers' compensation statute provides the exclusive remedy for a federal inspector injured while performing duties under a contract service agreement. The court ruled that the exporter was a statutory employer under the two-contract defense, thereby barring the inspector's tort claims against the company.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment because the plaintiff failed to timely oppose the defendant's motion despite prior warnings and multiple continuances. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion to deny the emergency filing request and treat the motion as unopposed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against Robert Allen Stanford, holding that his prior criminal convictions established civil liability under federal securities laws through collateral estoppel. The court found Stanford forfeited all substantive challenges to jurisdiction and the definition of certificates of deposit by failing to raise them at the summary-judgment stage.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the defendants, holding that the appellant abandoned her primary discrimination and retaliation claims by failing to raise them in her initial appellate brief. The court further ruled that claims regarding disability discrimination and hostile work environment were not preserved for appeal because they were not raised in the district court.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law, holding that a repossession agent did not breach the peace under Florida law. The court found that superficial property damage and a debtor's statement about making a payment, without further objection or confrontation, were insufficient to convert a peaceful repossession into a breach of the peace.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Hyundai, ruling that the plaintiff failed to prove he was a qualified individual under the ADA due to excessive absences. The court further held that the employer did not terminate the employee in retaliation for exercising FMLA rights because the decision was based on unexcused absences rather than protected leave.