The Eighth Circuit upheld General Electric’s exemption from roughly $227 million in pension withdrawal liability, ruling that GE could use a cumulative method to count construction workers under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act.
The 8th Circuit vacated a district court’s permanent injunction requiring appointed counsel at Arkansas bail hearings, holding that the named plaintiffs lacked Article III standing because their requested prospective relief could not redress their past...
The 8th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice lawsuit against AmLaw 200 firm Porter Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP, ruling that claims related to two matters were barred by Ohio's one-year statute of limitations and a third claim was...
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to sentence Antonio Evans without applying an enhanced mandatory minimum, ruling that the government could not prove prior incarceration facts for the enhancement without violating either the Sixth...
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a class action against Wells Fargo for lack of Article III standing, but ordered the district court to vacate its dismissal with prejudice and enter it without prejudice instead.
The Eighth Circuit vacated the FCC’s digital discrimination rule, holding that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act does not authorize disparate impact liability and limiting regulation to the subscriber-provider relationship.
A venture capital investor who allegedly doubled the shares he was owed under an amended option agreement without telling the founders cannot drag them into arbitration under a partnership agreement they never signed.
A man who said he had 22 years of law enforcement experience sued after a takedown maneuver left him injured in his own front yard.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an as-applied First Amendment challenge to Iowa’s trespass-surveillance statute, ruling that the law can be constitutionally applied to animal-advocacy groups who intentionally record themselves trespassing on...
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Female Athletes United, holding that the organization lacks a private right of action to enforce Title IX. The case centers on a Minnesota high school league...