A federal judge in Boston refused to dismiss most of LendingClub Bank's claims that Valley National Bank concealed its conflicting financial relationships while mismanaging a troubled commercial real-estate loan in which LendingClub held a $10 million...
A federal judge in South Florida held that genuine factual disputes over whether a Zimmer Biomet spinal disc was defectively manufactured — and whether that defect caused a patient's injuries — must go to a jury.
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a federal preemption clause that swept away state economic regulation of the trucking industry also immunizes freight brokers from state tort liability when they arrange transportation with dangerous carriers.
A federal judge held that 826 Colombian plaintiffs suing Chiquita Brands International over alleged support for paramilitary terrorists did not waive the forum-defendant rule and that the company failed to establish CAFA jurisdiction, ordering remand to New...
A New Jersey federal court has rejected Chiquita Brands International's bid to keep in federal court twelve state-law suits brought by 826 Colombian plaintiffs who allege the banana company funded, armed, and otherwise supported terrorist organizations...
The justices heard argument on a first-impression question: whether federal courts retain equitable authority to toll the 30-day removal deadline under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b), a circuit-split issue arising from Michigan's attempt to shut down Line 5, an...
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman granted Crowvision, Inc.’s motion for a preliminary injunction against defendants identified on Schedule A, halting the sale of counterfeit goods bearing the plaintiff’s federally registered trademarks and copyrights.
WASHINGTON (LN) — The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday on whether private government contractors can immediately appeal a district court’s denial of Yearsley immunity, a procedural question that could reshape litigation strategy for companies...
The justices pressed on whether the Yearsley government-contractor defense is a true immunity from suit or merely a defense to liability — a distinction that determines whether a denied claim can be appealed before trial.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1) imposes a strict "reasonable time" deadline for motions to vacate default judgments alleged to be void, or if such challenges can be brought indefinitely. The dispute...
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a state pre-filing requirement can survive contact with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.