U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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Appeals court backs Brazilian company in domain name dispute
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a district court ruling in a dispute regarding the registration of a domain name. -
U.S. Court of Appeals affirms judgment but vacates restitution in Southern Trust Metals suit
In a commodities-fraud case concerning Southern Trust Metals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court, except in regard to certain restitution, which was vacated and remanded. -
U.S. Court of Appeals affirms decision in Duke Energy Florida class-action suit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision in favor of Duke Energy Florida and Florida Power & Light Company in a putative class-action lawsuit. -
Creditors, investors appeal dismissal of suit against Citigroup claiming $1.1 billion in losses
MIAMI (Florida Record) – A group of investors and creditors who claim they lost $1.1 billion in a bankrupt Mexican oil services firm are appealing their racketeering and corruption lawsuit against Citigroup Inc. after a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division, dismissed the case earlier this month. -
Wrongful death case in Marine captain's 2010 death remanded to Florida district court
ATLANTA (Florida Record) — The wrongful case of a 26-year-old U.S. Marine captain killed in a plane crash in 2010 is on its way back to a district court in Florida after a Georgia appeals court denied a defense counsel appeal that the case should be dismissed "on political question grounds." -
Federal court rejects time limitation finding in Iraq corruption case
A federal judge has revived a whistleblower’s False Claims Act lawsuit that accuses two U.S. military contractors in Iraq of bribery and rigging bids. -
Miami attorney suspended following conviction on SEC charges in StratoComm attorney letters fraud
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Miami attorney Stewart Alan Merkin, practicing in Florida for about 45 years, has been suspended following a Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court after his conviction on U.S. Security And Exchange Commission allegations that he violated federal securities laws, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Court affirms summary judgment backing Sam's Club in personal injury case
ATLANTA - The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment decision by a district court in favor of Sam's Club. The decision was appealed by a customer who was injured after slipping and falling on a slippery substance in the frozen food aisle inside one of Sam's Club stores. -
64-year-old's layoff financially motivated, doesn't violate federal law, 11th Circuit rules
The layoff of a 64-year-old Jacksonville maritime employee whose job was then held by a much younger co-worker in 2014 didn't violate federal law and was motivated by financial factors, an appeals court recently ruled. -
Attorney's conduct results in $5,000 sanction order
ATLANTA -- The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a sanction order against an attorney who admitted she was wrong but then went back on her word. -
Federal appeals court affirms district court in securities fraud case
ATLANTA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed Nov. 1 the dismissal of a complaint and denial of a motion to move the case to a Florida state court made by a broker accused of alleged securities fraud. -
Appeals Court sides with Volusia County in termination of beach officer over Facebook posts
A Volusia County Beach Safety officer has lost his appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in an effort to keep his job after he was fired for racially charged comments he made on social media about Trayvon Martin. -
Judge grants Patheon $18.5M in fees following win in 'unpleasant and nasty' antitrust lawsuit
A Florida federal court recently granted pharmaceutical manufacturer Patheon Inc.'s request for approximately $18.5 million in attorneys' fees and defense costs following the company's win in an antitrust lawsuit late last year. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit vacates order to deny class-action certification in debt collection case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has vacated a lower court's decision to deny class-action status in a lawsuit involving debt collection. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit sides with body shops in battle against insurance companies
A panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has overturned a decision from a lower court that had dismissed complaints filed by five auto body shops against State Farm, alleging federal antitrust and state tort claims. -
Federal appeals court sides with Multiquimica Dominicana in dispute over unpaid goods
A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision to award a paint manufacturer based in the Dominican Republic the right to recover money from an American company. -
Florida appeals court upholds preliminary injunction against City of Miami Beach
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision to allow a preliminary injunction that stops the City of Miami Beach from enforcing two new ordinances to stop what it alleges was aggressive handbilling along Lincoln Road in the city's art deco historic district. -
Federal judge rules that Telephone Consumer Protection Act allows consumers to revoke consent to automated calls
A federal judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has ruled that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) allows a consumer to partially revoke consent to being called by an automatic telephone dialing system. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rules that victim of tax fraud still liable for IRS payments
A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision to rule in favor of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a tax fraud case involving William Kardash. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rules City of Doral improperly terminated police officer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has reversed a Florida district court’s ruling to dismiss a case in which a former Doral police officer sued the city’s mayor for allegedly violating his freedom of speech rights.