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Federal courts, including the Supreme Court, handle many important and controversial cases. As just one example, lawsuits challenging abortion rights are brought in federal court each year like clockwork. Considering the number of federal court decisions involving the pro-choice/pro-life debate in recent years, why is Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health, currently…
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Eng v. Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, No. 09-2426, concerned
a declaratory judgment action against a law firm seeking a judgment
that plaintiff firm need not share a portion of the attorney's fees
awarded to plaintiff in a personal injury action. The court of appeals
affirmed summary judgment for plaintiff on the ground that, even
assuming there was a fee-splitting agreement between the parties, this
agreement did not comply with Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 4-1.5(e).
Gillette v. N.
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In US v. Novak, No. 08-5254, the court of appeals faced an appeal from a conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 228(a)(3) for willfully failing to pay child support.
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In US v. Quesada, No. 08-2183, the court of appeals handled an appeal from a defendant's conviction and sentence on criminal charges revolving around a drug-distribution conspiracy.
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In US v. Williams, No. 09-5331, a defendant challenged an order denying his motion to reduce his sentence for possession of with intent to distribute and for being a felon in possession of a firearmThe Sixth Circuit affirmed the ruling as the career offender guidelines, and not crack cocaine guidelines, controlled his original sentence, and thus the district court lacked jurisdiction to resentence defendant under section 3582(c)(2).
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In US v. Joshua, No. 10-6281, the court faced the issue of whether the government could civilly commit an individual who had been convicted and sentenced via military court-martial, then certified by the attorney general as "sexually dangerous" prior to his release.The court below had found that the government could not do so under the statutory scheme at issue, and the circuit court upheld dismissal of the government's petition for civil commitment of respondent under 18 U.S.C.
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In Colantonio v. Shinseki, No. 09-7067,
the Federal Circuit faced a challenge to the decision of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims finding that petitioner was
not entitled to a free medical examination in connection with his claim
for compensation for a service-connected disability.
In reiterating the interpretation of subparagraph B adopted in
Waters v.
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In Other Cases, A Plea is Vacated, and License Revocation UpheldIn Arthur v. Dep't of Motor Vehicles, No. D055494, the Fourth District faced a challenge to a trial court's denial of a petition for a writ of mandate to set aside the Department of Motor Vehicles' suspension of petitioner's driver's license for driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or greater.
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In US v. Ayala, No. 07-4577, the circuit court dealt with an appeal following the prosecution of members of a violent street gang under various statutes, including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR) statute.
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In Bid for Position LLC v. AOL, LLC, No. 2009-1068, the circuit court addressed an appeal in a patent infringement suit against defendants Google and AOL involving a patent describing a method for conducting a continuous auction, such as a consumers' auction on the internet for goods or services, or a vendors' auction for positions in an internet advertising display.
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Riverview Health Inst. v. Med. Mut. of Ohio, No. 08-4431, involved an action brought by out-of-network providers of health care services against an insurer and its officers raising claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), ERISA, and state law.
