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9th Won't Rehear ERISA Case En Banc, Leading to Angry Dissental
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit has declined to rehear an ERISA case from 2014 which held that a lawsuit by employees of the biotech company Amgen can go forward. Those...
En Banc 9th Reverses Course, Lifts 'Innocence of Muslims' Ban
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, reversed an earlier injunction preventing Google and YouTube from hosting the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" film....
Premeditation Is Not Deliberation: 9th Overturns Death Sentence
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Jury instructions that impermissibly merged first-degree murder's mens rea elements violated due process, the Ninth Circuit ruled last Friday. As a result,...
Class Action Filed Over Fitbit's Sleep Tracking Technology
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
In a class action lawsuit that's sure to get heart rates up, a Florida man has alleged that Fitbit's technology is a fraud. James Brickman claims that the...
No Restitution for the Queen in Aussie's Biodiesel Fraud Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Her Royal Highness isn't entitled to any restitution from an Australian criminal who bilked the U.S. and Canada out of millions in a fraudulent biodiesel...
After 20 Years of Wrangling, Cal's Pesticide Restrictions Upheld
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Environmental and community advocates won't be able to force stricter pesticide emissions restrictions in California, the Ninth Circuit ruled on Friday. A...
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