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House Committee Advances Bill Reshaping 9th Circuit
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
As President Trump reshapes the federal courts through judicial appointments, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering even bigger changes. The House...
Immigrant Rights Advocates Sue Over Citizenship Backlog
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A recently filed case in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeks to enforce a Freedom of Information Act request made by...
Ninth Circuit Resets Wage Case for Servers, Bartenders
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
IHOP didn't seriously change its name to IHob; that was just to get customers' attention. But the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals got some serious...
Canadian Company Must Pay $8.6M to Native Americans in Pollution Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A Native American group is entitled to $8.6 million from a Canadian company that polluted the Columbia River, a federal appeals court ruled. In Pakootas v....
Court: Uber Drivers Must Go Through Arbitration
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Uber has been going in reverse lately, but is about to turn a big corner. After agreeing to pay $148 million in a privacy case this week, the ride-hailing...
American Airlines Can Compel Arbitration for Whistleblower
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court ruled that American Airlines can compel arbitration for a whistleblower. In American Airlines v. Mawhinney, the U.S. Ninth Circuit...