10th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United State Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit sits in Denver, CO. The courthouse is the Byron White US Courthouse. In terms of its size, the Tenth Circuit spans its jurisdictional-reach over 20% of the USA's land mass (spanning 560,625 square miles). In addition to the state of Colorado, the Tenth Circuit is comprised of Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Utah. The Circuit was initially part of the Eighth Circuit, Congressional legislation broke the single circuit into the Eighth and Tenth respectively.

The US District Court of Appeals is in Denver, Co. The District of Kansas has its courthouse situated in Wichita. The District of New Mexico courthouse is in Albuquerque. The Eastern District of Oklahoma courthouse is in Muskogee, and Northern District is in Tulsa. The Western District courthouse in Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma City. The District of Utah courthouse sits in Salt Lake City, and the District of Wyoming courthouse is in Cheyenne, WY.

Currently, there are 12 judges appointed to the bench in the circuit. Of these, there are 10 senior judges. Timothy M. Tymkovich is the Chief Justice presently serving as the head of the circuit system. And, US Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, is the Circuit Justice for the Tenth District.

Among the leading cases in the circuit is United States v Timothy McVeigh (1998) which was a death-penalty sentencing, following the Oklahoma City, OK bombing. He was convicted and executed of the mass-terrorist crime in 2001. Free Speech v Federal Election Committee (2013) is another famous decision from the circuit which required FEC disclaimers to be given to voters, to ensure they were “informed” of the candidates or groups who were speaking.

The National Law Review covers a wide range of cases in tort-law, FLSA, real property and real estate, civil rights, labor, intellectual property, bankruptcy cases, and more. The National Law Review also covers agency news (including NLRB, Dod, DOJ, EEOC, USCIS, HIPPA, and more), litigation, and the latest news/information relating to elections or appointments in the circuit system.

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Oct
8
2013
Dow Chemical Co. Secures Stay, Will Challenge Calculation of Treble Damages on Appeal McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
28
2015
Rule 11 Sanctions Are Rare and Reserved for the Most Egregious of Violations McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
24
2023
Tenth Circuit Reaffirms Preemption of State Pharmacy Network Regulations McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
9
2023
Tenth Circuit Contributes Clarity to Contributory Liability in Copyright Infringement McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
10
2013
U.S. Tax Court: 90 Days Is 90 Days, Shutdown or Not McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
2
2014
License Definition Trumps Need for Actual Infringement Finding: Cellport Systems, Inc. v. Peiker Acustic GMBH & Co. KG McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
26
2017
RICO Madness: Marijuana Operations Face RICO Challenges in Federal Courts McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
7
2019
In The Pink: Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction Results In Dismissal Of Non-infringement Verdict McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2022
Supreme Court to Consider Whether Lanham Act Reaches Foreign Defendants’ Extraterritorial Conduct McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
16
2011
Broad Injunctive Relief and Damage Award for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Upheld McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
18
2011
Mutual Indemnification Clause Gives Rise to Attorneys’ Fees Regardless of Prevailing Party McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
8
2018
A Matter of Trusts: Tenth Circuit to Decide Important ESOP Case McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
26
2022
DOJ Faces Setbacks in Labor Market Prosecutions but Remains Determined McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
22
2016
Tenth Circuit Says “CMS Is Unfamiliar With Its Own Law” In Pursuing Home Health Agency for Overpayments McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
7
2017
False Claims Act (FCA) and Medical Necessity: Increasingly Tenuous Relationship McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
10
2011
SCO Can’t Claim Ownership of the UNIX Operating System McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
10
2017
Tenth Circuit Expands First-to-File Rule, Dismissing Complaint after Substitution of Parties McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
23
2020
Healthcare Enforcement Mid-Year Roundup: 2020 McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
2
2021
Lanham Act Reaches Foreign Defendants’ Extraterritorial Conduct, but Worldwide Injunction Too Broad McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
28
2023
What’s Kühler Than Kühl? No Likelihood of Confusion McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
11
2011
Defendant Not Allowed to Appeal Denial of a 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss After Trial McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
30
2016
Examiner.com Sails to Victory in DMCA Safe Harbor - Digital Millennium Copyright Act McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
26
2019
Oracle Granted Partial Summary Judgment in 401(K) Fees/Investment Option Case McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
23
2020
Content May Soon Run Out McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
1
2013
Diagram Constitute Protectable Expression of Ideas McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
30
2022
No Harm, No Foul: No False Advertisement Where Trade Association Failed to Show Injury McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
26
2018
District Court Rejects FCA Claim Based on “Substandard” Product McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
22
2020
IRS Flexes Its Administrative Summons Power in Recent Tax Case McDermott Will & Emery
May
13
2021
Use is ACTUALLY Measured by Benefit McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
14
2022
Stormy Weather Ahead: Lack of Causation Evidence Rains Out Appeal McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
28
2023
Parsing MHPAEA Claims Under the Proposed Rule: E.W. v. Health Net Life Insurance Company McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
29
2015
Is the Comic Book Character Copyright Infringement Saga Finally Over? McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
4
2024
The MHPAEA Proposed Rule: Scalability and the Plight of the Small(er) Self-Funded Plan McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
11
2024
Easy Tiger: Docuseries Summary Judgment Remanded for Further Fair Use Consideration McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
30
2014
Supreme Court’s 2014-15 Term: Case Will Test an Important Limitation on the Ability to Challenge State Tax Laws McDermott Will & Emery
 

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