Eleventh Circuit (inc.Bankruptcy)

The Eleventh Circuit of the US Court of Appeals is located in the Southeastern region of the United States. It spans across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. The US Court of Appeals for the circuit is in Georgia, and is the Elbert P. Tuttle US Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta. Although these districts were originally a part of the Fifth Circuit, in 1981 Congressional Legislation split the two circuits into the Fifth and Eleventh US Circuits.

The US Court of Appeals is in Atlanta, Georgia. The Middle District courthouse in GA is in Macon, and the Southern District courthouse is in Savannah, GA. In Alabama, the Middle District court is in Montgomery, the Northern District Court is in Birmingham, and the Southern District courthouse is in Mobile, AL. In the state of Florida, the Middle District is in Orlando, Northern District is in the state’s capital of Tallahassee, and the Southern District courthouse is in Miami, Florida.

There are currently 12 active judges sitting on the bench for the Eleventh Circuit; of these judges, seven are senior judges for their respective districts. Edward Earl Carnes is the Chief Justice for the Circuit and Clarence Thomas, who is also a US Supreme Court Associate Justice, is the Circuit Justice.

Smith v Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County (1987) was one of the cases which set precedent for future cases in the Eleventh Circuit. The court held that schools in Mobile County, AL could use textbooks, even though some parents believed they promoted secular humanism as a religion. USA v Alabama (2011) was another precedent-setting case dealing with immigration and border control issues. The US filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief claiming a new AL state law was preempted by the Federal Immigration Law, Immigration & Nationality Act, and a violation of the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution.

The National Law Review covers several cases in the Eleventh Circuit. Immigration is a major area of law which is dealt with in the lower states. Elderly law (nursing home, abuse, etc.), labor and employment rights, tax evasion and tax appeal, bankruptcy, intellectual property, and tort cases are highly covered on the site. Additionally, the National Law Review covers the latest legislative, election, and agency news, as well as news coming directly from the circuit courts, on our website.

Date	Title	Organization
15 Mar	Can a Lien Enforcement Action Be Properly Removed to Federal Court in Alabama?	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
9 Mar	Out of Tune: Eleventh Circuit Permits Retrospective Relief for Timely Copyright Claims under Discovery Rule	McDermott Will & Emery
2 Mar	All the Benefits of a Reverse Triangular Merger, None of the IP Merger Mess	McDermott Will & Emery
28 Feb	ADVANCED!: Advanced Marketing Compels Trial on Arbitration in a TCPA Case And It was Well Done	Troutman Firm
3 Feb	Can a Federal Court Refuse Recognition of a Nondomestic Arbitral Award Issued in the United States on the “Exceeding Powers” Ground?	Foley & Lardner LLP
1 Feb	Insurer Could Not Rely on Extrinsic Evidence to Circumvent Its Duty to Defend	Hunton Andrews Kurth
26 Jan	I Know That Brand . . . Or Do I? Reviewing the Eleventh Circuit’s Likelihood of Confusion Analysis	McDermott Will & Emery
18 Jan	THE TCPA DANGER REMAINS: Keller Williams Realty Agrees to MASSIVE $40MM TCPA Settlement–But Will it Hold UP?	Troutman Firm
16 Jan	EVEN THE PASTOR VIOLATED THE TCPA: USDC EDPA Finds Actual Authority and Personal Jurisdiction because GA Defendant Received a Donation for the Pastor, from a PA Plaintiff	Troutman Firm
5 Jan	Yankee Candle’s Snow Globe Wonderland may melt by a FTSA Action Removed to USDC MDFL	Troutman Firm
29 Dec	Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — The Ninth and Eleventh Circuits Are Keeping TCPA Lawyers on Their Toes	Mintz
29 Dec	HUGE TCPA TRIPLE WIN for Defendant!!! FL Judge Grants Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Throws Out TCPA/FTSA Case for Lack of Article III Standing	Troutman Firm
26 Dec	J.G. WENTWORTH UPDATE: Plaintiff Moves to Transfer Case to Middle District of Florida	Troutman Firm
21 Dec	Ninth Circuit Holds that Social Media Communications Can Satisfy Statutory-Seller Requirement Under Securities Act	Proskauer Rose LLP
15 Dec	Supreme Court Declines to Clarify FCA Pleading Standard	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
15 Dec	Appellate Court Addresses How Much Information Employee Must Submit to Support an Accommodation Request	Jackson Lewis P.C.
14 Dec	Cannon Fire: Newly-Famous Judge Stays All Discovery in TCPA Class Action Involving the Wolf of Wall Street-And Why Not?	Troutman Firm
9 Dec	Accurate Job Descriptions Remain Critical for ADA Compliance	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
8 Dec	On the Border of Art and Trademark: First Amendment Trumps the Lanham Act	McDermott Will & Emery
6 Dec	Supreme Court Declines Review of Transgender Fire Chief’s Discrimination Case	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
2 Dec	DISCOVERY CHASE COMES TO AN END: A FL Court Orders Defendant to Produce Plaintiff’s and Putative Class Members’ Call Records Before Class Certification	Troutman Firm
22 Nov	THATS A WRAP: Johansen Loses His Appeal, and His Ability to Bring TCPA Class Actions	Troutman Firm
8 Nov	Class Action Litigation Newsletter \| Fall 2022	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
7 Nov	Task Force and OMB Issue New Guidance on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate	Proskauer Rose LLP
7 Nov	TWO PRERECORDED CALLS? No Standing to Bring a TCPA Suit Court Holds	Troutman Firm
31 Oct	PLAINTIFF FAILED TO ALLEGE TCPA CLAIM: Small Victory For Capital Link Management	Troutman Firm
28 Oct	Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Three FCA “Particularity” Cases.	Robinson & Cole LLP
24 Oct	Covered Members Only: Federal Court Accepts Yacht Club’s Wire Fraud Allegations	Hunton Andrews Kurth
21 Oct	Former Dallas County, Alabama, Deputy Sheriff Indicted for Sexual Assault, Kidnapping and Lying to Investigators	The U.S. Department of Justice
19 Oct	Eleventh Circuit Finds That Postal Worker’s Failure to Amend EEOC Charge Spells End to Discrimination Suit	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
16 Oct	Former City of Atlanta Official Convicted for Accepting Bribes	The U.S. Department of Justice
11 Oct	Federal Court Orders Hyundai, Kia Auto Parts Manufacturer to Stop Employing Minors Illegally, End 'Oppressive' Child Labor Law Violations	U.S. Department of Labor
10 Oct	Court Swiftly Denies Defendant’s MTD: Receipt of 23 Unsolicited Calls and Invasion of Privacy Injury Sufficient to Afford Article III Standing	Troutman Firm
8 Oct	Circuit Split on Incentive Payments to Class Representatives Deepens	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
6 Oct	Franklin Defeats Another TCPA Summary Judgement: Questions Still Lie About Consent Revocation And The Use of Prerecorded Calls	Troutman Firm
4 Oct	“SALCEDO REMAINS GOOD LAW”: Lend Smart Mortgage Wins Motion To Dismiss	Troutman Firm
4 Oct	What Has Four Wheels And Is An “Auto” But Not A “Car”?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
4 Oct	Ethylene Oxide Litigation Sees Major Ruling Out of Georgia	CMBG3 Law
28 Sep	The Third Time Is the Charm: The Eleventh Circuit Allows Creditor's Use of Commercial Mail Vendor	K&L Gates
28 Sep	Courts Split on Supervisory Approval Requirement for Tax Penalties	McDermott Will & Emery
28 Sep	Appeals Court Says Professional Services Exclusion Does Not Bar Insurance Coverage For Claims Against Hospital	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
22 Sep	Eleventh Circuit Serves a Whopper of a Ruling on Franchisor’s ‘No-Poach’/‘No-Hire’ Agreement With Franchisees	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
22 Sep	Too Quick to Be Lit—Need to Serve That Complaint First	McDermott Will & Emery
20 Sep	Litigating Spoliation Claims in Trade Secret Cases: Recent Trends Toward Terminating Sanctions	ArentFox Schiff LLP
16 Sep	Eleventh Circuit Dismisses Debt Collection Letter Case For Lack of Standing	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
15 Sep	Play It Again and Again (Sam): Meanwhile No Injunction, No Fees	McDermott Will & Emery
13 Sep	Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water . . . The 11th Circuit Revives Executive Order 14042	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Sep	Hunstein Is Dead and My Faith in the Judiciary Is Restored!	Troutman Firm
2 Sep	Eleventh Circuit Confirms Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Likely Exceeds Presidential Authority, But Narrows the Scope of the Previous Nationwide Injunction	Foley & Lardner LLP
1 Sep	DMCA Scienter Requirement Not Satisfied without Evidence of Knowledge of Inducement or Concealment	McDermott Will & Emery
1 Sep	Eleventh Circuit Narrows Nationwide Injunction On President Biden’s Contractor Vaccine Mandate	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Aug	Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate: Eleventh Circuit Partially Vacates Preliminary Injunction	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
29 Aug	TCPA Litigation Update — Eleventh Circuit Hits the Brakes on Class Settlement	Mintz
29 Aug	Eleventh Circuit Significantly Narrows Scope of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Injunction, Allowing Enforcement in Many States	Polsinelli PC
26 Aug	Court Orders Injunctive Relief Against Tech Company for Deceptive Advertising, Unfair Fee Practices	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
25 Aug	Well, That Escalated Quickly: Judge Rules Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Act Unconstitutional	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
23 Aug	Courts Outline Boundaries of the Anti-Injunction Act Post-CIC Services	McDermott Will & Emery
23 Aug	Not To Decide Is To Decide: The 11th Circuit And Incentive Payments	Pierce Atwood LLP
22 Aug	HUGE PETITION FOR EN BANC REVIEW SOUGHT: Group of Plaintiff’s Lawyers Trying to Undo TCPA Defendants’ Big Article III Wins in Eleventh Circuit	Troutman Firm
22 Aug	A Strange Kind of Case: GA District Court Orders Plaintiff To Submit Evidence Substantiating Claims Of Actual Damages Before Ruling On Default Judgment	Troutman Firm
22 Aug	Court Preliminarily Enjoins Florida’s “Stop Woke Act”	Proskauer Rose LLP
19 Aug	Federal Court Blocks Florida’s Individual Freedom Act as Unconstitutional	Jackson Lewis P.C.
18 Aug	Veil Piercing Under Lanham Act Requires Specific Showing of Liability	McDermott Will & Emery
17 Aug	Please Remain Standing: 11th Circuit Rejects $35 Million GoDaddy Settlement Due to Absent Class Members Lack of Standing	Foley & Lardner LLP
17 Aug	Two Recent Health and Welfare Cases Provide Important ERISA Reminders	Foley & Lardner LLP
11 Aug	No Incentive Awards for Class Representatives — Eleventh Circuit Rejects Reconsideration En Banc of Its One-of-a-Kind Bar	Foley & Lardner LLP
10 Aug	Class Action Litigation Newsletter \| Summer 2022	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 Aug	Litigation Minute: Cigna's Modifier 26 Reimbursement Policy	K&L Gates
5 Aug	Jury Orders Eli Lilly To Pay $61 Million	ArentFox Schiff LLP
5 Aug	Jury Finds Credit Reporting Agency Was “Reasonable” in FCRA Case of Inaccurate Consumer Credit Report	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
4 Aug	Yep, Incentive Awards Are Really Dead: En Banc Panel Denial–Issued Against A Blistering Dissent–Assures that Class Action Representatives Can’t Get Paid in the Eleventh Circuit	Troutman Firm
1 Aug	Class Definition in Class Action Settlement Must Be Limited to Class Members That Have Standing According to Eleventh Circuit	Robinson & Cole LLP
27 Jul	Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Pull the Rug out Of TCPA Settlement	Troutman Firm
21 Jul	No Winners Here: A Case Can Have No Prevailing Party	McDermott Will & Emery
21 Jul	Eleventh Circuit Bolsters Preference Defense by Holding That 503(b)(9) Claims Do Not Reduce the Subsequent New Value Defense	Miller Canfield
21 Jul	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Reverses U.S. District Court’s Ruling on Failure to Warn Claim in Glyphosate Case	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
18 Jul	Target Argues Consumer Deception is Implausible for Bright Red, Zero-Calorie, Water Enhancer	Keller and Heckman LLP
18 Jul	Judgment (Still) Means Judgment: The Eleventh Circuit Extends McNamara to a Proposal for Settlement	Hunton Andrews Kurth
13 Jul	Sixth Circuit Denies Proceeds Regulation Rehearing Request, Sets Up a Circuit Split	McDermott Will & Emery
10 Jul	District Court Rules Most Plaintiffs in Case Do Not Have Standing to Block Florida Stop W.O.K.E. Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
6 Jul	TCPA CLASS ACTION NEUTRALIZER: Court Holds Voicemails Do Not Always Cause Article III Harm–Denies Certification Based on Unnamed Class Member Standing	Troutman Firm
5 Jul	Eleventh Circuit Reminds Employers – Administrative Exemption Requires More than Just Exercising Discretion Over Significant Matters	Foley & Lardner LLP
5 Jul	“This Is an Attempt to Collect a Debt” May Mean What It Says: The Eleventh Circuit’s Recent Decision in Daniels v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
30 Jun	Property Damage Investigators Are Non-Exempt “Production” Employees, 11th Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
24 Jun	Eleventh Circuit Limits Reach of OSHA’s ‘HazWoper’ Standard	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
21 Jun	Forensic Photographer Trainee Takes Shot at Employee Status, But It Doesn’t Develop, 11th Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
21 Jun	Eleventh Circuit Rules Forensic Photography Intern is Not Entitled to FLSA Wages	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
16 Jun	Florida District Court Limits Scope of Protected Activity under the FCA	Proskauer Rose LLP
6 Jun	11th Circuit Substantially Upholds Injunction Against Florida’s Social Media Law, Aligning With US Supreme Court Decision Temporarily Blocking Texas’ Social Media Law	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
27 May	LUCKY BREAK?: Court Allows Mastercard to Conduct Critical Belated Discovery It Probably Should Have Asked for the In the First Place	Troutman Firm
23 May	ROUND 1 TO THE BAD GUYS: FTSA Survives First Serious Constitutional Challenge–But it Won’t Last	Troutman Firm
19 May	11th Circuit Approves of Third-Party Releases Despite Debtor’s Failure to Comply with Strict Notice Requirements of Bankruptcy Rules	Nelson Mullins
19 May	U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Court Review in Deportation Case	Jackson Lewis P.C.
3 May	To Mandate Vax or Not, That Is the Question: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandates Before Several Appellate Courts	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
3 May	Florida Supreme Court Rules on Admissibility of Plaintiff’s Entitlement to Past Medicare Benefits in Personal Injury Cases	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
29 Apr	Class Action Litigation Newsletter \| Spring 2022	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
28 Apr	SCOTUS Cert Recap: DNA Testing And Personal Jurisdiction	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
27 Apr	Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Charges After Immigration Worker Scheme Exposed; Whistleblower Murdered	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
22 Apr	Administrative Law Takeaways from the Federal Travel Mask Mandate Decision	ArentFox Schiff LLP
21 Apr	Need to Navigate Regulatory Patchwork After Judge Strikes Down Federal COVID-19 Mask Mandate	Jackson Lewis P.C.
21 Apr	Whatever Happened to that Federal Contractor COVID Vaccine Order?	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
20 Apr	Circuit Courts Split on Standing to Sue in ADA Title III Website Accessibility Claims	Jackson Lewis P.C.
15 Apr	Spotlight on Sub-Regulatory Guidance: Applying Agency Guidance to an Allergan Framework	McDermott Will & Emery
14 Apr	Judgment Means Judgment: The Eleventh Circuit Reestablishes that a Consensual Excess Settlement Can be Used to Satisfy Causation Prong of Bad Faith	Hunton Andrews Kurth
13 Apr	Eleventh Circuit Case An Excellent Primer on the FLSA’s Administrative Exemption	Jackson Lewis P.C.
4 Apr	Some Class Action Fairness Act Remand Decisions Are Appealable as of Right	Robinson & Cole LLP
1 Apr	California Man Convicted in $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme	ArentFox Schiff LLP
25 Mar	Eleventh Circuit: Service Charges Are Wages, Not Tips, Under FLSA	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
22 Mar	Lawsuit Challenges Flavor Labeling in Product with Malic Acid	Keller and Heckman LLP
22 Mar	Restaurant’s Mandatory Service Charge Was Not a Tip and May Satisfy FLSA Wage Requirements, Eleventh Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
22 Mar	TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Enforcement Bureau Proposes Record Fine Against Robocaller	Mintz
16 Mar	Government Vaccine Mandates	Jackson Lewis P.C.
15 Mar	Eleventh Circuit Rules Probation Sentence “Clear Error of Judgment” for Tricare Fraudster	Polsinelli PC
14 Mar	Does the Class Action Fairness Act Allow Appeals of Sua Sponte Remand Orders?	Robinson & Cole LLP
7 Mar	$195,000 IN DAMAGES ON 26 CALLS?: New Decision Shows Just How Extreme TCPA Damages Can Get	Troutman Firm
2 Mar	NO “BACK DOOR”: Court Denies Class Counsel’s Efforts to Potentially Solicit Class Members via Notification of Appellate Rights	Troutman Firm
25 Feb	Class Action Litigation Newsletter \| Winter 2021/2022	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 Feb	The Jump Off: Two Equestrian Leagues Continue To Go Head To Head	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
8 Feb	Cross-Border Bankruptcy Cases: Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code and Parameters of a Discovery Tool	Nelson Mullins
3 Feb	District Court Enforces 403(b) Plan Arbitration Clause with Class Action Waiver But Allows for Plan-wide Non-monetary Relief	Proskauer Rose LLP
2 Feb	You Are Not on the List, Sir: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Right-to-Work Claim	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
28 Jan	District Court Declines to Dismiss 401(k) Fee Litigation Case in First Decision Post-Hughes	Proskauer Rose LLP
27 Jan	IRS Chief Counsel Signals Increased Tax Enforcement	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Jan	Nationwide Injunction on COVID-19 Vaccine for Federal Contractors Applies to Vaccine Requirement Only	Jackson Lewis P.C.
25 Jan	Executive Order 14042 – Update 15.0: U.S. District Court “Clarifies” Its Injunction Applies Only to the Vaccine Mandate	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
21 Jan	Update on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Injunction	Jackson Lewis P.C.
20 Jan	WEBSITE LAYOUT PASSES MUSTER: Court Enforces Cruise Line’s TCPA and Arbitration Disclosures Over Objection	Troutman Firm
14 Jan	Valid “Emergency Purposes” Give Way When Recipient Instructs “Stop”	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
14 Jan	Eleventh Circuit Highlights Importance of Unambiguous Disclaimers in SPDs	Jackson Lewis P.C.
7 Jan	Florida Supreme Court Adopts Rule Change for Immediate Appellate Review of Orders Granting or Denying Leave to Assert Punitive Damages	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
6 Jan	Can’t Overturn Jury Verdicts Based on Reasonable Inferences, but Broad Injunction Is Nonstarter Even for Willfully Misappropriated Trade Secrets	McDermott Will & Emery
4 Jan	The Legal Landscape of Website Accessibility ADA Claims	Nelson Mullins
3 Jan	Healthcare Res. Mgmt. Grp., LLC v. Econatura All Healthy World, LLC – A Cautionary Tale: Meticulous or Careless Strategy Required to Prove Your Trade Secret Claim	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
21 Dec	Attacks on Contract’s Validity are Likely Insufficient to Overcome the Binding Effect of the Contract’s Arbitration Provision	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
20 Dec	OMB Publishes Guidance Regarding Enforcement of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Light of Recent Court Injunctions	Foley & Lardner LLP
20 Dec	SCOTUS Shelves Request to Review 11th Circuit Dark Tower Decision, Ending Copyright Saga	Finnegan
18 Dec	CMS Vaccine Rule’s Status (and Fate) Lands in the Supreme Court of the United States	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
16 Dec	Human Trafficking Indictment Uncovers H-2A Abuses	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
16 Dec	Federal Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Government Contractors	Jones Walker LLP
13 Dec	Eleventh Circuit Announces Differing Standards for Approval of Third Party Releases	Nelson Mullins
13 Dec	THE FTSA CLAIMS ARE STILL POURING IN: Florida Mini TCPA Continues to Generate Huge Volume of Litigation	Troutman Firm
13 Dec	TCPA QUICK HITTER: Prerecorded Call Claims Remain Dangerous After Facebook	Troutman Firm
10 Dec	Injunctions Pause Enforcement of COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 Dec	Judge Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Nationwide for Federal Contractors; OMB Issues Guidance	Jackson Lewis P.C.
9 Dec	OMB Issues Guidance on Impact of Injunction on Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate	Jackson Lewis P.C.
8 Dec	Georgia Federal Court Enjoins the Government from Enforcing the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate	Foley & Lardner LLP
8 Dec	Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Enjoined Nationwide	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
8 Dec	Georgia Federal District Court Halts Enforcement of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate	Vedder Price
8 Dec	Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Stayed Nationwide	Varnum LLP
7 Dec	Executive Order 14042 Is Preliminarily Enjoined Nationwide: The Third Domino Falls	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.