11th Circuit (incl. 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.

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Oct 15 2018	11th Circuit Deals Blow to OSHA’s Inspection Authority	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 23 2021	The Circuit Split Continues: 11th Circuit Weighs in on Standing in Data Breach Litigation	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 20 2022	Circuit Courts Split on Standing to Sue in ADA Title III Website Accessibility Claims	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 21 2022	Forensic Photographer Trainee Takes Shot at Employee Status, But It Doesn’t Develop, 11th Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 19 2023	EEOC Classwide Subpoena Based on Individual Allegations Too Broad, Federal Appeals Court Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 1 2016	Job Applicants Cannot Bring Disparate Impact Claims Under Age Discrimination In Employment Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 7 2019	Miami Minimum Wage Ordinance Remains Invalid after Review Denied by Florida Supreme Court	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 16 2019	Full Eleventh Circuit Finds that Plaintiffs Lack Standing in Alabama Lawsuit Challenging State Prohibition of Local Minimum Wage Laws	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 24 2020	Two More Significant Rulings for TCPA Litigation – Eleventh and Seventh Circuits Narrowly Interpret ATDS	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 17 2020	Eleventh Circuit Rejects Incentive Awards for Class Plaintiffs	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 24 2021	New Georgia Decision Clarifies Scope of Computer Trespass Statute	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 4 2021	Court Rules Separation Agreement’s Covenant Not to Sue Bars ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim on Behalf of Plan	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 6 2023	An Employer May Not Artificially Reduce an Employee’s Regular Rate to Avoid Paying Overtime, Eleventh Circuit Reiterates	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 4 2014	Facebook Post Breaches Confidentiality Provision of Settlement Agreement	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 21 2015	Eleventh Circuit Explains That Employer Knowledge of Work Renders It Compensable	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 13 2015	Employee Failed to Show that Positive Drug Test Result For Barbiturates Was Discriminatory	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 30 2016	Middle District of Florida Finds Certification of FLSA Collective Action and Rule 23 Class Action Claims To Be Inconsistent	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 7 2017	Government Failure to Prove Actual Losses Means No Restitution to Victims under Restitution Act, Court Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 24 2017	Second Circuit to Decide Whether Court Approval of FLSA Settlements Applies to Accepted Offers of Judgment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 26 2017	Federal Court Interprets Florida and Pennsylvania Law To Endorse Protection Of Salon Services Company’s Customer Relationships And Specialized Information	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 28 2020	Severe and Pervasive: Pay Attention to Your State’s Sexual Harassment Standard	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 21 2022	Need to Navigate Regulatory Patchwork After Judge Strikes Down Federal COVID-19 Mask Mandate	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 30 2022	Property Damage Investigators Are Non-Exempt “Production” Employees, 11th Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 5 2014	Georgia Court Finds Rental Manager Exercised Discretion, Administratively Exempt	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 31 2014	Use of HIPAA-Protected (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Personal Health Information by Employer Investigating FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) Issue Not Barred	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 19 2014	Alcoholic Department of Transportation (DOT) Driver Could Not Prevail on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) Claims Against His Employer	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 8 2020	Trial Court Properly Applied Rule 68 Offer of Judgment and Reduced Attorney’s Fee Demand in FLSA Case, Eleventh Circuit Concludes	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 26 2021	Agricultural Exemption Does Not Apply to Activities Entirely Away from the Farm	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 12 2015	Federal Standard for Enjoining Breach of Non-Compete Agreement Differs from Florida’s, Eleventh Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 1 2017	ADA Compliance Challenges: Navigating Over-Accommodation Conundrum	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 3 2018	Listing Essential Function in Job Description Essential to Defeat ADA Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 9 2019	Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Its ‘Similarly Situated’ Standard for Workplace Discrimination Claims	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 28 2019	A Job Description is Not Determinative When Considering Reasonable Accommodation Requests	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 11 2023	U.S. Supreme Court Vacates, Dismisses as Moot Decision Holding ADA ‘Tester’ Has Standing to Sue	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 5 2014	Offer of Judgment Doesn’t Moot Class Action (11th Circuit)	Jackson Lewis P.C.

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