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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Nov
30
2020
Eleventh Circuit Vacates Godiva FACTA Settlement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
30
2023
6th Circuit Holds One Ringless Voicemail Sufficient to Violate TCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
19
2012
Update: Watson Pharmaceuticals Responds to FTC's Petition for Supreme Court Review of "Pay for Delay" Case; 31 States File Amici Curiae Brief Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
24
2013
Jewelry Design Theft Raised by Ronaldo Designer Jewelry Against Golden Stella in new Copyright Suit Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
23
2013
Your Hotel Desk Chair May Be Patented Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
2
2013
The Pedowitz Group and Jeff Pedowitz Accuse Jeff Ogden and Find New Customers of Looking for New Customers in the Wrong Places Re: Trademark Infringement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
13
2013
District Court Judge Invites the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to Reverse Him on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Case Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
18
2013
Good Technology: Airwatch's Defamation Claim in Georgia was Compulsory Counterclaim in California Patent Infringement Action Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
16
2014
Judge Duffey Pares Plaintiff's Requested Legal Fees After Finding Defendant in Contempt of Consent Order in Patent Case Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
24
2014
Padgett Business Services Goes After Former Franchisee for Trademark Infringement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
15
2018
LabMD Ruling Heralds a New Era in Data Security Regulation Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
30
2018
Government Benefit: Navient Wins Summary Judgment Based on Finding That Calls to Collect Government-Backed Debt are Exempted Under the TCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
21
2021
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Experian in FCRA Claim Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
20
2012
3Form and Meridien Accents Settle Architectural Wall Design Patent Action Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
25
2013
BMI, Music Publishers Bring Copyright Suit Against Georgia Restaurant, Seeking Statutory Damages Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
24
2013
Northern District of Georgia Adopts Special Master’s Patent Claim Construction and Summary Judgment Denial Recommendations Over Sprint’s Objections Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
13
2013
Recent Trademark Cases Filed in the Georgia District Courts Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
19
2013
Sequel Lawsuit over Tablet-Docking Phones Continues New Front in Smartphone Wars Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
28
2014
Non-Practicing Entities' (NPE) Tough Talk Promising Litigation Against Comcast Becomes Self-fulfilling Prophecy Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
26
2014
Wish Atlanta Files Complaint To Make ContextLogic Wish For A Different Trademark Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
14
2014
Blue Force Seeks to Cut Off Supply of Infringing Weapon Slings to U.S. Marines (and others) Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
28
2015
Eleventh Circuit Examines “Debt Collector” Under the FDCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
15
2016
Patent Infringement: Amendment Moots Motions for Both Parties without Specific Adoption of Prior Filings Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
19
2018
Two Texts are Apparently Enough to Allege ATDS Use as Courts Continue to Struggle with Pleading Standard in TCPA Text Cases Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
10
2018
Breakthrough: First District Court in Eleventh Circuit Follows Reyes and Holds Contractual TCPA Consent Cannot Be Revoked Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
28
2019
Second District Court in the Nation Holds That a Ringless Voicemail is a “Call” Under the TCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
24
2012
Counterfeit Merchandise Sales Result in Summary Judgment of Infringement, but Not of “Trademark Counterfeiting”; Middle District of GA Clarifies Statutory Damages Standards Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
27
2012
Northern District of Georgia Dismisses Copyright and State Law Claims Brought by Master Mind Music, Inc. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
1
2013
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Conviction and 51-Month Sentence for Criminal Copyright Infringement and Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
14
2013
Real Housewives of the Northern District: Reality TV Stars Now Legal Adversaries in Copyright Battle Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
2
2013
Chicago-Bound: Second of Joao Bock’s 3 Patent Cases Filed in August 2012 Transferred to Another District Court Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
15
2013
More Recent Trademark Cases in the Georgia District Courts, Re: Tory Burch, Gyro King, American Deli, Yanmar Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
10
2013
YKK Corporation Files Patent Infringement Action Against Competitor Velcro USA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
27
2014
Airport Restaurant Service Provider Seeks to Ground Hijacked URL Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
11
2018
Real Plaintiffs’ TCPA Lawyers of Florida: Brawl Between Two Law Firms Over TCPA Class Settlement Proves a Teachable Moment on Ethical Duties in Class Actions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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