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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Mar
16
2016
Supreme Court Likely to Decide on McWane Petition for Certiorari Next Monday ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
16
2016
Early Settlement of Home Depot Consumer Data Breach Claims – Start of Trend? Mintz
Mar
14
2016
FDCPA – 11TH Circuit: Kinlock v. Wells Fargo Bank – Post-Foreclosure Offers of Financial Assistance to Defaulted Borrower Not Violative of FDCPA/Florida Consumer Collection Protection Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
11
2016
Eleventh Circuit Raises Important Questions About Challenging the Constitutionality of SEC Administrative Proceedings Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
4
2016
Eleventh Circuit Considers Challenge to SEC Administrative Proceedings Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
29
2016
Cami Li Cannot Compete: BPI Sports v. Camila Figueras Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
25
2016
Rosa Parks Name and Likeness Free for Use? McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
24
2016
Re-Registration of a Domain Name Constitutes “Registration” Under the ACPA McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
23
2016
Statutory Damage Caps Save Companies like Norfolk Southern Railway Millions Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
18
2016
SEC’s Charges Provide Support for Class Plaintiffs’ Allegations in Ocwen Securities Litigation Mintz
Feb
17
2016
No Statutory Damages Under Stored Communications Act (SCA) Without Actual Damages Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
17
2016
Patent Dispute Over Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Launched in Northern District of Georgia Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
16
2016
11th Circuit Upholds Mining Agency’s Coal Dust Rule, Phase-In Continues Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
5
2016
11th Circuit Overturns NLRB: Finds Atlanta-area Stagehands are Independent Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
26
2016
The Eleventh Circuit Carves Out an Exception to the Supervisory Misconduct Defense Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
26
2016
MSHA Touts Favorable Court of Appeals Ruling on Coal Dust Rule Holland & Hart LLP
Jan
20
2016
U.S. Supreme Court Holds ERISA Plan Cannot Enforce Equitable Lien Against Participant’s General Assets Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
13
2016
Red Flag Warnings for Banks: Ignore Them At Your Peril Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
12
2016
11th Circuit Rules that Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors Lacks Power to File Bankruptcy Case for Assignor Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
7
2016
SPF 70 Claims Blocked re: Advertising Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
31
2015
California, Georgia: TCPA case stays related to ACA, Campbell-Ewald, and Spokeo Continue to Multiply Vedder Price
Dec
30
2015
Alabama Federal Court Finds Fault With Preliminary Approval Motion, Directs Plaintiff to Supplement Record Faegre Drinker
Dec
27
2015
Eleventh Circuit Holds That An Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors has no Authority to File a Bankruptcy Petition for the Assignor Holland & Hart LLP
Dec
23
2015
Alabama Federal Court Decision Highlights Complexities of Laws Applicable to Pregnant Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
15
2015
Biosimilar Pre-Marketing Notice Always Required Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
11
2015
Florida Federal Court Rules that Apotex Must Give Amgen Notice Upon Biosimilar Licensure Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Dec
9
2015
Sub-Assignee Has Standing To Assert ERISA Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
1
2015
Deaf Employee Who Was Fired For Positive Drug Test Result Could Not Show Disability Discrimination Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
30
2015
Eleventh Circuit: District Court Twice “Erred with Respect to Every [Confusion] Factor.” McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
23
2015
Florida Federal Court Allows ADEA “Pattern-or-Practice” Claim to Proceed Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
20
2015
Florida Federal Court Grants Defendant’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Faegre Drinker
Nov
16
2015
2.4 Million Reasons to Monitor Claim Costs: Five Lessons Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
13
2015
Employee Failed to Show that Positive Drug Test Result For Barbiturates Was Discriminatory Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
10
2015
Northern District of Georgia Finds Fresenius Did Not Violate FCA McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2015
Discovery Obtained Under Section 1782 Is Not Precluded From Use In Subsequent Litigation In U.S. Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Nov
6
2015
Re-Trial Order in AseraCare Confirms that Differences in Clinical Judgment Alone Insufficient to Establish Falsity McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
4
2015
Life is Larger than Fiction in EB-5 Litigation: SEC Moves For Asset Freeze, Accounting, and Receiver Appointment in Civil Fraud Action in Florida Mintz
Oct
30
2015
Unflattering Photo—A Blogger’s Paradise? McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
21
2015
Substance Over Form In Relator Share Dispute With Government Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
21
2015
“Small Doses” of Non-Educational Work Did Not Turn Students into Employees Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
21
2015
Jury Sides with DOJ in First Phase of FCA Statistical Sampling Trial Mintz
Oct
20
2015
Beaulieu Group Floored by Competitor Mohawk’s Application and Use of New Mark for Residential Carpet Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
19
2015
How Not to Fire a Union Organizer Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
19
2015
Georgia Garnishment Ruling Modified by Judge, No Longer Applies to Wages Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
16
2015
Free Cartoon Network App User Not a “Subscriber” Under VPPA, Rules Eleventh Circuit Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
15
2015
Important Eleventh Circuit Court Ruling Limits Scope of Video Privacy Protection Act Liability Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
12
2015
Federal Standard for Enjoining Breach of Non-Compete Agreement Differs from Florida’s, Eleventh Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
6
2015
Hi-Tech Accuses Dynamic of Trademark Infringement and False Claims of Steroid Powered Products Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
5
2015
Don’t Forfeit Your Right To Demand Default Rate Interest! Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
5
2015
11th Circuit Opinion – FDCPA Does Not Apply to Debt Acquirers if Not ‘Debt Collectors’ Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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