8th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit sits in St. Louis Missouri. The Courthouse is the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse. In addition to the Court of Appeals, the Eighth Circuit spans over 6-US states, including: Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Although the Eighth Circuit originally had additional states situated in the geographic-region, Congress passed legislation which broke the Circuit into 2-separate circuits, which is known as the Tenth Circuit today.

The courthouses in each state are further broken down into regions. The Eastern District court in Arkansas sits in Little Rock and Western District court is in Fort Smith. The Northern District court in Iowa is in Cedar Rapids, and Southern District is in Des Moines, IA. The District of Minnesota court sits in Minneapolis, the Eastern District court is in St. Louis (Appeals court), and Western District is in Kansas City, MO. The District of Nebraska court sits in Omaha. The Northern District court in South Dakota is in Fargo, and Southern District court is in Sioux Falls, SD.

Currently there are 11 active judges on the bench in the Eighth Circuit and 7 senior judges. The Chief Justice is Lavenski Smith, and the Circuit Justice is Neil Gorsuch. A number of precedent-setting decisions have come from the Eighth District. Frosty Treats Inc. v Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Inc. (2005) is one of those cases. In the trademark case, the court held that Frosty Treats (largest US ice cream company) was not “distinctive” or “famous enough” to receive immunity protections from being used in a violent video game.

The National Law Review covers cases such as Frosty v Sony which deal with trademarks and branding, as well as several other categories and case law. Bankruptcy proceedings, tax related cases, government actions, indemnity cases, state actions, appointments, and State and Federal agency news. The National Law Review also covers the latest news pertaining to legislation, patents, election, and general-information in the legal community.

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Aug 31 2015	Creative Calling Solutions v. LF Beauty -- Eighth Circuit Case Addressing Personal Jurisdiction Arising From Business Relationship With Foreign Company	Armstrong Teasdale
Aug 31 2015	Pay Attention to Those Doctor’s Notes re: FMLA	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 26 2015	Eighth Circuit Clarifies Standard for Breach of "Utmost Good Faith" Doctrine in Marine Insurance Policies and Rejects Insurer's Proposed Rule As Creating A "Moral Hazard"	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 14 2015	Supervisor Told Employee Patient Abuse 'Comes with the Territory'	Armstrong Teasdale
Aug 13 2015	Employees May Soon Have Something To Lose In FLSA Lawsuits	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 12 2015	Eighth Circuit Finds Non-Compete May be Assignable Under Arkansas Law; Reverses Dismissal of Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Conspiracy Claims Where Manager took Subordinates with Him	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 31 2015	No Damages Awarded for ERISA Plan Fund Mapping Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 15 2015	Post-Employment Covenants: Is an Inducement to Smile An Inducement to Cancel?	Mintz
Jul 6 2015	Performance You Can Measure Is Best Defense, FMLA Case Demonstrates	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 2 2015	Bank Bond Covers Third-Party Losses Arising out of Bank Employee’s Fraud, Eighth Circuit Holds	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 1 2015	Update On Challenging Wetlands Permitting Decisions	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun 17 2015	Release of Personal Information Called ‘Unlawful’ and a ‘Threat to Privacy’ in Eighth Circuit Appeals Brief	Varnum LLP
Jun 17 2015	Minnesota Federal Court Applies Texas Law, Proceeds to Blue Pencil Restriction re: Non-compete Agreement	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 16 2015	Missouri Federal Court Holds Defendant’s Interpretation of Ambiguous Regulation Need Not Be “Most Reasonable” Interpretation	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 12 2015	Minnesota District Court Dismisses Data Breach Class Action Against GameStop, Inc.	Katten
Jun 3 2015	Multiple DWI Convictions Don’t Create A “Record of” Alcoholism Under ADA; Driving Restrictions Don’t Support “Regarded As” Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 3 2015	How Serious is “Serious” under the FMLA?	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 1 2015	Two Recent Decisions Potentially Expand Fraudulent Transfer Exposure in Ponzi Schemes	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May 28 2015	Preemption of State-Law Tort Claims by the Copyright Act	McDermott Will & Emery
May 18 2015	Settlement Means Policyholders Will Have to Wait for Clarification of Proper Exhaustion Issue	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May 7 2015	Court Revives “Fraudulent Inducement” FCA Case despite Relators’ Failure to Link False Statement to Government Payment	McDermott Will & Emery
May 1 2015	College’s Falsification of Grades and Attendance Records May Trigger FCA Liability	Covington & Burling LLP
Apr 22 2015	Approved Jurisdictional Determinations Ripe for Judicial Review	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr 7 2015	Ameriprise Agrees to Pay $27.5 Million to Settle Fiduciary Breach and Prohibited Transaction Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar 26 2015	Protecting Trade Secrets Insufficient to Enforce Covenant Not to Compete in Any Capacity Worldwide	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 26 2015	Licensees Not Required to Do Due Diligence Where Inventor Falsely Claimed Exclusive Ownership	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 13 2015	Strategic Use of Arbitration Agreements in FLSA Context Gets Boost	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar 11 2015	Long v. Hardin -- Owner beware, Eastern District of Missouri upholds $10 sheriff's sale of $65k property	Armstrong Teasdale
Mar 9 2015	Protective Order Issued in Suit to Stop EPA from Releasing Farmers’ Information	Varnum LLP
Feb 17 2015	$40 Million In Sale of Business Held Sufficient Consideration for Non-Compete	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 16 2015	Arkansas Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Property Damage Suit	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb 16 2015	Missouri Federal Court Cuts Claims in Pipeline Property Damage Action	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb 16 2015	Eighth Circuit Affirms Judgment on the Pleadings in Arkansas Non-Compete Case	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 12 2015	The World Is Not Enough … But Maybe It’s Too Much for Noncompetes	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan 15 2015	ConAgra Foods Defeats Challenge to Its Executive Exemption Classification in FLSA Class Action	Mintz
Jan 13 2015	Service Provider Not A Fiduciary In Negotiating Its Contract	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan 8 2015	Team Leaders at Processing Facility Properly Classified as Exempt	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 4 2015	Appellate Court Overturns $4 Million Fee Award Against EEOC	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec 22 2014	Prior Protected Activity Did not Immunize Employee from Later Bad Acts	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec 18 2014	Supreme Court Clarifies the Standard Governing Removal of Class Action Cases to Federal Court	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 15 2014	Minnesota District Court Opens Door to Suits by Defined Benefit Plan Participants	Covington & Burling LLP
Dec 10 2014	Employer Restitution under Victim Restitution Law (MVRA) Not Offset by Employee’s Canceled Stock Options, Eighth Circuit Court Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 10 2014	The Other Cyber Shoe Has Dropped – What Does That Mean for Your Insurance Program?	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec 3 2014	Defined Benefit Plan Participants Have Standing to Pursue Fiduciary Breach Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 1 2014	Eighth Circuit Finds Guarantors Not Afforded Protections under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act	Poyner Spruill LLP
Nov 4 2014	Minnesota District Court Denies EEOC Request for TRO in Wellness Lawsuit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 30 2014	EEOC Files Third Lawsuit Challenging Employer Wellness Plan	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 20 2014	Eighth Circuit Says That Considerations Of Health Care Cost Savings Could Be Proxy For Age In ADEA Suits	Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct 8 2014	A Court’s Review of a Disability Benefit Claim May Hinge on the Meaning “Satisfactory to Us”	Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct 7 2014	Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment, Directs Trial Court to Determine Whether Consent Was Revoked re: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)	Faegre Drinker

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