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 5 2016	Father and Son Food Company Executives Sentenced to Prison for Salmonella Outbreak	Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr 3 2024	FASHIONABLE LAWSUITS: Hugo Boss and Chicme Latest Targets of TCPA Class Actions	Troutman Amin, LLP
May 4 2018	False Representation Must be Material to Violate FDCPA, Eighth Circuit Rules	Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr 5 2023	False Claims Act: Appellate Court Deepens Circuit Split in Favor of Healthcare Defendants	Polsinelli PC
Sep 30 2012	Failure to Test Ignition Theory Results in Exclusion	Armstrong Teasdale
Jul 10 2019	Failure to Specifically Challenge “Delegation” Clause in Arbitration Agreement Means Motion to Compel Arbitration “Must Be Granted”	Carlton Fields
Dec 19 2012	Expert Who Admittedly Failed to Follow 921 Employed Reliable Methodology	Armstrong Teasdale
Jul 31 2018	ERISA Preempts State Regulation of PBM–Pharmacy Pricing Agreements	McDermott Will & Emery
Aug 24 2020	ERISA Plan Participants Cannot Proceed As A Class In Challenging EpiPen Prices	Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb 15 2023	ERISA Fiduciary Breach Action Narrowly Hurdles Motion to Dismiss in Minnesota	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 13 2021	ERISA 401(k) Performance and Fee Litigation Dismissed for Failure to Provide Comparable Benchmark	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 18 2021	ENOUGH ALREADY: Court Issues Injunction Preventing Harrassing Robocalls– Deems Defendants’ Promises to Stop “Unconvincing”	Troutman Amin, LLP
Sep 6 2017	Enforcing Arbitration Provisions In Bankruptcy Cases – Another Court Weighs In	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb 12 2024	EnforceMintz — DOJ’s Limited Use of NPAs and DPAs in Criminal Health Care Investigations	Mintz
May 1 2024	Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — May 2024	Mintz
Sep 11 2016	Employment Application That Included a “Health History” Form Violated the ADA and GINA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 10 2014	Employer’s Wallet Scratched by 'Cat's Paw' Re: Racial Discrimination	Armstrong Teasdale
Jul 31 2019	Employer’s Good Deed Goes Unpunished—Reliable Attendance Is Essential Function Despite Prior Accommodation of Employee’s Absences	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 10 2013	Employer’s Creative Method to Reduce Overtime Pay Upheld by Federal Court	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
May 20 2016	Employers Who Prevail In A Title VII Case May Seek Attorneys’ Fees Even Without A Ruling On The Merits	Holland & Hart LLP
Mar 5 2014	Employers Must Treat Employees on Military Leave like Those on Comparable Leaves, Appeals Court Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 15 2016	Employer's Delay Results in Waiver of Arbitration	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 4 2019	Employer Still Wins – Even Though Job Eliminated and Work from Home Request is Denied	Foley & Lardner 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.
Jul 28 2014	Employer May Determine Workweek for Payroll Purposes under FLSA, Fifth Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 13 2015	Employees May Soon Have Something To Lose In FLSA Lawsuits	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 27 2018	Employee Need Not Give Severance Back Before Moving Forward	Foley & Lardner LLP
May 2 2016	Employee Disloyalty Not Sufficient for Firing Where Part of Concerted Protest, Board, Eighth Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 13 2019	Emerging Trend: ADA Does Not Cover Potential Future Disabilities	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan 14 2022	Eleventh Circuit Highlights Importance of Unambiguous Disclaimers in SPDs	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 21 2014	Eighth Circuit: “Satisfactory to Us” Plan Language Sufficient to Entitle Plan Fiduciary to Deferential Review	Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov 15 2021	Eighth Circuit: Procedural Irregularity Not a “Gateway” to De Novo Review of Administrator’s Decision to Deny Benefits	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 14 2016	Eighth Circuit: Obesity Itself Not a Disability	Polsinelli PC
Jul 29 2022	Eighth Circuit: In False Claims Act Cases Based On Kickback Violations, the Kickback Violation Must Be the “But For” Cause of the Items and Services Subject to the Claim	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb 16 2017	Eighth Circuit: Failure to Accommodate, in and of Itself, Violates ADA	Jackson Lewis P.C.

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