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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May 14 2014	Eighth Circuit: Employee Retirement Security Income Act (ERISA) Plan Beneficiary Designation Trumps Will	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 7 2021	Eighth Circuit: District Court Improperly Resolved Factual Disputes on Summary Judgment in ERISA Benefits Case, But Error Harmless	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 21 2024	Eighth Circuit Will Decide SEC Climate Disclosure Rule	Mintz
Jul 16 2019	Eighth Circuit Vacates Confirmation Over Lack of Personal Jurisdiction	Carlton Fields
Aug 12 2012	Eighth Circuit Upholds NLRB Decision Finding Union to have Unlawfully Targeted Neutral Employer	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr 23 2018	Eighth Circuit Upholds National Labor Relations Act’s Union “Salting” Protections	Polsinelli PC
Jan 13 2020	Eighth Circuit Strikes Down Multiple Missouri Alcohol Beverage Advertising Laws	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 7 2017	Eighth Circuit Sides With Jimmy John’s and Finds Employee Actions Were Not Protected Activity	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 31 2018	Eighth Circuit Sheds Light on the Legality of Employer Disqualification Policies	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, 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
Jan 13 2017	Eighth Circuit Rules That ERISA Expressly Preempts Iowa Pharmacy Benefit Law	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 30 2020	Eighth Circuit Rules on ERISA’s “Church Plan” Exemption	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 15 2018	Eighth Circuit Rules No Standing For TCPA Plaintiffs Due to Lack of Traceability	Faegre Drinker
Apr 18 2019	Eighth Circuit Rules Against Third Party Administrator in Cross-Plan Offsetting in Group Health Plans	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 23 2019	Eighth Circuit Rules Against Telemarketing Company on TCPA Claim, Yet Declares $1.6 Billion in Statutory Damages Unconstitutional	Ballard Spahr 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
May 7 2016	Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court for Ignoring Price-Impact Evidence That Rebutted the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption and Defeated Class Certification	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug 24 2016	Eighth Circuit Reverses Class Certification with Defendants' Post-Halliburton II Rebuttal of Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption	Vedder Price
Sep 28 2015	Eighth Circuit Reverses Class Certification Where Class Members Not Commonly Injured by Contamination on Their Property	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb 20 2017	Eighth Circuit Requires Further Review of Data Breach Settlement Involving Class Members Who Have No Loss	K&L Gates
Mar 11 2019	Eighth Circuit Rejects FCA Claim for Failure to Allege Actual Claims for Payment	McDermott Will & Emery
Feb 8 2019	Eighth Circuit Rejects Cross-Plan Offsetting	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 7 2016	Eighth Circuit Rejects Class Certification in Environmental Contamination Case	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec 11 2019	Eighth Circuit Rejects Claim That Arbitration Clause in Retainer Was Unconscionable	Carlton Fields
Aug 5 2016	Eighth Circuit Rejects Bifurcated TCE Class Certification	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec 28 2012	Eighth Circuit Rejects "Fiduciary Exception" to Privilege Arguments	Armstrong Teasdale
Nov 5 2016	Eighth Circuit Reinstates FCA Case Over Changed College Grades, Attendance Records	Armstrong Teasdale
Jan 28 2020	Eighth Circuit Reinstates Arbitration Award Stemming From Federal Crop Insurance Policy	Carlton Fields
Mar 31 2021	Eighth Circuit Orders New Trial for Unauthorized Data Access Under Driver’s Privacy Protection Act	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec 2 2011	Eighth Circuit Not Ready to Move Away from Traditional Market Definition Process	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar 9 2017	Eighth Circuit Methodically Rejects Plaintiff’s Allegations of Pretext in Age Discrimination Case	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec 29 2016	Eighth Circuit Leaves Open Question of Whether “Mixed-Motive” or “But-For” Causation Standard Should be Applied to Disability Discrimination Claims Under ADA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 18 2022	Eighth Circuit Joins Growing Number of Courts Rejecting Common ERISA Fee and Investment Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep 1 2017	Eighth Circuit Issues Two Class Action Data Breach Rulings	Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul 13 2016	Eighth Circuit Issues Decision Significant for All Executives of FDA-Regulated Businesses	Mintz

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