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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Dec 23 2015	EEOC Sues McDonald's for Disability Discrimination	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr 12 2024	Eight Circuit Upholds NLRB Bad Faith Bargaining Decision and Broad Remedies Order	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 20 2018	Eight State Attorneys General Urge Eighth Circuit Not To Expand Scope of Title VII	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug 18 2022	Eighth Circuit Adopts Stricter But-For Causation Standard for False Claims Act Claims based on Anti-Kickback Violations	Mintz
Jul 20 2021	Eighth Circuit Affirms Decision Overturning University’s “Deregistration” of Religious Groups	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug 14 2012	Eighth Circuit affirms denial of remand in a case where the plaintiff attempted to challenge the court’s CAFA jurisdiction based on an amended complaint filed after removal	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb 1 2017	Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Minnesota Human Rights Act Reprisal Claim Finding No Evidence of Pretext	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct 6 2016	Eighth Circuit Affirms Enforcement of ERISA Plan Forum Selection Clause	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 31 2017	Eighth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Expert Who Contradicted His Prior Testimony	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 27 2014	Eighth Circuit Affirms In Part District Court’s Rejection of Jury Finding That Managers Were Properly Classified as Exempt	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 9 2020	Eighth Circuit Affirms in Part, Reverses in Part University’s Early Win in ERISA Fee Suit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 16 2015	Eighth Circuit Affirms Judgment on the Pleadings in Arkansas Non-Compete Case	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 20 2014	Eighth Circuit Affirms Mandatory Continuing Education Training Is Not Compensable	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 28 2019	Eighth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Physician Practice Acquisition in North Dakota	Robinson & Cole LLP
Aug 12 2016	Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Grant Based on Reasonable Interpretation of Ambiguous Regulation	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 3 2016	Eighth Circuit Again Finds Class and Collective Action Waivers Lawful Under NLRA, Contrary To Seventh Circuit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 9 2021	Eighth Circuit Allows “Fake Meat” Labeling Law	Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug 28 2013	Eighth Circuit Applies Negligence Standard to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Claims for Violations of Section 14(a) and Rules 14a-9, 13b2-1 and 13b2-2	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May 4 2020	Eighth Circuit Applies Subjective Standard to Reasonable Basis Penalty Defense	McDermott Will & Emery
Nov 2 2012	Eighth Circuit Approves Damages Against Individual Music Downloader	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 1 2019	Eighth Circuit Casts Doubt on Cross-Plan Offsetting for ERISA Health Plans	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep 14 2014	Eighth Circuit Clarifies False Claims Act Pleading Standards for Whistleblowers	Katten
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
Nov 22 2019	Eighth Circuit Class Action Litigation \| Fall 2019	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb 17 2020	Eighth Circuit Class Action Litigation \| Winter 2019/2020	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar 17 2023	Eighth Circuit Confirms Breadth of Commercial Crime Policy Includes Loss from Actual and Implied Takings	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug 5 2020	Eighth Circuit Cools Off Antitrust Claims Based on Alleged Patent Fraud	McDermott Will & Emery
Nov 21 2016	Eighth Circuit Court Again Approves Safety-Based Medical Examination without Individualized Assessment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 11 2017	Eighth Circuit Court Issues Warning To Bar Regarding Use Of “Boilerplate” Discovery Objections	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 18 2017	Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court’s Dismissal of Complaint in Fund-of-Funds Section 36(b) Lawsuit, Ruling Plaintiff Lacks “Statutory Standing”	Vedder Price
Jun 27 2017	Eighth Circuit Court Rejects Chipotle’s Attempt to Break Up Conditionally Certified Collective Action of Hourly Employees	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov 16 2023	Eighth Circuit Court Vacates EPA Rule Revoking All Chlorpyrifos Tolerances	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jun 13 2016	Eighth Circuit Deals Significant Blow To SOX And Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan 24 2019	Eighth Circuit Decision On“Cross-Plan Offsetting” Illustrates Importance Of Careful Plan Drafting	Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar 24 2022	Eighth Circuit Defends Use of Term “Patent Troll,” Vacates Injunction against Infringement Defendant	McDermott Will & Emery

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