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
16
2017
 Federal Court Dismisses Employer’s Claims For Indemnification and Contribution Against Drug Testing Vendor After False Positive Drug Test Result Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
20
2017
 Federal Court Dismisses Part of CFPB’s Case Against TCF National Bank Covington & Burling LLP
May
8
2020
 Federal Court Dismisses Workers’ Rights Suit against Smithfield Foods Inc. Keller and Heckman LLP
Feb
6
2018
 Federal Court Dramatically Reduces Attorney-Fee Award to Plaintiffs in FLSA Collective Action Against Chipotle Faegre Drinker
Aug
24
2021
 Federal Court Finds Article III Standing In Data Event Litigation But Dismisses Majority of Plaintiff’s Claims Under Rule 12(b)(6) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
25
2022
 Federal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent Decree Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
12
2021
 Federal Court in Minnesota finds Choice of Law Provision Unenforceable Based on California Labor Code Section 925 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
9
2017
 Federal Court Overturns NLRB, Says Jimmy John’s Employees’ Disloyal Conduct Not Protected Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
22
2014
 Federal Court Sides with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Machine Guard Standard Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
2
2010
 Federal Courts Adopt a Liberal Pleading Standard for Erisa Plaintiffs Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 Cosgrove Law, L.L.C.
Sep
2
2020
 Federal Courts Continue to Dismiss ERISA Stock-Drop Claims Post-Jander Faegre Drinker
Nov
29
2023
 Federal Courts Continue to Grapple with Causation in Anti-Kickback-Based False Claims Act Cases Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
2
2020
 Federal Courts in Illinois and North Dakota Move in Wrong Direction McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
28
2019
 Federal Court’s Refusal to Issue Injunction is Appealed as Plaintiffs Continue First Amendment Challenge Against Missouri’s Meat Labeling Laws Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
21
2016
 Federal District Court In Missouri Raises Doubts Concerning Whether At-Will Employment Is Consideration For A Non-Compete Agreement Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
30
2021
 Federal Judge Shelves President Biden’s CMS Vaccine Mandate …. But in Only 10 States Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
18
2020
 Federal Judge Sides with Business Owners in Losses Resulting from Pandemic Clifford Law Offices
Nov
3
2023
 Federal Jury: Trade Association and Real Estate Brokerages Conspired to Inflate Commissions, $1.8B in Damages to Plaintiffs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
17
2019
 Feds Exhibit Continued Interest in Prosecuting Illegal Relationships Between Laboratories and Marketers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
29
2016
 Fidelity Prevails In ERISA Float Litigation Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
16
2018
 Financial Conflict of Interest in the Eighth Circuit: Trigger of a Less Deferential Standard of Review or Mere Factor in Determining Plan Administrator Abuse of Discretion? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
 Finding the “Implicit” Accommodation Request under the Americans with Disabilities Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
7
2017
 Firing an Employee? Avoid Litigation by Carefully Reviewing the Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
2
2016
 First Amendment Protects Automated Calls Made for Political Campaigns in Arkansas Faegre Drinker
Dec
5
2019
 First to File a Class Action is Not Enough to be Heard First Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
19
2019
 Flesh Eating Bacteria Ate My Homework Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
10
2020
 FLSA Collective Action Trimmed Because Court Lacked Specific Jurisdiction Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
14
2020
 For Your Information, Eighth Circuit Upholds Copyright Protection for Database Compilation McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
22
2016
 Form I-9 Strikes Again: Hotel Executive Pleads Guilty for Knowingly Hiring Unauthorized Worker Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
20
2019
 Former Employee's Release Agreement Bars ERISA Claim Against ESOP Fiduciary McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
21
2017
 Former Special Agent awarded $1.2 million in sex harassment and retaliation case Zuckerman Law
Apr
5
2016
 Former Tax Court Judge Indicted for Tax Evasion McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
14
2019
 Four Circuits Agree: Regular and Reliable Attendance is an Essential Job Function Polsinelli PC
Mar
28
2022
 Four Indicted for $16 Million Money Laundering Scheme ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
19
2016
 Four Lessons for Winning the Employment Agreement Forum Selection Chess Match Polsinelli PC
May
6
2019
 FTC Confirms Holder Rule Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
29
2022
 Functionality Dooms Alleged Trade Dress Protection McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
6
2017
 Further Update on Challenging Wetlands Permitting Decisions – Latest Ruling in Hawkes Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
15
2016
 Gibraltar Court Recognises Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as Foreign Main Proceeding Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
27
2023
 Green Light at the Intersection of First Amendment and Patent-Related Speech Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Sep
1
2014
 Greetings! Use of the PowerPoint Is Trade Secret Misappropriation McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
14
2021
 Gross Followed in Missouri!: ATDS Claim Survives Pleadings Stage After Court Deems Facebook Not “Relevant” At Pleadings Stage Troutman Amin, LLP
Jul
16
2019
 Groundbreaking: Eighth Circuit Confirms TCPA Statutory Damages Were Unconstitutional Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
29
2018
 Guiding Light in Copyright and Trademark Dispute: Munro v. Lucy Activewear McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
22
2023
 Health Insurers Sued Over Use of Artificial Intelligence to Deny Medical Claims ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
11
2021
 Health Plan Sponsor Assessed Attorneys’ Fees For Pursuing Meritless ERISA Claims Against Plan Administrative McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
12
2021
 Health Plan Sponsor Assessed Attorneys’ Fees for Pursuing Meritless ERISA Claims Against Plan Administrators McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
21
2020
 Here it Is!: Your Very Own UPDATED TCPA ATDS Scorecard Troutman Amin, LLP
Dec
7
2018
 HireRight granted summary judgment on claim that attempted murder conviction was wrongly reported Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
17
2016
 Hospital’s Reasonable Interpretation of Ambiguous Law Supports Dismissal of Relator’s Case McDermott Will & Emery
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