The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's decision to lift a stay pending arbitration in an employment dispute involving Premier Financial Alliance, Inc. and three plaintiffs. The unpublished memorandum decision reinforces employers' obligations to participate in arbitration processes they mandate.
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's dismissal of a pro se civil rights lawsuit filed by Stanley and Kevin Cichowski against Florida state court Judge Melissa Distler. The federal appeals court upheld rulings on both Younger abstention doctrine and judicial immunity grounds.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that public employees cannot seek monetary damages from unions for breach of fair representation, limiting remedies to orders compelling arbitration. The decision in Gustafson v. AFSCME reverses a Commonwealth Court ruling and restricts legal options for workers alleging discriminatory union conduct.
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's denial of Joseph McAlpin's motion for a new trial in a death penalty case. The court held that McAlpin's failure to obtain leave before filing an untimely motion under Criminal Rule 33 was sufficient grounds for denial.
The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a municipal dispute between Charleston and North Charleston involving Millbrook Plantation, LLC. The court declined to provide a substantive ruling, dismissing the case as 'improvidently granted' and leaving the 2023 Court of Appeals decision intact.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Stefan Eberhard Zappey, a former elementary school teacher who was found guilty of multiple federal charges involving the sexual abuse of children under 12. Zappey taught at a Department of Defense school in Germany for 20 years before his conviction.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a published opinion Tuesday in a complex discovery dispute involving The Renco Group Inc. and The Doe Run Resources Corporation against three law firms representing plaintiffs who claimed harm from the companies' mining operations in Peru.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Sylvester, Georgia, and Police Chief Raymond Drennon in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by former police officer Demetric King. The appeals court upheld the lower court's determination that King failed to demonstrate his termination was racially motivated or retaliatory.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld the convictions of three defendants in a federal murder-for-hire conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of two men. Kermon Williams, James Higgs Jr., and Jhaphre Higgs lost their appeals after a thirteen-day trial in Florida federal court.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's non-infringement ruling in favor of Cisco Systems in a patent dispute with Lionra Technologies Ltd. The January 21, 2026 decision represents a victory for Cisco in defending against patent infringement claims originally filed in the Eastern District of Texas.
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