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Short Wins - Resentencing Mania Sweeps The Federal Appeals Courts

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/30/2013

There are a handful of resentencing remands in the federal courts last week. Perhaps most interesting is United States v. Francois, remanding because the sentence imposed exceeded the statutory maximum. One doesn't see...more

Supreme Court Rules That Policyholder Cannot Evade Federal Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act by Stipulating to Damages...

by David Attisani, Mark Cahill, Rob Kole, John Nadas, Hugh Scott | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP on 3/22/2013

What you need to know: The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs cannot evade federal court jurisdiction by stipulating that class-wide damages are less than the Class Action Fairness Act’s $5 million jurisdictional...more

Supreme Court Holds General Authorization To County Hospital Authority Insufficient For Antitrust Immunity

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/21/2013

On February 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided that the acquisition by a county hospital authority of another hospital in the same county was not immune from antitrust scrutiny under the state...more

Short Wins - The Seventh Circuit Goes Strong, But The Ninth Circuit Goes Interesting; Resentencing, Discovery Violations, And...

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 2/4/2013

It's a good week in the circuits for folks accused of federal crimes. The Seventh Circuit has been active (though sadly without Judge Posner). United States v. Diaz-Rios looks interesting - it's a remand for resentencing...more

Addressing the "Consolation Prize" - A Dilemma For Appellate Advocates

by S. Vance Wittie | Sedgwick LLP on 1/15/2013

One more note on National Gas Pipeline Co. v. Justiss is appropriate. The Texas Supreme Court held that the landowners had failed to present admissible evidence that the permanent nuisance caused by the defendant had...more

Product Liability Advisory - December 2012: Indirect Warnings May Be Sufficient as a Matter of Law

by Bradley A. Monk | Sedgwick LLP on 12/24/2012

Because of the numerous advantages of litigating personal injury cases in federal court, many out-of-state defendants seek to remove their cases from state court to federal court. To remove, the moving party must show that...more

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