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Latest News in Appellate

  • January 23, 2026

    Feds' Wind Farm National Security Claim Faces Skepticism

    Federal courts aren't buying the Trump administration's argument that construction of offshore wind farms should be halted for national security reasons, with some judges suggesting that the government isn't making its claim in good faith.

  • January 23, 2026

    6th Circ. Won't Revive Bread Financial Investors' Suit

    The Sixth Circuit won't resuscitate investor claims against the company now known as Bread Financial Holdings Inc., finding that the suit didn't show how shareholders were misled or defrauded leading up to a corporate spin-off that ended in bankruptcy.

  • January 23, 2026

    Conn. High Court Snapshot: $13.2M Estate Tax Tops January

    The state of Connecticut's attempt to collect $13.2 million in taxes from the estate of a healthcare executive and a hospital's potential liability for releasing a mental health patient who later killed his girlfriend are two of the top cases on the Connecticut Supreme Court's January and February docket. Here are the highlights of the court's fourth term of its 2025-2026 season.

  • January 23, 2026

    Med Mal Verdict Must Be Offset By Other Deal, Panel Says

    An Illinois state appeals court has ruled that an urgent care center found liable at trial for medical negligence was entitled to have the $2.92 million verdict reduced by the amount its co-defendants agreed to pay in a high-low deal reached just before the verdict was reached.

  • January 23, 2026

    D.C. Circ. Backs FERC In Oil Pipeline Pricing Dispute

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday denied a petition challenging the method used by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to determine the value of oil flowing through an Alaskan pipeline, finding the agency correctly considered inflation and other factors.

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