The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a significant ruling for employers facing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) collective actions. […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Appeal — Justia News — October 8, 2025
On Monday, October 6, 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s petition for writ of certiorari. Maxwell sought review of the United States Court of Appeals […]
Federal Judge Rejects Experian’s Efforts to Reinstate Favorable FCRA Ruling
A federal judge in Illinois declined to reconsider Experian’s summary judgment request, concluding the court was allowed to revisit the parties’ Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit. On Tuesday, […]
Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for “Reverse Discrimination” Claims — Justia News — June 9, 2025
One of the main laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It bars covered employers from discriminating based on […]
Judge Rejects John Deere’s Efforts to Shield CFO From Farmers’ Deposition
John Deere’s chief financial officer and senior vice president is fair game to be deposed after a federal judge this week rejected the company’s attempts to block multi-district […]
New York Court Clerk Rejects Texas Judgment in Abortion Case — Justia News — March 31, 2025
Texas has a near-total ban on abortion with only a few narrow exceptions. Toward the end of last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York […]
Appellate Court Rejects Municipal Judge’s Claimed Authority to Order Competency Evaluations
A Missouri Court of Appeals panel denied a Kansas City judge’s claim this week that he had the authority to order the state’s mental health department to complete […]
9th Circuit Rejects Antitrust Claims in Case Alleging Real-Estate Listing Conspiracy
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled a startup real estate broker failed to prove its anticompetitive conspiracy allegations in an antitrust lawsuit naming the […]
Jimi Hendrix Lawsuit Heads To Trial After UK Court Rejects Sony Appeal
A long-running legal battle over the rights to Jimi Hendrix’s music is going to trial after a U.K. appeals court rejected Sony Music’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit […]
Federal Judge Rejects Lyft’s ‘Competitive Harm’ Claims in Attempt to Seal Safety Procedures, Storage Information
Rideshare provider Lyft’s attempts to seal information regarding certain safety procedures and its storage of information for “competitive harm” failed in part Wednesday after a federal judge in Pennsylvania […]