Federal appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingOctober 5th, 2009 Appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingNEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has upheld prison sentences given to a father and son who built Adelphia Communications into a cable television powerhouse. The 2nd U.S.
NY court rules in favor of Canada's biggest independent oil company in genocide lawsuitOctober 2nd, 2009 NY appeals court rules for Canadian energy companyNEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that a lawsuit alleging that a Canadian energy company aided genocide in its pursuit of oil in Sudan was properly thrown out. The 2nd U.S.
Court upholds $4.6 million judgment against USA Truck of Van Buren after contract breachOctober 1st, 2009 Court upholds ruling in fight between Ark truckersLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court has upheld a $4.6 million judgment against USA Truck Inc.
Dan Rather's $70M breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS is dismissedSeptember 30th, 2009 Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS is dismissedNEW YORK — An appeals court has dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp. Rather sued CBS and its top executives in 2007.
Appeals court rules against military service members who sued over anthrax vaccine requirementSeptember 30th, 2009 Appeals court upholds dismissal of vaccine suitWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that members of the military can be required to be vaccinated against anthrax. The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision dismissing a case brought by eight service members who challenged the Food and Drug Administration's determination that the vaccine was effective.
Federal appeals court revives lawsuit seeking judicial oversight over pollution issuesSeptember 21st, 2009 Pollution lawsuit against power companies revivedNEW YORK — An appeals court has restored a lawsuit brought by eight states that want to hold power companies responsible for some of the nation's carbon dioxide emissions. The 2nd U.S.
Appeals court upholds law requiring groups to disclose members that contribute to lobbyingSeptember 8th, 2009 Appeals court upholds lobbying disclosure lawWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a 2007 law that requires trade associations to disclose their members who contribute to lobbying activities. The National Association of Manufacturers said the law, which requires that the organization release the names of members that contribute more than $5,000 in a quarterly period for lobbying activities, violates their members' rights to privacy and freedom of association.
Appeals court in Va. upholds 1st conviction of US civilian for detainee abuse in AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 Va. court upholds prisoner abuse convictionRICHMOND, Va. —A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld the conviction of the first American civilian found guilty of mistreating a detainee during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Federal appeals court in Virginia upholds conviction of D.C.-area sniper mastermindAugust 7th, 2009 Appeals court in Va. upholds sniper convictionRICHMOND, Va.
Appeals court tosses antitrust claims lodged against Abbott Labs over AIDS drug costJuly 8th, 2009 Appeals court rules for Abbott in AIDS drug caseSAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of antitrust violations over a sudden 400-percent price hike of a popular AIDS drug. Advocacy groups and drug benefit providers sued Abbott in 2004.
Appeals court upholds injunction barring Delta from terminating contract with Mesa subsidiaryJuly 2nd, 2009 Injunction against Delta in Mesa case upheldATLANTA — A federal appeals court has upheld a preliminary injunction barring Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, from terminating a regional flying contract with Mesa Air Group Inc. subsidiary Freedom Airlines.
Obama administration asks court to reconsider allowing CIA renditions suit against BoeingJune 13th, 2009 Feds ask court to reconsider CIA renditions suitSAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to allow a Boeing Co.
Appeals court in Chicago upholds ban on possession of handguns, says DC ruling doesn't applyJune 3rd, 2009 Appeals court upholds Chicago ban on handgunsCHICAGO — A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, finding a Supreme Court ruling in a District of Columbia case doesn't apply. The three-judge panel of the 7th U.S.
Appeals court says FAA can't be held financially responsible in Illinois small plane collisionMay 2nd, 2009 Court says FAA can't be held liable in Ill. crashCHICAGO — An appeals court says the Federal Aviation Administration can't be held financially responsible for the collision of two small planes that killed a popular Chicago radio personality nearly 10 years ago.
Appeals panel throws out class action status in age discrimination lawsuit against 3MApril 28th, 2009 Appeals panel: Court erred in 3M age bias caseST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a trial court erred when it granted class action status to an age discrimination lawsuit against 3M Co.
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