JD Supra

First Circuit Questions Materiality in SEC's Case Against Commonwealth Equity Services

On April 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC, also ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

4th Circuit judge questions DC lawyer on use of fictitious cases in briefs

A judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has questioned an attorney over fictitious cases cited in his briefs. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo) A Washington, D ...
Health Affairs

Fifth Circuit Questions Standing Of Parties Defending ACA In Texas v. Azar

Another day, another surprising twist in ongoing litigation over the constitutionality of the individual mandate and, with it, the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA). The case is already highly unusual.
JD Supra

Fifth Circuit Questions the Use of Claim-splitting Tactic by Plaintiff; Orders District Court to Consider Whether Plaintiff’s Proposal Destroys Adequacy

On May 9, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Slade v. Progressive Sec. Ins. Co, Case No. 15-300010, 2017 WL 1843737 (5th Cir. May 9, 2017), in which the court discussed how the ...