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Ohio State Sex Abuse Lawsuits Revived

A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. A district judge in Columbus had dismissed most of the unsettled cases, acknowledging that hundreds of …

Exxon Mobil Loses Appeal Over Climate Change Probes

NEW YORK –– A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s XOM.N effort to stop Massachusetts and New York from probing whether the oil company lied to investors and the public regarding what it knew about climate change. …

Federal Appeals Court Questions Asian-American Bias Claims Against Harvard

BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of arguments that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants, a claim made in a closely-watched lawsuit challenging the use of race as a factor in U.S. college admissions. Members of a …

Bayer Asks Appeals Court To Reverse $25M Roundup Verdict

Bayer AG on Monday said it has asked a U.S. federal appeals court to throw out a $25 million judgment it was ordered to pay to a California man who blamed the company’s Roundup weed killer for his cancer. In …

Federal Appeals Court Finds Luxury Condo Owner’s Suit Filed too Late Against Insurer

A luxury high rise condominium located in Las Vegas, Nevada, was found to have been barred from recovery of its $5 million window damage claim, according to a ruling by the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. The …

Some Knowledge Isn’t Enough to Trigger Known-Loss Exclusion

The purpose of insurance is to protect insureds against unknown, fortuitous risks, and the purpose of insurance policies is not to insure liability incurred prior to the policy issuance. Because of this, modern general liability policies often contain a known-loss …

Florida Federal Appeals Court Won’t Reconsider Cruise Malpractice Ruling

A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision that opens the door for cruise ship passengers to sue for medical malpractice. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week rejected a bid by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines …

Federal Appeals Court Rules Officers Can’t be Sued for North Dakota Shooting

Three law enforcement officers who shot a Jamestown man after he came out of his apartment carrying a shotgun did not use excessive force and should not face legal action for the 2010 incident, a federal appeals court says. Michael …

Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms BP Liability in Gulf Oil Spill

A federal appeals court panel has reaffirmed its ruling that BP is liable for federal Clean Water Act damages stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the latest loss for the oil giant as it fights court decisions …

Foreigners Denied Whistle-Blower Protections

Foreign whistle-blowers who work for overseas companies can’t be protected from retaliatory firings for disclosing conduct that happens abroad, a federal appeals court held. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan found in a case involving Siemens AG that an …