U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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11th Circuit to take closer look at key Roundup ruling against Bayer
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to reconsider its earlier decision denying Bayer AG’s request to dismiss failure-to-warn claims against Roundup herbicide because they are preempted by federal labeling law. -
Court says UCF's woke policies likely violate First Amendment
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A free speech group gained some success in its challenge of a University of Central Florida policy alleged to be way too woke. -
Penalties against serial plaintiff and suspended lawyer for frivolous ADA lawsuits affirmed
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Florida federal judge who undertook his own investigation of a serial lawsuit-filer and his attorney and penalized them for filing frivolous civil rights claims on behalf of the hearing-impaired was right to do so, an appeals court has ruled. -
Plaintiffs lawyers who teamed with the blind get bad news from federal appeals court
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to plaintiffs lawyers who developed a cottage industry of suing the owners of websites on behalf of the visually impaired. -
One of thousands of lawsuits against Philip Morris results in $21 million in punitive damages
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court last week approved a $20.7 million punitive damages award against cigarette maker Philip Morris, saying even though it was just one of thousands of similar cases over the same corporate behavior, the judgment fell well within constitutional limits set by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Bringing a class action just got less enticing in the 11th Circuit
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – Lead plaintiffs in class action lawsuits aren’t entitled to more money than the rest of their fellow class members, a federal appeals court has ruled. -
Eleventh Circuit confirms U.S SC’s Spokeo ruling on standing, concrete harm
The federal appeals court, in a ruling this month, said where a plaintiff brings a lawsuit based only on alleged statutory violation, he or or she must, to establish standing, allege a concrete harm.