U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
-
NLRB's structure under attack, but judges protecting its members
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't dismantle the National Labor Relations Board after being asked to do so by a California man unhappy with how it handled his complaints - and after a colleague refused to allow President Donald Trump to fire one of its members. -
Ex-chair's data breach probe of MGM dropped by new FTC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - MGM Resorts' fight with the old Federal Trade Commission has been dropped by the new FTC, which features a new chair and an empty seat following the election of President Donald Trump. -
Keller Postman says Tubi's lawyers should be DQ'd; Case says firm files frivolous claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Keller Postman, accused of filing frivolous arbitration claims against Fox Broadcasting’s Tubi unit, has fired back with a demand that Tubi’s lawyers at Jenner & Block be disqualified for contacting some its clients. -
Man's estate can't sue Dept. of Defense over COVID vaccine claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Defense has defeated a lawsuit that blamed it for the death of a man who took the COVID-19 vaccine. -
Keller Postman, fighting Tubi lawsuit, says mass arbitration tactics were for clients' benefit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The plaintiffs firm Keller Postman has previewed its argument for dismissal of a lawsuit against it that complains it files massive amounts of arbitration claims to hide frivolous ones. -
Law firm's spending on Camp Lejeune ads leads to lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A law firm spending millions of dollars on advertising for Camp Lejeune clients is unhappy with a marketing firm it hired and is now suing it in D.C. federal court. -
House committee sues AG Garland, wants audio of Biden interview with special counsel
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The House Judiciary Committee has gone to court to get access to the audio from President Biden's interview with special counsel regarding the handling of classified documents. -
Structure of NLRB challenged in federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A man with a gripe against a union is now suing the National Labor Relations Board, arguing its structure is unconstitutional. -
Crypto company says SEC going way overboard on possible penalty
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - What was once thought to be a $2 billion lawsuit that could change the cryptocurrency market forever might now end up being a $10 million hiccup for Ripple Labs, which says the federal agency desperate to regulate its product is being unreasonable. -
Judge asked to toss case over cashless national parks
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Park Service is defending its choice to stop accepting cash as it fights a federal lawsuit alleging it violated the Administrative Procedures Act. -
Plaintiff firm accused of compiling frivolous mass arbitration claims to extort multimillion-dollar settlements
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Fox Broadcasting’s Tubi unit has sued Keller Postman, accusing the law firm of filing thousands of fraudulent arbitration claims in an effort to extort a $71 million settlement. -
MGM alleges 'pattern of unconstitutional conduct' at FTC after chair Khan refuses to recuse
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The FTC is using unfair tactics to target MGM after a cyberattack that occurred while Chair Lina Khan was at one of its Las Vegas properties, the company says in a new lawsuit while it also faces more than a dozen private class actions. -
Settlement addresses ATV use at Glen Canyon
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - New rules for all-terrain vehicles at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are coming from the National Parks Service. -
National Parks Service sued over treatment of cats in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - An advocacy group for cats is suing the National Parks Service over the "complete eradication" of cats at a park. -
U.S. Chamber sues CFPB over new late-fees rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sued a federal agency over its controversial rule restricting the size of late fees that credit card companies can charge. -
$25 million for lawyers who pushed PACER class action
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who took on the federal government's system for charging fees for court documents will take close to $25 million for their efforts. -
EPA sidesteps challenge to favorable scientists reviewing its formaldehyde study
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected calls to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from having its work reviewed by a favorable, supposedly independent panel to boost its effort to regulate formaldehyde. -
Consumers group uses D.C. law to sue Starbucks over alleged child labor
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Starbucks faces a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., alleging it can't call its coffee "ethically sourced" because it comes from farms that use child labor. -
House Judiciary Committee sues to get FBI agent in social media flap to testify
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Frustrated by him not appearing, the House Judiciary Committee has filed suit to force FBI special agent Elvis Chan to testify about efforts to censor social media speech. -
DoD fights lawsuit blaming it for COVID vaccine-related death
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Defense is confused as to why it is named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging a 24-year-old man's death was a result of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.