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BP Takes Bid to Rewrite Settlement to Full Fifth Circuit
January 23, 2014
BP PLC has petitioned an en banc panel of a federal appeals court to rehear a three-judge panel's recent decision upholding the fairness of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
January 23, 2014
BP PLC has petitioned an en banc panel of a federal appeals court to rehear a three-judge panel's recent decision upholding the fairness of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
Appeals Court Opinion Rejecting F.C.C. Net Neutrality Rules
January 14, 2014
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out Federal Communications Commission rules that require Internet service providers to give all traffic equal access through their networks. The decision could pave the way for Internet service providers like Verizon and AT&T to charge content companies — say, ESPN or Facebook — to deliver their data to consumers at a faster speed.
January 14, 2014
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out Federal Communications Commission rules that require Internet service providers to give all traffic equal access through their networks. The decision could pave the way for Internet service providers like Verizon and AT&T to charge content companies — say, ESPN or Facebook — to deliver their data to consumers at a faster speed.
Appeals Court Ponders Arbitration of Legal Malpractice Claim
December 17, 2013
A federal appeals court weighed whether a law firm can keep a client’s malpractice claim out of court if the two sides have a contract calling for arbitration of all disputes. On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard Douglas Bezio’s appeal of a Maine federal judge’s dismissal of his case against Portland, Maine-based Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson and three of its lawyers. Bezio hired Bernstein Shur for a case involving a regulatory dispute with the state...
December 17, 2013
A federal appeals court weighed whether a law firm can keep a client’s malpractice claim out of court if the two sides have a contract calling for arbitration of all disputes. On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard Douglas Bezio’s appeal of a Maine federal judge’s dismissal of his case against Portland, Maine-based Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson and three of its lawyers. Bezio hired Bernstein Shur for a case involving a regulatory dispute with the state...
Appeals Court Throws Out Confidential Arbitration in Delaware
October 24, 2013
A decision by a federal appeals court has ended Delaware’s experiment with confidential arbitration. In an opinion released Wednesday, a three-judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that Delaware’s state-sponsored arbitration program violated the First Amendment. The controversial arbitration program was established by Delaware in 2009. Delaware is the leading state for incorporations by public companies, and the five judges...
October 24, 2013
A decision by a federal appeals court has ended Delaware’s experiment with confidential arbitration. In an opinion released Wednesday, a three-judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that Delaware’s state-sponsored arbitration program violated the First Amendment. The controversial arbitration program was established by Delaware in 2009. Delaware is the leading state for incorporations by public companies, and the five judges...
