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Emilee Larkin
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Citibank wins $500 million at Second Circuit
The appeals court granted the bank a $500 million refund for an accidental loan payment it made.
Law targeting Canadian log truckers hits a 1st Circuit jam
Crafted to help Maine truck drivers get log-hauling jobs over Canadian competitors, Public Law 280 has a preemption problem.
New York's measles vaccine rules get green light
Families unable to secure a medical exemption for their unvaccinated children failed to show that their rights were violated.
Coffee challengers lose trademark battle over Mountain Dew energy drink
The Second Circuit saw little risk of consumer confusion between a canned java called Rise and PepsiCo's use of the same word to market a new sweet and fruity energy drink offshoot of Mountain Dew soda.
First Circuit hands win to endangered whales
A rule protecting endangered whales on the coast of Maine can go forward, dealing a blow to lobster fishermen.
Influencer named in report on Saudi dissidents loses negligence suit
The appeals court shielded McKinsey and Company from liability to a man who tweets critically about the Saudi government.
New York wields new nuisance law against manufacturers of ghost guns
Not even a week after the Supreme Court gave New Yorkers more freedom to carry guns, city and state leaders are taking aim at some of the businesses that arm residents with the tools to build their own firearms.
Schools sued after booting unvaccinated kids amid measles outbreak
During a measles outbreak across New York, a school in Rockland County temporarily kicked out unvaccinated students who didn't have a medical exemption. Now, parents are arguing to the Second Circuit that their religious beliefs were violated.