Complete with accusations of murder-for-hire, firebombing and sonic torture, the multinational court battle between clothing industry mogul Peter Nygard and his billionaire nemesis Louis Bacon rages on, with a racketeering claim in Florida appellate court.
Read moreA former home-care agency owner serving time in federal prison took to the Eleventh Circuit Tuesday to appeal his conviction on charges that he spearheaded a multimillion-dollar scheme to submit false claims to Medicare.
Read moreFighting to resurrect their sexual harassment lawsuit, a Florida couple claimed in an 11th Circuit appeal Friday that a teacher who made lewd advances on their disabled son was allowed to continue to work around him at his high school, leading him to drop out of classes.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit shot down a novel request Thursday for NextEra Energy to get a tax refund on the $97 million it paid to dispose of nuclear waste.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit blocked a cotton-marketing association Monday from demanding more than $1 million from a family of South Georgia farmers who took their business elsewhere.
Read moreSen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., last week delayed a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on President Donald Trump’s pick for a seat on the 11th Circuit for reasons “unrelated to the nominee’s merits,” according to a committee source.
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(CN) – A proposed class action against Raymond James & Associates claiming the company kept profits from processing fees is not precluded by federal law, the 11th Circuit ruled.
Read moreA former Georgia state solicitor general and current state Supreme Court judge told senators on Wednesday she is mindful of the difference between a judge and advocate and promised to make that transition fully if confirmed to the 11th Circuit.
Read moreAttorneys for more than 20 plaintiffs with autism asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to strike a ruling that stymied their efforts to secure a change in ride access policies at Disney parks.
Read moreThe attorney for a Chinese woman convicted of trying to send a $50 million missile-firing drone and jet fighter engines to China, asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to overturn her conviction claiming that there is no substantial evidence to incriminate her.
Read moreWith nearly $100 million in taxes on the line, the U.S. government urged the 11th Circuit on Wednesday to find that, when it comes to deductions, nuclear-waste disposal is not the same as decommissioning a nuclear plant.
Read moreA lawyer facing a $400,000 bill for cancer treatment fought Wednesday at the 11th Circuit against her insurer’s definition of pre-existing condition.
Read morePensacola, Florida on Wednesday asked the 11th Circuit to reverse a lower court order requiring the city to remove a 34-foot-tall Latin cross from a public park.
Read moreThe attorney for a South Florida man convicted of carrying out a billion dollar life insurance and investment scam, asked the 11th Circuit to void the sentence because, he said, his client wasn’t dishonest, merely too trusting.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit punted two state Republican party organizations’ challenge to a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rule governing political contributions to the D.C. Circuit, and dismissed a third for lack of jurisdiction.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit ruled Tuesday that a congregation of Orthodox Jews can build a synagogue in Boca Raton, Florida, seemingly putting an end to a decade-long legal battle.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit ruled Wednesday that the state of Florida does not have to immediately come up with a new system for restoring voting rights to former felons.
Read moreIf eight Georgia municipalities and one school district want their right to tax aviation fuel memorialized in court, they must wait until the government tries to stop them, the 11th Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Read moreAttorneys for an obese woman who claims that air pollution from a Florida fertilizer plant made her sick asked the 11th Circuit on Thursday to vacate a ruling that barred their expert from testifying.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit on Wednesday affirmed that a nonprofit’s owner whose bogus charity collected inmates’ personal information to file fake tax returns must serve out his sentence of 23 years and one month.
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