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10th Circuit Orders Feds To File In Property Rights Case
Posted on 1 Nov 2012 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on Oct. 25 ordered the United States to respond to a motion by a Wyoming man who seeks to overturn a ruling by a Wyoming federal district court in favor of the U.S. Forest... Read More

High Court Hears Oral Arguments In Debt Collection Case Over Costs Awards
Posted on 8 Nov 2012 by Timothy Raub

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 7 over whether a prevailing defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit may be awarded costs even though the lawsuit was not brought in bad faith... Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In CAFA Evidence Appeal
Posted on 7 Oct 2014 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Mealey’s) The plain language of 28 U.S. Code Section 1446(a) requires only “a short and plain statement of the grounds for removal,” not evidence, the attorney representing Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co.... Read More

10th Circuit Majority Says Infuse Off-Label Claims Are Preempted By Congress
Posted on 21 Apr 2015 by Tom Moylan

DENVER — (Mealey’s) In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 21 affirmed that a plaintiff’s claim alleging off-label promotion and use of Medtronic Inc.’s Infuse bone graft system is preempted... Read More

DOJ Argues For Rehearing In Secret Service Lawsuit
Posted on 20 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DENVER - (AP) The U.S. Department of Justice has sided with attorneys for two Secret Service agents who were sued after arresting a man who confronted former Vice President Dick Cheney. The department argues that the law protects agents when they're... Read More