Bandary v. Delta Air Lines — Ninth Circuit upholds ATSA immunity for injuries following airline’s security report
Case Atef Bandary v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen A.
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Cannon v. United States — Ninth Circuit revived claim for cash recovered after an FBI agent’s theft
Case Lionel Cannon v. United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Jay S.
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Codoni v. Port of Seattle — Ninth Circuit held aircraft-pollution claims preempted and ordered dismissal reconsidered
Case Cindy Codoni; Michelle Geer; Horace Cathcart; Amy France; Tamara Chakos v. Port of Seattle; Alaska Air Group, Inc.; Delta
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Bultemeyer v. CenturyLink — Ninth Circuit overturned $140 million FCRA verdict based on Safeco defense
Case Lydia Bultemeyer, on behalf of herself and all other similarly situated v. CenturyLink, Inc. Court U.S. Court of Appeals
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Linhart v. New York Life — Ninth Circuit says pre-2013 policies did not require designation forms
Case Barbara Linhart v. New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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United States v. State of Idaho — Ninth Circuit struck down Idaho’s discriminatory stockwater-right provisions
Case United States of America v. State of Idaho Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge John
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USA v. State of Idaho — Ninth Circuit invalidated Idaho stockwater provisions that discriminate against the United States
Case United States of America v. State of Idaho, Idaho Department of Water Resources, and Mathew Weaver Court U.S. Court
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United States v. Idaho — Ninth Circuit invalidated Idaho stockwater provisions that discriminated against the federal government
Case United States of America v. State of Idaho, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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S.D. v. Reese — Ninth Circuit vacated Oregon prison injunction and ordered class decertified
Case S.D., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and J.F. v. Mike Reese, Ryan Legore, Mark Nooth,
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Lao PDR v. Baldwin — Ninth Circuit revived bid to enforce foreign arbitral awards against alleged alter egos
Case The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic v. John K. Baldwin and Bridge Capital, LLC Court U.S. Court
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Doe v. GitHub — Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of AI code-output DMCA claim
Case J. Doe, 1; J. Doe, 2-5, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. GitHub, Inc., et
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Handy v. Jones — Ninth Circuit grants officers qualified immunity in fatal shooting
Case Monte Handy, et al. v. Jacob Jones, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge
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Cedar Park Assembly of God v. Kuderer — Ninth Circuit upheld Washington’s reproductive-health insurance laws against a church’s First Amendment challenge
Case Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Patty Kuderer, in her official capacity as Insurance Commissioner for
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Barman v. USA — Ninth Circuit holds USCIS NM-1 denials are unreviewable
Case Sukesh Chandra Barman v. United States of America; Rebecca Maliuwelur Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Cedar Park — Ninth Circuit upheld Washington’s reproductive-health insurance laws against a church’s First Amendment challenge
Case Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Patty Kuderer Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
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Kia-Hyundai Vehicle Theft MDL — Ninth Circuit reversed dismissal of Korean manufacturers for lack of personal jurisdiction
Case In re Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation: Insurance Subrogation Appeal Court U.S. Court
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U Visa Appellants — Ninth Circuit upheld dismissal of advance-parole claims but revived part of the waitlist-delay challenge
Case U Visa Appellants v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Lewis-Williams v. BART — Ninth Circuit upheld $7.8 million religious-accommodation verdict
Case Tonya Lewis-Williams; Raymond Lockett; Rosalind Parker; Bradford Mitchell; Ryan Rivera; Szu-Cheng Sun v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
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Lewis-Williams v. BART — Ninth Circuit upheld $7.8 million verdict for employees denied religious accommodations
Case Tonya Lewis-Williams, Raymond Lockett, Rosalind Parker, Bradford Mitchell, Ryan Rivera, and Szu-Cheng Sun v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid
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Lewis-Williams v. BART — Ninth Circuit upheld $7.8 million verdict for workers denied religious accommodations
Case Tonya Lewis-Williams; Raymond Lockett; Rosalind Parker; Bradford Mitchell; Ryan Rivera; Szu-Cheng Sun v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
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Powers v. McDonough — Ninth Circuit declined to rehear veterans’ housing case en banc
Case Jeffrey Powers, et al. v. Denis Richard McDonough, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Blythe v. NCAA — Ninth Circuit vacated injunction against NCAA’s Five-Year Rule
Case Noah Blythe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Mark J.
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Garwood v. MacD Helicopters, Inc. — Ninth Circuit holds GARA bars claims over police helicopter crash
Case RJ Garwood v. MacD Helicopters, Inc.; Astronautics Corporation of America; The Boeing Company Court U.S. Court of Appeals for
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Rivera v. Anderson — Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal on sovereign-immunity grounds
Case Jamon Rivera et al. v. Vikram Sami et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge