The briefs in two pending petitions for certiorari raise an interesting point of Supreme Court procedure. The Solicitor General’s petition for certiorari in the tobacco RICO case (No. 05-92, United ...

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If you want more cases about government contractors even after reading the argument earlier this week in Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, then The GEO Group v. Menocal, to be argued on Monday, Nov. 10, ...

When you receive an adverse interlocutory trial court ruling, it can be difficult to objectively evaluate the likelihood of success on a motion for leave to appeal, particularly in light of how ...

“This Court should obtain guidance from the Ninth Circuit on the issue now instead of holding a trial that may need to be redone under a different legal framework—or may not be necessary at all.” – ...

Texas litigants have easier access to interlocutory appeals than ever before. Those who favor this expansion say this development is a good thing. Having an appeals court decide an important issue ...

The Delhi High Court dismissed appeals by the sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and others, upholding the ...

District Court Judge Analisa Torres denied the SEC’s motion to file an appeal, claiming that the regulator did not show that there were substantial grounds for difference of opinion. District Court ...

“The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure cannot override federal statute, said the court. If there is a conflict between the two, the statute must prevail.” On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

In a recent trademark case, the Federal Court has granted an interlocutory injunction in favour of Canada’s regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants against an entity using the name ...