Administrative Law

Jun 10, 2026

Administrative-Trademark Infringement-Reserved Trademark Interests-Forum Selection Clause

Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their trademark infringement and Lanham Act action against defendants on forum non conveniens grounds. Plaintiffs sold their company to defendants, withholding three trademarks originally registered […]

Jun 10, 2026

Administrative-Tax Lien-Challenge-Jurisdiction

Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her action seeking to challenge her federal tax lien. Where the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear plaintiff’s challenge, the court upheld the dismissal but […]

Jun 4, 2026

Administrative-Tax-Deficiency-Calculation of Penalty

Plaintiff appealed the tax court’s affirmance of the IRS’s calculation of her tax deficiency and penalty. Where the tax court had not made any clear error, the court upheld the assessment. Judgment […]

Jun 4, 2026

Administrative-Social Security Disability-Denial of Benefits-Residual Functional Capacity Analysis

Plaintiff appealed the district court’s judgment upholding the denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. Plaintiff was a military veteran who was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis and stenosis, which left […]

May 20, 2026

Administrative-Aftermarket Brake Modules-“Steady Burning” Definition-Finality of Agency Action

Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their action against USDOT and the NHTSA. Plaintiffs distributed aftermarket brake modules that caused rear brake lights to flash repeatedly before staying steady bright. Defendants […]

May 13, 2026

Administrative-Equal Broadband Access-Digital Discrimination Rule-Regulatory Challenge

A group of telecommunications and broadband industry groups petitioned for review of the final rule issued by the FCC pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which required equal access to […]

Apr 29, 2026

Administrative-State Legal Expense Fund-Obligation to Pay Defense Costs

Defendants appealed the grant of summary judgment for plaintiffs, who were contracted by a county health department to provide medical care to indigent patients, in their action seeking coverage of […]

Apr 29, 2026

Administrative-Tax Assessment-Governing Statute

Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s judgment affirming the state tax commission’s valuation of a hotel within an airport’s boundaries. The trial court ruled that the statute governing the hotel’s valuation […]

Apr 22, 2026

Administrative-Copyrights-Infringement-Award of Attorney’s Fees

Plaintiff appealed the district court’s award of attorney’s fees to defendant following plaintiff’s unsuccessful copyright infringement action against defendant. Where the district court did not abuse its discretion in deciding […]

Apr 8, 2026

Administrative-Copyright-Infringement-Award of Attorney’s Fees

Plaintiff appealed the district court’s adverse summary judgment in its copyright infringement claim. Plaintiff sued various real estate agents, alleging that they infringed upon plaintiff’s copyrights by including floorplans of […]

Apr 1, 2026

Administrative-Power Transmission-Long-Term Rights-Allocation of Zero Rights

Plaintiff petitioned for review of FERC’s dismissal of plaintiff’s administrative complaint. Plaintiff supplied power to municipal electric utilities in several states. In October 2015, plaintiff joined Southwest Power Pool, a […]

Mar 18, 2026

Administrative-Medical Marijuana Licenses-Eligibility

Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s judgment affirming three decisions by the Administrative Hearing Commission, which determined that plaintiff was ineligible to receive licenses to operate medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and […]