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Latest News in Appellate

  • May 27, 2026

    10th Circ. Affirms Dentist's 3½-Year Sentence For Tax Evasion

    A dentist's sentence of almost 3½ years for evading over $1.6 million in personal taxes through an abusive-trust tax scheme was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday, as the appellate court rejected his argument that his sentence is both procedurally and substantively unreasonable.

  • May 27, 2026

    Ga. Panel Orders New Trial In Highway Collision Case

    A Georgia appeals panel has ordered a new trial for a woman who was injured when her stopped vehicle was struck by a speeding Ford F-150 truck on a Georgia highway, finding that the jury was improperly instructed on the "sudden emergency" doctrine.

  • May 27, 2026

    6th Circ. Backs Insurer In Michigan Jewelry Store Flood Fight

    A Michigan jewelry store's insurer does not have to cover water damage from a historic rainstorm that overwhelmed a Detroit area sewer system, the Sixth Circuit said, finding that the policy's flood exclusion barred coverage. 

  • May 27, 2026

    Conn. Justices Fault Bank In Lost Mortgage Note Dispute

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB's appellate and trial court wins in a foreclosure case surrounding a lost $751,000 mortgage note, finding officials at a mortgage servicing firm submitted deficient and contradictory affidavits to support the bank's right to collect money.

  • May 27, 2026

    US Tells Justices To Hold 'Lightning Rod' Health Ministry Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court should hold out on deciding whether a New Mexico insurance law violates the religious rights of nonprofit healthcare-sharing ministries that provide cheap, Christian-focused health insurance options while the justices decide a similar case, the U.S. solicitor general told the court. 

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