A U.S. appeals court reversed an order freezing enforcement outside of Ecuador of an $18 billion damages award against Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazonian rain forest. The order, issued by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel Tuesday upheld the suspension of a Philadelphia woman’s car registration for allowing her insurance to lapse, although one judge scolded the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for filing an appeal when evidence showed the woman had …
Lawyers for Ecuadorean villagers who sued Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazon rain forest asked a U.S. appeals panel Tuesday to modify a court order that halted enforcement of an $8.6 billion award against the oil company. The lawyers …
A U.S. Appeals Court agreed Friday to speed up the timetable for the Obama administration’s appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that struck down landmark healthcare overhaul law. The Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta said it …
The Obama administration Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge’s ruling in Florida that struck down its landmark healthcare overhaul law as unconstitutional because it required Americans to buy healthcare insurance or face a penalty. President Barack Obama’s Justice Department filed its …
A U.S. judge Thursday put on hold his ruling that President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul was unconstitutional, allowing the White House to continue implementing the landmark legislation for now. But U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson failed to dispel widespread uncertainty …
A court in Ecuador’s Amazon told Chevron Corp Monday to pay $8.6 billion in environmental damages, but the U.S. oil company vowed to fight on in a lawsuit seen as a global test case. Chevron said it would appeal, meaning …
A Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer has lost its appeal of rulings by the Florida insurance commissioner that have blocked it from doing business in the state. On Jan 20, without explanation, a three-judge panel in Florida’s First District Court of …
The Obama administration Tuesday appealed a ruling by a federal judge in Virginia that declared a key part of President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson last month backed the state of Virginia’s argument that …
