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This Week at the Ninth: Danish Cults and Defamation
This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the First Amendment “limited-purpose public figure” doctrine in the context of a charitable organization’s fundraising activities.
This Week at the Ninth: Delegation Clauses and the False Claims Act
This week, the Court addresses whether a court or an arbitrator must consider a sovereign immunity defense to arbitration, and applies the False Claims Act to a defendant’s allegedly fraudulent Medicare billing practices.
This Week at the Ninth: Fair Use and Arbitral Summonses
This week, the Court considers the fair use defense to copyright infringement and addresses the proper venue for petitions to enforce arbitral summonses.
This Week at the Ninth: Public Fora and Pretrial Disclosures
This week, the Court wrestles with a thorny First Amendment question that has divided other Courts of Appeals and considers district courts’ ability to impose sanctions under Rule 37(c)(1).
This Week at the Ninth: Nationwide Contacts
This week, the Ninth Circuit digs into a personal jurisdiction case involving a Vietnamese music company. LANG VAN, INC. v. VNG CORPORATION The Court holds that exercising personal jurisdiction over a Vietnamese company was appropriate under Rule 4(k)(2) where the plaintiff’s federal claims alleged substantial activity
This Week at the Ninth: Unpaid Sellers and Waived Trial Rights
This week, the Ninth Circuit determines whether an online produce wholesaler can file suit under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and answers a novel question about whether a party that contractually waived its jury trial rights can object to an opponent’s withdrawal of a jury demand.
This Week at The Ninth: Class Certification and Misclassification
This week, the Court takes a close look at the standards for certifying a class action under Rule 23 and for classifying someone as an employee or independent contractor under California law.
This Week at The Ninth: Intervention and Arbitration
This week, the Court address whether an employee can intervene in her co-worker’s employment suit, and orders discovery to determine whether a litigant was boun
How do Rule 23(f) petitions fare in the Ninth Circuit?
The Ninth Circuit gets more requests to appeal class-certification decisions under Rule 23(f) than any other court. How do those requests fare? We take a loo
This Week at The Ninth: Sacred Land and Municipal Good Faith
This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses a religion-based challenge to a federal-government land transfer and considers whether public-sector employees can obtain