In Schoeps v Sompo Holdings, Inc., No. 25-1405 (7th Cir. Nov. 21, 2025), the Seventh Circuit holds that the happenstance of an artwork, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888), having once been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago did not create personal jurisdiction to sue over the painting’s ownership in Illinois. The heirs (Schoeps) of “PaulContinue reading “Exhibition of Van Gogh Painting in Illinois Did Not Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over Ownership Dispute There, Holds Seventh Circuit”
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Under Federal Common Law, Punitive Damage Award Under Surface Transportation Assistance Act Abates with the Death of the Claimant, Holds Sixth Circuit
In Weatherford U.S., L.P. v. United States Department of Labor, No. 21-3017 (6th Cir. May 24, 2023), the Sixth Circuit holds that – following federal common law – a punitive damage award entered by an administrative law judge Surface Transportation Assistance Act does not survive the death of the claimant. “Daniel Ayres brought an administrativeContinue reading “Under Federal Common Law, Punitive Damage Award Under Surface Transportation Assistance Act Abates with the Death of the Claimant, Holds Sixth Circuit”
On Remand from U.S. Supreme Court, First Circuit Upholds Original Decision to Remand Massive Fossil-Fuel Case to Rhode Island State Court
The First Circuit returns to State of Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Prods. Co., LLC, No. 19-1818 (1st Cir. May 24, 2020) – previously discussed on this blog on November 20, 2020 (No Appellate Jurisdiction Over Remand Order Under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d) Except on Federal-Officer Ground, Holds First Circuit) – and addresses the unansweredContinue reading “On Remand from U.S. Supreme Court, First Circuit Upholds Original Decision to Remand Massive Fossil-Fuel Case to Rhode Island State Court”
Eleventh Circuit Holds That Federal Lawsuit Against Receiver Whose Appointment Has Ended Survives Barton Doctrine, Creating Circuit Split
In Chua v. Ekonomou, No. 20-12576 (11th Cir. June 15, 2021), the Eleventh Circuit holds that there is federal subject-matter jurisdiction over a lawsuit against a state-court-appointed receiver whose appointment has expired, notwithstanding the Barton doctrine, though the claim was properly dismissed on judicial immunity grounds. Plaintiff Chua prescribed hydrocodone for a college student whoContinue reading “Eleventh Circuit Holds That Federal Lawsuit Against Receiver Whose Appointment Has Ended Survives Barton Doctrine, Creating Circuit Split”
Second Circuit Holds That Federal Common Law Defeats State-Law Tort Suit For Production and Sale of Fossil Fuels
In City of New York v. Chevron Corp., No. 18-2188 (2d Cir. Apr. 1, 2021), the Second Circuit affirms a decision dismissing, on federal common law grounds, a tort action brought by New York City against five major international oil companies (Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and BP, collectively “Producers”) for the harms causedContinue reading “Second Circuit Holds That Federal Common Law Defeats State-Law Tort Suit For Production and Sale of Fossil Fuels”
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