Jurisdiction, Remand, Appellate Courts

Client Alert: Virginia Court of Appeals Clarifies Finality in Cases Seeking Attorney Fee Awards

Whiteford on 8/11/2025

On August 5, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals addressed the finality of court orders and the limits of appellate jurisdiction. While the decision was made in the context of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”)...more

5th Circuit Reminder: Forum Selection Clause Cannot Strip a Federal Court of Jurisdiction

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/30/2025

The 5th Circuit recently reversed a district court’s decision to remand a case before ruling on a pending motion to compel arbitration. This is because the remand motion did not challenge the district court’s jurisdiction;...more

Fourth Circuit Applies Supreme Court’s Coinbase Decision Outside Context of Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 5/2/2025

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently concluded that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Coinbase Inc. v. Bielski is not limited to interlocutory appeals involving arbitration....more

Appellate Courts and Messy Kitchens

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/12/2025

Ever had to explain to a client why a sweet win in the lower courts doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s time to dig in and eat? In City of Martinsville, VA v. Express Scripts, a Fourth Circuit majority opinion used a...more

United States Supreme Court Unanimously Holds That an Amended Complaint Can Deprive Federal Courts of Jurisdiction

Snell & Wilmer on 1/27/2025

The Supreme Court ruled on January 15, 2025, that if a plaintiff amends a complaint to remove federal claims after a case has been removed to federal court, the federal court loses its jurisdiction over the remaining...more

Trial Court’s Jurisdiction over CEQA Case is Lost after Writ is Satisfied by Rescission of Project Approvals

Downey Brand LLP on 9/26/2023

In McCann v. City of San Diego (2023) 94 Cal.App.5th 284 (McCann II), the Fourth District Court of Appeal held the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction by failing to discharge a writ of mandate. The writ was issued for the...more

The Seventh Circuit Provides District Courts Ammunition To Deal With “Objector Blackmail” In Proposed Class Settlements

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/21/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to a proposed settlement and, after the district court has overruled their objections, pursue appeals...more

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