A court appeal that could delay the local Catholic Church’s exit from bankruptcy and the payouts to more than 270 survivors of Guam clergy sexual assaults dating back to the
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding that the defendant’s use of the term Punchbowl was not a Lanham Act violation because it was expressive and not misleading as to its source. Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press, LLC.
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - There’s no need to resolve a brewing fight over more than $800 million in fees from Roundup lawsuits, a federal appeals court ruled, rejecting an attempt by plaintiff lawyers in charge of federal multidistrict litigation to collect fees from cases in state court.
An insurance company is appealing the recently confirmed reorganization plan for the Archdiocese of Agana, which could delay the church’s exit from bankruptcy.