Where a contract has a forum selection clause, it applies to a claim of fraudulent inducement. “Kochert’s fraudulent inducement claim stems from her contractual relationship ...

Even though an ordinance violation action was not commenced until after an adult-oriented business had commenced a federal civil rights suit against the municipality, the ...

The 1958 Federal Aviation Act does not preempt State authority to establish non-uniform and individual State standards for aviation safety. “Restated as an argument for ...

When a case removed to federal court is remanded back to state court, the plaintiff is only entitled to attorney fees, if the defendant lacked ...

Where a 40-page complaint alleges 22 separate claims, the district court should require more specific pleadings to determine which claims are preempted by federal law ...

Albert Beaver appeals a summary judgment dismissing his action against Door County, finding it frivolous, and awarding the County $33,297.78 attorney’s fees. He argues: (1) ...

28 U.S.C. 1447(d) bars appellate consideration of a defendant’s claim that it is a foreign state for purposes of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of ...

An untimely notice of appeal is ineffective to confer jurisdiction, even if it is filed in reliance upon a District Court’s order. The taking of ...

The fact that a federal agency directs, supervises, and monitors a company’s activities in considerable detail does not bring that company within 28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1)’s ...

Where a police officer indisputably had probable cause to arrest the plaintiff, the district court properly barred further discovery and granted summary judgment to the ...