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  • Both are awaiting appeals-court rulings, after which the parties are likely to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in.

    Hot Topics Before High Court Jess Bravin 2011

  • If an appeals-court panel upholds Judge Rakoff's ruling, it could influence other courts across the U.S.

    The SEC Appeals Judge's Rejection of Citigroup Settlement Matthias Rieker 2011

  • The three appeals-court judges ruled that only those who withdrew less than they initially invested, called "net losers," should be reimbursed.

    Madoff Trustee Wins Ruling on 'Net Winners' Michael Rothfeld 2011

  • Police say they are entitled to secretly attach a GPS tracking device to anyone's car for any reason and, at arguments slated for Nov. 8, will ask the justices to reverse an appeals-court ruling that held otherwise.

    Hot Topics Before High Court Jess Bravin 2011

  • But recent appeals-court opinions have shown the law's fate is not so easily predictable.

    Health Law Survives Another Appeal Brent Kendall 2011

  • The appeals-court decision has huge implications for the distribution of money following the Ponzi scheme.

    Madoff Trustee Wins Ruling on 'Net Winners' Michael Rothfeld 2011

  • "We are filing another petition to the Supreme Court to review the U.S. appeals-court ruling," says Mr. Skilling's lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli , a partner at law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

    Skilling Keeps Up Fight From Prison 2011

  • The SEC was constrained in its probe by a 1996 federal appeals-court ruling that found Life Partners' fractional-share sales weren't securities governed by federal laws.

    Life Partners Sued by SEC Mark Maremont 2012

  • Mr. Picard has filed more than 1,000 lawsuits against those investors to recover what he claims are phantom profits, and the appeals-court ruling is a major victory in that push.

    Madoff Trustee Wins Ruling on 'Net Winners' Michael Rothfeld 2011

  • Mr. Skilling's conviction and 24-year sentence are under appeals-court review following a Supreme Court decision invalidating part of his case.

    Retrial Dropped, Enron Figure Talks John R. Emshwiller 2010

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