15 June 2018

United States Supreme Court holds Minnesota’s ban on campaign buttons and attire unconstitutional; unsuccessful application for class certification does not toll limitations period for future class action suits, holds foreign government statements about the meaning of their laws are not entailed to dispositive effect; and holds statutes which revoke spousal designation as life insurance beneficiaries does not violate the contracts clause when applied retroactively.

by William Gaskill

13 July 2017

United States Supreme Court holds filing a securities class action suit does not toll statute of repose for individual claims; ineffective assistance by appellate counsel cannot provide cause to overcome procedural bar; and holds defendants seeking new trial through claims of ineffective assistance based on failure to object to closed voir dire error must prove prejudice.

by William Gaskill

3 July 2017

10th Circuit holds attorney fee calculation in diversity common fund cases is controlled by state law; affirms dismissal of challenge to state attorney discipline decision; and rejects challenge to Kansas regulation requiring certain applications of termite pesticide.

by William Gaskill

15 April 2016

Utah Court of Appeals vacates class decertification based on inadequate analysis; upholds revocation of probation; and issues four other decisions.

by William Gaskill

5 May 2015

10th Circuit affirmed class action settlement funded by class member funds; finds no insurance coverage for unsolicited faxes; and dismissed appeal of preliminary injunction as moot when the election had already occurred.

by William Gaskill

8 December 2014

10th Circuit holds factual inference but not fraud on market theory can satisfy commonality requirement in RICO class action suits and issues two other published opinions.

by William Gaskill