ST. LOUIS — Removal to federal court of a Missouri state court putative class action where a $7.25 billion nationwide Roundup settlement has been preliminarily approved can’t be done by objectors to the settlement, consumers who filed the lawsuit and Monsanto Co. argue in separate motions to remand filed in the federal court; Monsanto is seeking expedited consideration of its motion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A partially split Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 28 reversed a Massachusetts federal judge’s entry of judgment against defendant-appellants accused of misappropriating trade secrets related to an insulin patch pump, holding that the plaintiff-appellee’s claims were time-barred by the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).

CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of an insurer in a jewelry store insured’s breach of contract and declaratory judgment lawsuit, holding that the plain, unambiguous language of a policy’s flood carveout to a water backup extension applies to and bars coverage for the insured’s basement flooding following a 2021 rainstorm in Dearborn, Mich.

CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel reversed a Michigan federal judge’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the leader of Parliament-Funkadelic and a related company, holding that genuine questions of fact remain as to whether the defendant entities expressly repudiated a late former band member’s claims of copyright co-ownership interests.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina on May 28 dismissed a cabinet designer’s suit against homeowners and construction entities accused of infringing a copyrighted cabinet design, holding that the cabinet does not qualify as an “architectural work” despite being registered as such with the U.S. Copyright Office.

ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 27 affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed a couple’s suit under the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSPA) alleging that insurers caused the man’s healthcare providers to present false claims to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and that by hiding purported responsibility as primary payers, the insurers forced the couple to reimburse CMS for post-settlement medical care, finding that the insurers were not responsible to reimburse Medicare for post-settlement expenses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 28 ruled that workers who transport goods on an intrastate leg of an interstate journey and do not cross state lines or interact with vehicles that do can qualify for the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption from compelled arbitration for workers who are “engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”

ST. LOUIS — Resolving a question regarding the building and construction industry exception (BCI) to withdrawal liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (MPPAA), the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment order that upheld an arbitrator’s decision exempting an employer from paying roughly $227 million.