11.   A Georgia federal trial judge agreed with Warren, and a three-judge appeals court panel initially upheld that ruling.

12.   A federal appeals panel heard arguments in that case earlier this month and is expected to render a decision this fall.

13.   A federal appeals panel later dismissed charges of scientific misconduct against the author of the report.

14.   A federal appeals court panel dismissed the largest class-action case against the cigarette industry, sending tobacco stocks soaring.

15.   A federal appeals court panel in Washington has scheduled oral arguments for the case at the end of the month, but a decision could take several months.

16.   A federal appeals court panel unanimously dismissed the largest class-action case against the cigarette industry, sending tobacco stocks soaring.

17.   A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans decertified what was known as the Castano case, the largest class-action suit in history, on Thursday.

18.   A federal appeals panel last year rejected a similar argument in New York by the National Voting Rights Institute.

19.   A federal trial judge rejected the claims last year, and today a three-judge appeals court panel unanimously agreed.

20.   A San Francisco-based appeals panel has sided with the union, saying that workers waiting for relief should be considered on duty.