August 8, 2025, opinions

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Smith, Higginson, Douglas), breach of contract Affirming summary judgment in favor of health insurers on claims by healthcare providers where no written assignment of the insured’s claims was provided, but reversing summary judgment on claims where a written assignment was provided, and remanding for further proceedings. The case involves fifty-six … More August 8, 2025, opinions

August 7, 2025, opinions

Designated for publication per curiam (Elrod, Higginbotham, Smith), Clean Air Act, administrative law, Administrative Procedure Act, venue On remand from U.S. Supreme Court, original panel opinion from November 22, 2023 (Elrod, Smith, Higginbotham; Higginbotham, J., dissenting) (vacating EPA decision to deny refineries’ requested exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard program of the Clean Air Act), … More August 7, 2025, opinions

August 6, 2025, opinions

Designated for publication Ho, J. (King, Ho, Ramirez), CARES Act, administrative law Affirming district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s claim for forgiveness of CARES Act paycheck protection program loan for which plaintiff had not been eligible to begin with. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), created by Congress under the CARES Act during the COVID-19 pandemic, provided … More August 6, 2025, opinions