RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday on the legal definition of piracy, saying an armed attack on a U.S. vessel can be considered piracy even if no one ever boards or robs the ship.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit looked to rulings from seven of its sister circuits over the past 30 years to appropriately define the word "employer" in a case of a New Jersey ...

In a recent case, the Fifth Circuit addressed the definition of “the return” for purposes of starting the statute of limitations. In a win for the taxpayer, the court held that the regulatorily ...

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals is upholding a decision not to require the Walt Disney Co. to pay severance benefits for a disabled former employee, finding the company's definition of ...