Janitors, Mafia and Back Pay: All in a Day’s Work at the Federal Circuit

The Sicilian Mafia and janitorial services might seem an unusual pairing, but it's at the root of nine years of litigation ruled on Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. At the heart of the Federal Circuit's decision was the question of whether a voluntary dismissal of a case is appealable, and if so, in what time frame.