The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning:
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson, No. 17-1471: After Citibank, N.A., filed a debt-collection action in state court against respondent George...more
5/29/2019
/ Abortion ,
Administrative Procedure ,
CAFA ,
Certiorari ,
Debt Collection ,
First Amendment ,
Home Depot USA Inc v Jackson ,
Planned Parenthood ,
Probable Cause ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Act
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions this morning:
Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, No. 17-1657: In this bankruptcy-related case, Tempnology, LLC entered into an agreement with...more
5/21/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hunting ,
IP License ,
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Tribal Lands ,
Warning Labels
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions this morning:
Apple, Inc. v. Pepper, No. 17-204: Apple’s App Store is the only place iPhone users may lawfully buy apps. Although Apple sells the apps...more
5/14/2019
/ Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Claims Limitations Period ,
Class Action ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Franchise Tax Board ,
Full Faith and Credit Clause ,
Immunity ,
Monopolization ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning:
Thacker v. TVA, No. 17-1201: The Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) is a federally-created and Government-owned corporation that...more
4/30/2019
/ Appeals ,
Discretionary Functions ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Government-Owned Corporation ,
Negligence ,
Public Utility ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Sue-and-Be-Sued Clause ,
Thacker v Tennessee Valley Authority ,
Waivers
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning:
Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17-988: Respondent Frank Varela, an employee of petitioner Lamps Plus, brought a putative class action in...more
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the following cases:
Bostock v. Clayton County, No. 17-1618, Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, No. 17-1623: Whether discrimination against an employee because of sexual...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions this morning:
Biestek v. Berryhill, No. 17-1184: Petitioner Michael Biestek, a former construction laborer, applied for social security disability benefits...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning:
Lorenzo v. SEC, No. 17-1077: The Securities and Exchange Commission charged petitioner Francis Lorenzo, an investment banker, with...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions this morning:
Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., No. 16-1498: The State of Washington has a statute that taxes “motor vehicle fuel...more
3/20/2019
/ Air and Liquid Systems Corp et al v Devries et al ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Fuel Tax ,
Intended Use ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
State Taxes ,
Treaties ,
U.S. Navy ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Washington State Department of Licensing v Cougar Den Inc
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in four cases:
Ramos v. Louisiana, No. 18-5924: Whether the Fourteenth Amendment fully incorporates the Sixth Amendment guarantee of a unanimous verdict....more
Today, the Supreme Court issued three decisions:
Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc., No. 17-1625: Section 505 of the Copyright Act permits courts to award “full costs” to a party in a civil action. Broadly interpreting...more
3/6/2019
/ Appeals ,
BNSF Railway Company v Loos ,
Certiorari ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Exhaustion ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Registration ,
Damages ,
Expert Fees ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Prevailing Party ,
Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA) ,
Rimini Street Inc v Oracle USA Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
USPTO
Today, the Supreme Court issued three decisions:
Jam v. International Finance Corporation, No. 17-1011: The International Finance Corporation is a U.S.-based international development bank of which 184 countries are...more
Today, the Supreme Court issued one decision:
Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert, No. 17-1094: In a class action against Nutraceutical Corporation, the district court decertified the class represented by Troy Lambert....more
2/27/2019
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Decertification ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ,
Filing Deadlines ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
SCOTUS
Today, the Supreme Court issued one decision:
Yovino v. Rizo, No. 18-272: Eleven days after Judge Stephen Reinhardt passed away, the Ninth Circuit filed an en banc decision listing Judge Reinhardt as the author of the...more
2/26/2019
/ Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Deceased ,
Discovery Rule ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Pay Act ,
FDCPA ,
Judge Reinhardt ,
Judicial Review ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Yovino v Rizo
This afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following case:
Department of Commerce v. New York, No. 18-966: 1) Whether the district court erred in enjoining the Secretary of Commerce...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning:
Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., No. 17-1229: Every patent statute over the past two centuries has included an...more
1/23/2019
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Assignment of Inventions ,
Certiorari ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Helsinn Healthcare SA v Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc ,
Inventions ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Public Use ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 102 ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following two decisions today:
New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, No. 17-340: Respondent Dominic Oliveira works as a driver for petitioner New Prime, Inc., an interstate trucking...more
1/16/2019
/ Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Contract Terms ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Firearms ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Robbery ,
SCOTUS ,
Trucking Industry
On Friday, January 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following eight cases:
Fort Bend County v. Davis, No. 18-525: Whether Title VII’s administrative exhaustion requirement, 42...more
1/15/2019
/ Burglary ,
Class Certification ,
Confidential Information ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Due Process ,
Estate Planning ,
FOIA ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., No. 17-1272: Under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and the Court’s precedents, who decides...more
1/9/2019
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Contract Terms ,
Culbertson v Berryhill ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Vacated ,
Wholly Groundless Doctrine
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision today:
United States v. Stitt, No. 17-765; United States v. Sims, No. 17-766: Respondents in these two consolidated cases were both convicted in federal...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision today:
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv., No. 17-71: The Fish and Wildlife Service, which administers the Endangered Species Act...more
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the following case:
PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc., No 17-1705: Whether the Hobbs Act required the district court in this case to accept the Federal...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision today:
Mount Lemmon Fire Dist. v. Guido, No. 17-587: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), applies to “employers,” which are defined...more
On Friday afternoon, October 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases:
Return Mail, Inc. v. USPS, No. 17-1594: Whether the government is a “person” who may petition to institute...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases:
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson, No. 17-1471: (1) Whether an original defendant to a class-action claim can remove the class action if it...more
9/28/2018
/ CAFA ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Discretionary Functions ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Home Depot ,
Liquor Licences ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Medicare ,
Notice and Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Twenty-First Amendment