In Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. Supreme Court held the six-year statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. §2401 for challenging federal agency action under the Administrative...more
7/10/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
In the consolidated cases Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron v. NRDC, the 1984 case that established the...more
7/10/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
The Supreme Court has made it easier to challenge the constitutionality of administrative tribunals housed at federal agencies. On April 14, 2023, the Court unanimously held in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade...more
The November 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) spotlighted the political and diplomatic challenges of compensating damages caused by climate change. At the same time, fundamental questions...more
Even as President Biden has appointed a commission to study potential institutional reforms of the U.S. Supreme Court, his administration’s most immediate impact at the Court came through a flurry of filings early this year...more
The first months of the Supreme Court’s 2020 term have had an aura of fatigue: a nation gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, a court adjusting to a new colleague and an unusually light caseload (to be argued by telephone)....more
1/11/2021
/ Alien Tort Statute ,
Biden Administration ,
City of Chicago ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Due Process ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
Ford Motor ,
Forum Shopping ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Van Buren v United States
On September 23, 2020, a panel of Skadden attorneys hosted a webinar entitled “Key Supreme Court Cases From the 2019-20 Term and a Look Ahead to the 2020-21 Term.” Panelists Julie Bédard, Boris Bershteyn, Jocelyn E. Strauber...more
11/10/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Arbitration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Separation of Powers ,
Title VII ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
1/30/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Attorney General ,
Backstop Agreements ,
BEPS ,
BitLicense ,
Blockchain ,
Board of Directors ,
Bonds ,
Capital Markets ,
CFIUS ,
CFTC ,
Chapter 11 ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Common Stock ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Congressional Subpoenas ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Covenant Lite Deals ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DACA ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Debt Financing ,
Debtors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
Disgorgement ,
Disparate Impact ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Down Rounds ,
Drug Pricing ,
EBITDA ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Enterprise Act 2002 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Issuers ,
FRCP 23 ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
General Elections ,
GILTI tax ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Individual Accountability ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intercreditor Agreements ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
IRS ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Japan ,
Joint Venture ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Listing Rules ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Make-Whole Premium ,
Mergers ,
MFW ,
Multinationals ,
National Security ,
PCAOB ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Political Parties ,
Preferred Shares ,
Private Offerings ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Refinancing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Litigation ,
Technology Sector ,
Third-Party Release Agrements ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Valuation ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-20 term is receiving substantial attention for cases involving signature initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration. But the Court also maintains an extensive docket directly relevant...more
1/21/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Breach of Duty ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Confidential Information ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Disgorgement ,
Duty to Disclose ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fair Use ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC ,
Google ,
International Arbitration ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Java ,
Lack of Authority ,
LGBTQ ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Lucky Brand Dungarees v Marcel Fashion Group ,
Motion to Compel ,
New York Convention ,
Remand ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Rescission ,
Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v Jander ,
SCOTUS ,
Seila Law LLC v Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ,
Separation of Powers ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Single Director ,
Software Developers ,
Split of Authority ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Vacated
On May 13, 2019, in a 5-4 decision in Apple Inc. v. Pepper, the U.S. Supreme Court held that consumers of iPhone apps are direct purchasers of Apple and therefore have standing to sue the company for alleged monopolization of...more
5/15/2019
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Dismissals ,
Internet Retailers ,
iPhone ,
Mobile Apps ,
Monopolization ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act
In the global economy, companies increasingly interact with “international organizations,” or institutions created by treaty or other intergovernmental agreement. These include organizations that engage in economic and...more
3/7/2019
/ Absolute Immunity ,
Appeals ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreign Sovereigns ,
Immunity ,
International Litigation ,
International Organizations ,
International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945 ,
Jam v International Finance Corporation ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
Much of the attention on the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2018-19 term has concerned its composition or its handling of cases involving some of the signature initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration. Less noticed...more
1/18/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Standing ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Auer Deference ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Decertification ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Employment Contract ,
Emulex Corp. v Varjabedian ,
Equitable Exceptions ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
First Amendment ,
Frank v Gaos ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(e)(2) ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
Iancu v. Brunetti ,
Independent Contractors ,
iPhone ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Lanham Act ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
Matal v Tam ,
Material Misstatements ,
Mergers ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
Omissions ,
Private Right of Action ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scandalous/Immoral Marks ,
SCOTUS ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
SIFMA ,
Standard of Review ,
Trademarks
On September 26, 2018, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “US Supreme Court October 2018 Term.” Topics included some of the key business-related cases on the Supreme Court’s docket, including cases addressing antitrust, foreign...more
10/23/2018
/ Air and Liquid Systems Corp et al v Devries et al ,
America Invents Act ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Arbitrators ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Business Litigation ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Equitable Tolling ,
False Statements ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreseeability ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Frank v Gaos ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Helsinn Healthcare SA v Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc ,
International Litigation ,
Jam v International Finance Corporation ,
Janus Capital Group Inc v First Derivative Traders ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Republic of Sudan v Harrison ,
Right To Appeal ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Service of Process ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Split of Authority ,
Standing ,
Virginia Uranium Inc v Warren
On June 25, 2018, in Ohio v. American Express Co., the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and held that American Express’ “anti-steering rules”...more
6/27/2018
/ American Express ,
Anti-Steering Rules ,
Anticompetitive Agreements ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Burden of Proof ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Merchant Fees ,
Merchants ,
Ohio v American Express ,
Rule-of-Reason Analysis ,
SCOTUS
In the 2017-18 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a number of potentially significant disputes relevant to businesses, including those involving constitutional protections, class actions and other corporate liability...more
1/29/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
America Invents Act ,
Anti-Commandeering ,
Appointments Clause ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Benisek v Lamone ,
Carpenter v US ,
Cell Phones ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Christie v NCAA ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employment Contract ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Gerrymandering ,
Gill v Whitford ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
PASPA ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
PLSRA ,
Right to a Jury ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sixth Amendment ,
SLUSA ,
Sports Gambling ,
States Rights ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Tolling ,
Union Dues ,
USPTO ,
Warrantless Searches ,
Whistleblowers ,
Young Lawyers
In one of the first cases argued before new Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court in California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc. (CalPERS), No. 16-373, slip op. at 16-17 (June 26, 2017), decided...more
The politics surrounding the appointment of a new justice to the U.S. Supreme Court dominated the news cycle during the 2016-17 term, but the Court’s decisions themselves have been far from controversial. As the term draws to...more
6/20/2017
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Bank Fraud ,
Bank of America ,
Bank of America v Miami ,
Breach of Duty ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Design Patent ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Vacancies Reform Act ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Insider Trading ,
Lee v Tam ,
Municipalities ,
NLRB ,
NLRB v SW General ,
Nonprofits ,
Personal Benefit ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Property Tax ,
Race Discrimination ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Shaw v United States ,
Smartphones ,
Standing ,
State Aid ,
Tippers ,
Trademarks ,
Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia Inc v Pauley ,
US v Salman
In a season of political surprises, the eight-member U.S. Supreme Court has stirred no controversy with its decisions so far this term. The handful of opinions the Court released in the fall were unanimous and, for the most...more
1/31/2017
/ Agency Deference ,
Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Credit Cards ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Design Patent ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Insider Trading ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Patents ,
Personal Benefit ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sealed Records ,
Shaw v United States ,
Standing ,
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co v United States ex rel Rigsby ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
US v Salman
In its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court is once again poised to address a range of disputes relevant to businesses. These include significant constitutional issues, class action practice and other procedural matters, and...more
1/20/2016
/ Affirmative Action ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Mootness ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Litigation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Standing ,
Union Dues ,
Young Lawyers
As the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014-15 term draws to a conclusion, the Court has resolved — or will resolve in a matter of days — several cases with potentially wide-reaching implications for a range of important policy and...more
6/24/2015
/ Administrative Authority ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Amtrak ,
Appellate Review ,
CAFA ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
DHS v Maclean ,
DOT v Assoc of American Railroads ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Foreign Relations ,
Government Entities ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Judicial Authority ,
King v Burwell ,
Libor ,
Michigan v. EPA ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
Notice and Comment ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
Perez v Mortage Bankers Assoc ,
Pleading Standards ,
Removal ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Separation of Powers ,
State Action Doctrine ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
US Department of State ,
Whistleblowers ,
Zivotofsky v Kerry
Approaching the midpoint of its 2014-15 term, the Supreme Court has added to its docket several cases with potentially wide-reaching implications for a range of important policy and business issues. The Court accepted for...more
1/29/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Amtrak ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Halbig v Burwell ,
King v Burwell ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
Perez v Mortage Bankers Assoc ,
Railroads ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Tax Credits ,
Utility Air Regulatory Group v EPA ,
Zivotofsky v Kerry
The Supreme Court will begin its new term on Monday, October 6, 2014. Although the Court has not yet accepted for review any headline-grabbing cases of the type we’ve seen in recent years in such areas as campaign finance,...more
10/2/2014
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Amtrak ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
CAFA ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Railroad Administration ,
Libor ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Separation of Powers
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on numerous significant cases in 2014, involving such issues as presidential power, affirmative action, campaign contributions, environmental regulations, intellectual property, commercial...more
1/31/2014
/ Affirmative Action ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Alice Corporation ,
Atlantic Marine Construction Company ,
BG Group v Republic of Argentina ,
CAFA ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Canning v NLRB ,
Clean Air Act ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPA v EME Homer City ,
Executive Powers ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Kathleen Sebelius ,
McCutcheon v. FEC ,
MedImmune v Genentech ,
Medtronic v Boston Scientific ,
Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics ,
Parens Patriae ,
Petrella v. MGM ,
Recess Appointments ,
SCOTUS ,
The Workplace Religious Freedom Act