On March 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, holding that a state’s courts can exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a manufacturer in a product liability...more
On March 4, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Pereida v. Wilkinson, holding that noncitizens who seek to cancel a lawful removal order have the burden of proving they have not been convicted of a disqualifying crime, even...more
On February 3, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, No. 19–351, holding that the expropriation exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not apply to a domestic...more
On February 3, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Salinas v. United States Railroad Retirement Board, No. 19–199, holding that a refusal by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board to reopen a prior benefits determination is...more
2/4/2021
/ Denial of Benefits ,
Disability ,
Disability Benefits ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Railroad Retirement Act ,
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) ,
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) ,
Railroads ,
Salinas v United States Railroad Retirement Board ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 355
On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States decided United States v. Briggs and United States v. Collins, holding that three rape prosecutions under the pre-2006 Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) were...more
When plaintiffs request damages for noneconomic loss such as pain and suffering, courts are split on whether a defendant can require a plaintiff to disclose during discovery how much the plaintiff intends to ask the jury to...more
On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Chiafalo v. Washington, No. 19-465, holding that states may penalize “faithless electors" who break their pledge to vote for their party’s presidential nominee.
For every...more
7/8/2020
/ Appointed Electors ,
Article II ,
Chiafalo v Washington ,
Colorado Department of State v Baca ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Electoral College ,
Faithless Electors ,
Fines ,
Pledges ,
Political Parties ,
Presidential Elections ,
SCOTUS ,
State Electors ,
Twelfth Amendment ,
WA Supreme Court
On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., No. 18-565, construing a safe-berth clause in a widely used charter contract as a warranty of safety, and not simply a due...more