On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court decided Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, holding that an unaccepted offer to satisfy a named plaintiff’s individual claim does not render a case moot. The Court also held that sovereign...more
1/21/2016
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Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Representatives ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mootness ,
Rule 68 ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement Offer ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages
On June 22, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided City of Los Angeles v. Patel, No. 13-1175, holding that facial challenges can be brought under the Fourth Amendment and that a municipal ordinance requiring hotel operators to...more
6/23/2015
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City of Los Angeles v Patel ,
Due Process ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Guest Registry ,
Hotels ,
Judicial Review ,
Local Ordinance ,
Right to Privacy ,
SCOTUS ,
Warrantless Searches
On June 22, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kinsgley v. Hendrickson, No. 13-1175, holding that to prove an excessive force claim, a pretrial detainee need show only that an officer’s deliberate use of force was...more
6/23/2015
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Due Process ,
Excessive Force ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Harmless Error ,
Jury Instructions ,
Kingsley v Hendrickson ,
Legitimate Business Interest ,
Objective Unreasonableness Standard ,
Police ,
SCOTUS
On May 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc,. et al., No. 12-1497, holding that the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA) does not apply to civil claims brought under the False...more
On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Fifth Third Bancorp et al. v. Dudenhoeffer et al., No. 12-751, holding that a fiduciary of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is subject to the same duty of prudence that...more
On June 23, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Halliburton Co. et al. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., holding that plaintiffs in securities fraud class action cases may continue to invoke Basic Inc. v. Levinson's rebuttable...more