On March 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court decided United States v. Miller, No. 23-824, resolving a circuit split and holding that in an action brought under § 544(b) of the bankruptcy code, § 106(a)’s sovereign...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
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As Congress appreciated when it enacted the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), large, multistate class actions are better suited for federal courts, not state ones. Following that logic, the Supreme Court...more
5/30/2019
/ CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Co-Defendants ,
Counterclaims ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
General Removal Provisions ,
Home Depot USA Inc v Jackson ,
Jurisdiction ,
Remand ,
Removal ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party