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
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced the retirement of Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy:
Justice Kennedy, nominated by President Ronald Reagan to the Supreme Court, assumed the bench in 1988. ...more
6/28/2018
/ Apportionment ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
First Amendment ,
Florida v Georgia ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Justice Kennedy ,
Original Jurisdiction ,
Public Sector Unions ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Water ,
Water Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Ohio v. American Express Co., No 16-1454: American Express (Amex), like all credit-card companies, operates a transaction network that serves two groups:...more
6/26/2018
/ Abbott v Perez ,
America Invents Act ,
American Express ,
Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Certiorari ,
Expert Testimony ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Gerrymandering ,
Ohio v American Express ,
Patents ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
Tribal Lands ,
Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today:
WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp., No. 16-1011: Petitioner WesternGeco LLC owns patents relating to a system for surveying the ocean floor. ...more
6/25/2018
/ Appointments Clause ,
Army ,
Carpenter v US ,
Double Jeopardy ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Judges ,
Lost Profits ,
Mobile Devices ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Probable Cause ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant ,
Stored Communications Act ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
Lucia v. SEC, No. 17-130: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is statutorily authorized to institute administrative proceedings against...more
6/22/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Internet Retailers ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA) ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Dakota v. Wayfair ,
Wisconsin Central Ltd v United States
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today:
Gill v. Whitford, No. 16-1161: Twelve Democratic voters in Wisconsin brought a complaint claiming that the state redistricting done under Act 43 was a...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co., No. 16-1220: Petitioner Animal Science Products and other U.S.-based purchasers of...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, No. 17-432: In American Pipe & Constr. Co. v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538 (1974) and subsequent decisions, the Court has held that...more
6/12/2018
/ Beneficiaries ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Certification ,
Comity ,
Contracts Clause ,
Divorce ,
Equitable Defenses ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Federalism ,
FRCP 23 ,
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) ,
Husted v A Philip Randolph Institute ,
Life Insurance ,
National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Sveen v Melin ,
Treaties ,
Tribal Lands ,
Voting Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today:
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n, No. 16-111: In 2012, a same-sex couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights...more
6/5/2018
/ Abortion ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
En Banc Review ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Plea Agreements ,
Refugees ,
Remand ,
Restraining Orders ,
SCOTUS
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its rulings in three cases today:
Lagos v. United States, No. 16-1519: The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 requires that defendants convicted of certain offenses...more
5/30/2018
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Lagos v United States ,
Mandatory Victim's Restitution Act ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Probable Cause ,
Restitution ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285: Three cases from three different circuits – the Fourth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, and Ninth Circuit – all...more
5/22/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Native American Issues ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Tribal Lands