On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc., No. 17-1625, holding that a court’s discretion under section 505 of the Copyright Act to award “full costs” to the...more
3/5/2019
/ Appeals ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Expert Fees ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Prevailing Party ,
Remand ,
Remedies ,
Reversal ,
Rimini Street Inc v Oracle USA Inc
On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided BNSF Railway Co. v. Loos, No. 17-1042, holding that a railroad’s payment to an employee for lost wages due to an on-the-job injury is taxable “compensation”...more
3/5/2019
/ Appeals ,
Back Pay ,
BNSF Railway ,
BNSF Railway Company v Loos ,
Compensation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) ,
Lost Wages ,
Non-Taxable Income ,
Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA) ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Severance Pay ,
Taxable Income ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Injury
On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Byrd v. United States, No. 16-1371, holding that under the Fourth Amendment, the driver of a rental car may challenge the search of that car by law enforcement...more
5/15/2018
/ Byrd v United States ,
Car Rentals ,
Consent ,
Evidence Suppression ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Law Enforcement ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Remand ,
Right to Privacy ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Traffic Stops ,
Vacated ,
Vehicle Searches