Hughes v. Northwestern University, No. 19-1401: Whether allegations that a defined-contribution retirement plan paid or charged its participants fees that substantially exceeded fees for alternative available investment...more
7/2/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chevron Deference ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Protection ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hobbs Act ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part A ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Retirement Plan ,
Title VI
Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn., No. 18-540: Arkansas’ Act 900 regulates the price at which pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) reimburse pharmacies for the cost of drugs covered by prescription-drug plans....more
12/11/2020
/ Appeals ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Drug Pricing ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Military Service Members ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rape ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
SCOTUS ,
State Constitutions
Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A., No. 17-1712: Plaintiffs-petitioners James Thole and Sherry Smith are two retired participants in respondent U.S. Bank N.A.’s defined-benefit plan. They brought a putative class action under ERISA...more
6/3/2020
/ Appointments Clause ,
Arbitration ,
Article III ,
Convention Against Torture (CAT) ,
Deportation ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Habeas Corpus ,
New York Convention ,
Prisoners ,
Puerto Rico ,
Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) ,
Standing ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Thole v U.S. Bank
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following three opinions:
Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, No. 18-1116: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) demands that...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two opinions:
Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, No. 18-938: After petitioner Ritzen Group brought a breach of contract claim against respondent Jackson Masonry...more
1/15/2020
/ Appeals ,
Automatic Stay ,
Breach of Duty ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Officers ,
Duty of Prudence ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
ESOP ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay ,
Plan Participants ,
Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v Jander ,
Right To Appeal ,
Ritzen Group Inc v Jackson Masonry LLC ,
SCOTUS ,
Time-Barred Claims
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases:
Barr v. Political Consultants, et al., No. 19-631: Whether the government-debt exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection...more
This morning, at the end of the Supreme Court’s Term before its summer recess, the Court granted certiorari in the following thirteen cases:
Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., No. 18-1233: Whether, under section 35 of...more
7/1/2019
/ ADEA ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Breach of Duty ,
Certiorari ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Protection ,
FDIC ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Lanham Act ,
NAACP ,
Public Officials ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
University of California
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today:
Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, No. 16-74: This case involves whether three church-affiliated nonprofits that run hospitals and offer...more
6/6/2017
/ Advocate Health Care v Stapleton ,
Census ,
Certiorari ,
Church Plans ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
North Carolina v Sandra Little Covington ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Takings Clause ,
Town of Chester v Laroe Estates
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in seven cases on Friday afternoon:
Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., No. 15-1189: 1) Whether a "conditional sale" that transfers title to...more
12/7/2016
/ 42 U.S.C. §1983 ,
Advocate Health Care v Stapleton ,
Church Plans ,
Conditional Sale Doctrine ,
Disability Benefits ,
Divorce ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excessive Force ,
Foreign Sales ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Hague Convention ,
Howell v Sandra ,
Impression Products v Lexmark International ,
Indemnification ,
Los Angeles County v Mendez ,
Patent Exhaustion ,
Pensions ,
Police Misconduct ,
Preemption ,
Provocation Rule ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Service of Process ,
Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act ,
Unlawful Entry ,
Water Splash v Menon
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases on March 1, 2016:
Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., No. 14-181: Respondent Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, which has an “employee welfare benefit...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in four cases today:
Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, No. 14-857: Respondent Jose Gomez received Navy recruitment text messages without his consent. He filed a nationwide...more
1/21/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Article III ,
Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
Criminal Records ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dietz v Bouldin ,
Duncan v Owens ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Jury Selection ,
Kansas v Carr ,
Mathis v US ,
Montanile v Board of Trustees ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
US v Salman ,
US v Texas