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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary... more +
The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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US Supreme Court Grants Review in One ERISA Case, and Has Now Called for Views of the Solicitor General in Two Other ERISA Cases

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Fresh off its April 17, 2025 decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University, the US Supreme Court is setting the stage to delve back into ERISA issues next Term. On Monday, the Court granted certiorari to resolve a circuit...more

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What Goes Around Comes Around: The Resurgence of Data Breach Class Actions

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Data breach class actions are again on the rise, with a recent report by Lex Machina confirming what many cybersecurity practitioners have seen first-hand over the last two years. The findings also reaffirm longstanding best...more

Carlton Fields

Conflict of Contracts: SCOTUS Backs Courts Rather Than Arbitrators to Resolve

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With its recent decision in Coinbase Inc. v. Suski, the U.S. Supreme Court held that when parties have agreed to two separate contracts, one sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration and the other sending arbitrability...more

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Wisconsin District Court Rulings Signal Potential New Trend Favoring the Defense of ERISA Fee and Investment Performance Lawsuits

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In a striking reversal of approach beginning in the summer of 2022, the District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin went from denying, in whole or in part, virtually every motion to dismiss ERISA lawsuits targeting...more

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Supreme Court Struggles to Apply “Twiqbal” in Retirement Plan Fee Cases

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Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hughes v. Northwestern University, No. 19-1401, just one of about 150 similar class action suits filed around the country in the last few years. The case was brought by...more

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Supreme Court Limits Participant Rights to Bring Actions for Investment Losses in Pension Plans

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Good news for defined-benefit pension plan sponsors. Decision should discourage class action litigation involving defined-benefit plan investments....more

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