Articles by Andrew Chung

Supreme Court Passes on Media Liability Protection Case as 2 Justices Balk

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a case challenging libel protections for journalists and media organizations, but conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch disagreed with the action and questioned such protections enshrined in a landmark 1964 ruling. …

Supreme Court Adds Check on Patent Tribunal Judges, Giving Director Review Power

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal that has gained a reputation for canceling patents to continue operating, but reined in the power of its in-house judges. The justices, in a 5-4 ruling …

Supreme Court Backs Goldman Sachs Escape from Securities Class Action

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in its bid to avoid an investor class action lawsuit accusing the bank of hiding conflicts of interest when creating risky subprime securities before the 2008 …

Supreme Court to Weigh LinkedIn’s Use of Anti-Hacking Law to Shield Personal Data

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn Corp. another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc. from harvesting personal data from the professional networking platform’s public profiles – a practice that LinkedIn contends threatens the …

Uber Can’t Avoid Driver Classification Lawsuit, Says Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Uber’s bid to avoid a lawsuit over whether drivers for the ride-hailing company’s limousine platform UberBLACK are employees and not independent contractors as the company claims. The justices left in place a …

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals on Workplace Religious Bias

The U.S. Supreme Court on this month sidestepped a chance to further expand religious rights, turning away two cases in which employees accused companies of violating federal anti-discrimination law by insufficiently accommodating requests for time off to meet religious obligations. …

Supreme Court Sides With Google in Software Copyright Battle Against Oracle

The U.S. Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc.’s Google a major victory on Monday, ruling that its use of Oracle Corp.’s software code to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones did not violate federal copyright …

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals on Workplace Religious Bias

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a chance to further expand religious rights, turning away two cases in which employees accused companies of violating federal anti-discrimination law by insufficiently accommodating requests for time off to meet religious obligations. The …

Supreme Court Grapples With Investor Class Actions in Goldman Sachs Securities Case

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday struggled in a case involving Goldman Sachs Group Inc. over how judges should determine when shareholders can collectively sue publicly traded companies for fraudulent statements that keep their stock prices artificially high. The justices …

Supreme Court Nixes Facebook Bid to Curtail $15B Class Action Over User Tracking

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc.’s bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged out of the social …