Gay Marriage Battle Headed to Federal Courts February 18, 2014 By Mark Sherman The overturning of Virginia’s gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal...
Attorneys Argue Over Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Law November 18, 2013 Oklahoma’s new workers’ compensation law violates the state Constitution in several ways and should be struck down, an attorney for...
Supreme Court Declines Privacy Claim Against Resale of Driving Records October 22, 2013 By David Ingram and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a unit of Thomson Reuters Corp. can obtain and sell...
Supreme Court Tackles Suits Against Firms for Human Rights Violations Abroad October 16, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices raised doubts on Tuesday over whether Daimler AG can be sued in federal...
Supreme Court Shows Interest in Medical Device Liability Laws October 8, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court expressed interest in Medtronic Inc.’s appeal in a lawsuit by a man who was rendered a...
Supreme Court Rejects Tobacco Companies’ Appeal of Florida Case October 7, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the tobacco industry’s appeal of a Florida ruling that may help thousands of smokers sue...
Supreme Court Limits Workplace Harassment, Retaliation Claims June 25, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on lawsuits claiming on-the-job harassment, throwing out a case filed by a black...
Will Supreme Court Enter Climate Change Debate? May 16, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama...
Supreme Court to Hear Stanford Ponzi Lawsuits, Workplace Bias Case January 21, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to hear four new cases, addressing matters as diverse as the reach of...
Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Kentucky Fen-Phen Lawyer December 4, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal by a Kentucky lawyer accused of cheating clients out...