Supreme Court Rejects Sempra’s Bid to Recover $379M from 2007 California Wildfire Payouts October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co...
U.S. High Court to Rule on Scope of Copyright for Legal Codes in Georgia Suit June 26, 2019 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by Georgia lawmakers to win federal copyright protection for...
U.S. Supreme Court Says Tennessee Utility Can be Sued for Commercial Activity May 6, 2019 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the Tennessee Valley Authority can be sued over its commercial activity. But it left...
Supreme Court Finds Manufacturers’ Duty to Warn Sailors Where Asbestos Added Later March 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Manufacturers have a duty to warn about potential dangers of parts with asbestos that were later added onto their products...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Pay Equity Ruling Decided by Dead Judge’s Vote February 27, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court said judges “are appointed for life, not for eternity,” in setting aside a pay-discrimination ruling written...
Supreme Court Declines to Revive Wrongful Death Suit over Mississippi Police Shooting February 22, 2019 The U.S. Supreme Court will not revive a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a black man shot...
Lead-Paint Makers Rejected by Top Court in $400M Case in California October 16, 2018 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from Sherwin-Williams Co. and Conagra Brands Inc., leaving intact a ruling that requires them...
Oil Companies Ask to Throw Out New York’s Climate Change Lawsuit June 15, 2018 By Bob Van Voris A group of the world’s biggest oil companies asked a judge to throw out New York City’s lawsuit seeking to...
Billionaire Rennert Files Malpractice Lawsuit Over $213M Judgment January 10, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Billionaire Ira Rennert has filed a $214 million malpractice lawsuit against his former law firm, after a jury found him...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Lawsuit October 31, 2017 By Kevin McGill The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to revive a Louisiana flood protection board’s lawsuit seeking to make oil, gas and...