The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a former air marshal who was fired after leaking plans to the media about security cutbacks can seek whistleblower protection. By a 7-2 vote, the justices said Robert MacLean did not violate federal law …
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take a maritime law case involving a widow from Smith Island, Maryland. The court said Monday it won’t consider the case of Jennifer Dize, whose husband William Dize spent two decades working as …
Class action lawsuits are big business. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce — admittedly, not the most objective source — estimates that securities class actions alone cost shareholders $39 billion a year. When you add in all other class actions — …
In AMCO Ins. Co. v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 845 N.W.2d 918 (2014), the South Dakota Supreme Court held that a successor insurance policy’s exclusion precluding coverage for property damage that commenced or occurred prior to the inception of the …
The U.S. Supreme Court let consumers press ahead with class action lawsuits claiming that washing machines made by Whirlpool Corp. developed a smelly buildup of mold. The justices today turned away appeals from Whirlpool in a case filed by Ohio …
The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed an electronic-commerce patent owner’s effort to revive a $2.5 million verdict against Internet retailer Newegg Inc., in a case with implications for dozens of other companies. The justices refused to hear closely held Soverain Software …
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as soon as Friday whether to take up closely watched cases involving moldy odor-emitting washing machines that may let the justices clarify when big-money class action cases can proceed. The nine justices are set …
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that a federal judge called the “death” of software patents. In a worst-case scenario for the high-tech industry, if the Supreme Court upholds the ruling …
The U.S. Supreme Court expressed interest in Medtronic Inc.’s appeal in a lawsuit by a man who was rendered a paraplegic after surgeons implanted a system that infuses pain medication into the spine. The justices today asked the Obama administration …
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Toyota Motor Corp. appeal that sought to force arbitration of California lawsuits over the brakes in Prius cars. The justices today left intact a federal appeals court decision that said Toyota couldn’t enforce …