by Christine Stackhouse | Jan 17, 2025
In E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera (No 23-217), the Supreme Court addressed a circuit split as to the evidentiary standard that applies when an employer argues that an employee is exempt from the minimum-wage and overtime-pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act...
by Christine Stackhouse | Dec 16, 2024
A few months ago, securities litigators viewed OT24 with excitement: The Court had granted cert in not one, but two cases addressing when a complaint adequately alleged securities fraud under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. No more: A few weeks ago, the...
by Christine Stackhouse | Dec 13, 2024
This week saw the first “real” decision of the term (that is, an opinion in an argued case), a unanimous affirmance in Bouarfa v. Mayorkas (No. 23-583), holding that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review the discretionary decision of U.S. Citizenship and...
by Christine Stackhouse | Dec 2, 2024
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Court issued its first “decision” in one of the 46 cases (so far) that make up its OT24 term. But just like last year, this year’s first decision was more of a decision not to decide: In Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank (No....
by Mallory Schowe | Oct 4, 2024
On October 4, the Summer 2024 issue of the Franchise Law Journal, Volume 43 Number 3, was published, where Litigation Partner John Doroghazi is Editor-in-Chief. The Franchise Law Journal is published by the American Bar Association Forum of Franchising. This edition...
