Kentucky Assn of Health Plans v. Miller (00-1471)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Just when you think the Court must spend all its time on big, sexy issues like affirmative action, they come down with an ERISA preemption case. Speaking of the affirmative action cases, I hope you had a chance to catch at least part of the...

Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle (02-634) and American Insurance Assn v. Garamendi (02-722)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Getting back to Monday, below I summarize below two more opinions. . . . I’ll begin with Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle (02-634), a case decided without a majority opinion. A simplified version of the facts: Respondents filed suit...

Whorton v. Bockting (05-595), Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp. (06-102), Lance v. Coffman (06-641) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! The biggest legal news of the day was the verdict in the Lewis Scooter Libby trial, where, after 10 days of deliberations, the jury found Libby guilty on 4 out of 5 counts of the indictment. While Libby is exposed to a sentence in the range of...

Archer v. Warner (01-1418), Branch v. Smith (01-1437)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! In an unusual move, the Court issued two opinions today along with its usual Monday order list. In general, the Court releases opinions on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, but perhaps to avoid distractions before tomorrow’s affirmative action...

Kaupp v. Texas (02-5636), Illinois v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc. (01-1806) and order list

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Before I get to today’s opinions, a few miscellaneous items: 1. The Court granted cert today in two cases. First, in Illinois v. Lidster (02-1060), the Court agreed to consider the lawfulness of a roadblock established by Illinois law...