Supreme Court Update: Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (09-1159), Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership (10-290) and Fox v. Vice (10-114)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! With a couple dozen decisions left to go, you can expect to continue to hear from us often in the coming weeks. This Update will cover Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (09-1159), regarding...

Supreme Court Update: Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan (10-568) and Camreta v. Greene (09-1454)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court released four decisions today, including two big ones: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (10-277), overturning the Ninth Circuit’s decision certifying a class of millions of plaintiffs in a gender discrimination suit against the big...

Supreme Court Update: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (10-277), American Electric Power v. Connecticut (10-174) and Order List

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! We’re back with in-depth coverage of yesterday’s two most noteworthy decisions as well as the Court’s recent orders. Monday’s featured fight was Big Box vs. Big Class, a/k/a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (10-277)....

Supreme Court Update: Smith v. Bayer Corp. (09-1205), Turner v. Rogers (10-10) and DePierre v. United States (09-1533)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! We’re slowly digging our way out of the blizzard of recent decisions. This Update will cover: Smith v. Bayer Corp. (09-1205), regarding the preclusive effect of class certification decisions; Turner v. Rogers (10-10), on the right of...

Supreme Court Update: Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. (10-799), Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing (09-993) and Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. (10-313)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! We’re back with Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. (No. 10-799), a win for brand name drug makers on their First Amendment right to access pharmacies’ prescription records for marketing purposes; Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing (09-993), a win for...