By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017
Legal fees, pleading requirements and disputes over timing—the False Claims Act is providing the U.S. Supreme Court with myriad issues as companies and whistleblowers pitch the justices on cases to take for the new term. Time will tell if the justices are willing to bite. Here's a snapshot of several pending petitions.
By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court, deadlocked last term on the constitutionality of mandatory "fair share" union fees that are paid by millions of public-sector workers, agreed on Thursday to step into this arena for a second time, with a case that raises alarms among some advocates who fear the court could deal a blow to organized labor.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 27, 2017
A report released Wednesday shows that more than 60 million workers in the United States are subject to mandatory arbitration in employment contracts, highlighting the potential scope of a key U.S. Supreme Court case that confronts the legality of those agreements.
By Scott Graham | September 21, 2017
The decision interpreting the Supreme Court's TC Heartland ruling will be cheered by tech companies and make it harder for patent suits to stick in the Eastern District of Texas.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Tom McParland | September 19, 2017
As the Delaware judiciary emerges from a period of unprecedented turnover, the state Supreme Court is overturning Chancery Court decisions at a rate not seen in years, a significant departure for two courts known for their consistency when it comes to deciding matters of corporate and commercial law.
By Erin Mulvaney | August 30, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will revisit a pay-equality ruling that federal officials and advocacy groups argued would widen and institutionalize practices that allow women to be paid less than men based on past salaries.
By Erin Mulvaney | August 23, 2017
The National Labor Relations Board will get a chance to argue against Uber Technologies Inc. in a key appeal over class actions and employment arbitration clauses that is snarled in a federal appeals court.
By Marcia Coyle | August 23, 2017
Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer who exposed in a blog post her claims of a hostile work environment, tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a key workplace challenge that class action waivers in arbitration agreements unfairly allow companies to eliminate legal risks associated with systemic, illegal employment practices.
By Ross Todd | August 22, 2017
Objectors are hoping to create a circuit split to get the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether settlements that only fund charitable organizations are appropriate in class actions.
By Marcia Coyle | August 22, 2017
The biggest workplace challenge in the coming U.S. Supreme Court term will require a delicate dance to divide up argument time in three consolidated cases with six lawyers, including two stars of the high court bar, and a U.S. Justice Department that has changed positions.
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