Scope of Law Enforcement Proviso Under Federal Tort Claims Act Clarified in Kim Millbrook v. United States Introduction Kim Millbrook v. United States, 133 S.Ct. 1441 (2013), is a significant Supreme...
Enhanced Scrutiny for Classwide Damages in Antitrust Class Actions: Comcast v. Behrend Introduction Comcast Corporation, et al. v. Caroline Behrend et al., 569 U.S. 27 (2013), is a landmark decision...
Florida v. Jardines: Establishing the Front Porch as Protected Curtilage Under the Fourth Amendment Introduction In the landmark case Florida v. Jardines, 569 U.S. 1 (2013), the United States Supreme...
Fourth Amendment Implications of Drug-Sniffing Dogs on Residential Porches: Florida v. Jardines Introduction Florida v. Jardines, 133 S.Ct. 1409 (2013), is a landmark decision by the United States...
Federal Medicaid Anti-Lien Provisions Preempt State's Irrebuttable Allocation Scheme in Tort Recoveries: North Carolina v. Aldona WOS Introduction North Carolina Department of Health and Human...
EPA's Interpretation of 'Industrial Activity' Exempts Logging Road Stormwater from Clean Water Act Permits Introduction The Supreme Court case Doug Decker, in his official capacity as Oregon State...
Supreme Court Upholds EPA's Interpretation of Stormwater Discharges under the Clean Water Act Introduction In the landmark case Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, the U.S. Supreme...
Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center: Clarifying NPDES Permit Requirements for Logging Road Stormwater Runoff Introduction In Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, the United...
Strict Preemption of State Medicaid Lien Allocation: Insights from WOS v. E.M.A. Introduction In the landmark case of Aldona WOS, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services v....
Stipulations in Proposed Class Actions Do Not Affect CAFA Jurisdiction Introduction The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) was enacted to provide federal courts with original jurisdiction over...
Kirtsaeng v. Wiley: Expanding the First Sale Doctrine to Foreign-Made Copies Introduction Supap Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (133 S.Ct. 1351), decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 19,...
First Sale Doctrine Extended to Internationally Manufactured Copyrighted Works Introduction Supap Kirtsaeng, a Thai national, migrated to the United States to pursue higher education in mathematics....
Binding Nature of Precertification Stipulations in CAFA Jurisdiction: An Analysis of Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles Introduction Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Greg Knowles is a landmark 2013...
Ste v. Levin: Gonzalez Act Abrogates FTCA's Intentional Tort Exception for Military Medical Personnel Introduction In Ste v. Levin, 133 S.Ct. 1224 (2013), the United States Supreme Court addressed a...
Overriding FTCA's Intentional Tort Exception: The Gonzalez Act in Ste v. Levin 1. Introduction In Ste v. Levin, 568 U.S. 503 (2013), the United States Supreme Court addressed a pivotal issue...
No Precertification Proof of Materiality Required for Securities-Fraud Class Actions Introduction The Supreme Court case Amgen Inc. et al. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (133 S.Ct....
Fixed Five-Year Statute of Limitations for SEC Civil Penalties Established Introduction The United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in Marc J. Gabelli and Bruce Alpert v. Securities...
SEC Civil Penalty Enforcement: Fixed Limitations Period Affirmed in Gabelli v. SEC Introduction The Supreme Court case Marc J. Gabelli and Bruce Alpert v. Securities and Exchange Commission (133...
Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans: Redefining Class Certification in Securities-Fraud Actions Introduction In the landmark case of Amgen Inc. et al. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust...
Standing under Article III in Surveillance Challenges: Clapper v. Amnesty International USA Introduction Clapper v. Amnesty International USA is a significant United States Supreme Court case decided...