Court to consider legal malpractice jurisdiction issue 
Published: October 10, 2012
Tags: federal jurisdiction, legal malpractice, patent, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state law legal malpractice claims against trial lawyers for their handling of patent cases fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts.
Justices to decide speedy trial case
Published: October 10, 2012
Tags: Criminal Law, right to counsel, speedy trial, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a state’s failure to pay for counsel for an indigent defendant in a murder case should be weighed against the state in making a speedy trial analysis.
U.S. Supreme Court considers Fair Credit Act case
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 3, 2012
Tags: Fair Credit Reporting Act, sovereign immunity, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide if the federal government can be sued for damages for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Can lawyers use privacy act to gather client information?
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: class actions, Driver's Privacy Protection Act, privacy, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
Does the litigation exception to the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act allow lawyers to obtain, disclose or use personal information solely to find clients to represent in a developing lawsuit, including solicitation through a direct mail advertising campaign?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to answer this question.
Justices to decide if Navy doctor can be sued for battery
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, Gonzalez Act, informed consent, medical malpractice, sovereign immunity, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal Gonzalez Act waives governmental immunity for battery claims against a Navy doctor who allegedly performed cataract surgery without the patient’s informed consent.
Justices to decide if government immune in sexual assault by prison guards
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, search and seizure, sovereign immunity, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government is immune from tort liability for the alleged sexual assault of a prison inmate by correctional officers that occurred outside the scope of an arrest, search or seizure.
Benchmarks: Judge clears way for Ariz. immigration checks
Published: September 19, 2012
Tags: Arizona, federal government, federal preemption, immigration law, SB 1070, Supreme Court
A federal judge on Tuesday lifted the injunction on enforcement of the controversial Arizona law directing police to check the immigration status of criminal suspects they detain.
Supreme Court set for another blockbuster term
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: September 6, 2012
Tags: class actions, Criminal Law, DOMA, Employment Law, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – With attorneys still analyzing the health care ruling and the other big decisions from last term, the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing for a new term with even more major issues on its docket, from affirmative action to the standards of proof for class certification.
Justices to decide if non-generic crimes trigger act
Published: September 4, 2012
Tags: Armed Career Criminal Act, burglary, generic crime, sentence enhancement, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether courts may take a modified categorical approach to determining whether a conviction for burglary, which requires fewer elements than generic burglary, qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
Supreme Court to take up class action jurisdiction case
Published: August 31, 2012
Tags: class action fairness act, class actions, federal jurisdiction, removal, stipulation, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a stipulation by a class action plaintiff that damages will be limited to less than the $5 million threshold for federal jurisdiction is enough to defeat a motion to remove the case to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act.
