United States Supreme Court - December 2002 Opinion Summaries

US v. BEAN

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
The absence of an actual denial by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) of a felon's petition for relief from a firearms disability...

HOWSAM v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
A National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) arbitrator, rather than a district court, should apply a NASD time limit rule to an underlying...

SPRIETSMA v. MERCURY MARINE

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation, Product Liability
A state common law tort action seeking damages from the manufacturer of an outboard motor, after a boating accident, is not pre-empted by either 1)...