United States Supreme Court - April 2010 Opinion Summaries

Salazar v. Buono

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action involving an underlying Establishment Clause challenge to a Latin cross placed on federal land by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars...

Merck & Co. v. Reynolds

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
In a 2003 securities fraud class action alleging that Merck & Co. knowingly misrepresented the heart-attack risks associated with its drug Vioxx,...

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l. Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an antitrust class action, the Second Circuit's reversal of the district court's order vacating an arbitration panel's order allowing for class...

Perdue v. Kenny A.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a civil rights action alleging deficiencies in the Georgia foster care system, the district court's award of attorney's fees to plaintiffs' counsel...

Conkright v. Frommert

Contracts, ERISA
In an ERISA action based on a plan administrator's interpretation of the benefits plan at issue to call for an approach known as the "phantom account"...

Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA

Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action contending that, by sending a notice requiring her to dispute the debt in writing, defendant law firm violated section 1692g(a) of the...

US v. Stevens

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Media Law
The Third Circuit's reversal of defendant's conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 48 for selling videos depicting dogfighting is affirmed where section...