| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.United States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a petition for review of an ERISA plan administrator's denial of long-term disability benefits claim is affirmed, where: 1) the plan...
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12/16/2013 | 12-729 |
Kansas v. CheeverUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The Kansas Supreme Court's decision vacating defendant's murder conviction and death sentence is vacated and remanded, where: 1) Buchanan v. Kentucky...
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12/11/2013 | 12-609 |
Sprint Communications, Inc. v. JacobsUnited States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Public Utilities
In a suit in which plaintiff sought a declaration that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 preempted the Iowa Utilities Board's (IUB) decision that...
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12/10/2013 | 12-815 |
Unite Here Local 355 v. MulhallUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted in an action in which the Eleventh Circuit held that: 1) certain promises made by an employer...
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12/10/2013 | 12-99 |
Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. US District Court for the Western District of TexasUnited States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus requesting the district court dismiss a construction dispute case...
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12/03/2013 | 12-929 |
US v. WoodsUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal's affirmation of the district court's holding that defendants' partnerships were properly disregarded as shams but...
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12/03/2013 | 12-562 |
Ford Motor Co. v. USUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
(Industry: Autos) In a suit to recover interest from the government on plaintiff's tax overpayment for the period between the payment and the ultimate refund, the Sixth...
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12/02/2013 | 13-113 |