United States Supreme Court - May 2015 Opinion Summaries
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Wellness Int’l Network, Ltd. v. SharifUnited States Supreme Court
Bankruptcy Law, Judges & Judiciary
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case involving a debtor's purported alter ego and Stern claim, the Seventh Circuit's judgment is reversed and remanded where...
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05/26/2015 | 13-935 |
Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.United States Supreme Court
Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case alleging direct and induced infringement of a patent for a method of implementing short-range wireless networks, the Federal Circuit's...
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05/26/2015 | 13-896 |
Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. CarterUnited States Supreme Court
Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), alleging that defense contractors and related entities had fraudulently billed the Government...
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05/26/2015 | 12-1497 |
Coleman v. TollefsonUnited States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a fourth lawsuit brought by an in forma pauperis prisoner, which was dismissed under 28 U.S.C. section 1915(a), a special "three strikes" provision...
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05/18/2015 | 13-1333 |
Comptroller of Treasury of Maryland v. WynneUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Tax Law
Maryland's personal income tax scheme, which consists of a "state" income tax and a "county" income tax, violates the dormant Commerce Clause of the...
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05/18/2015 | 13-485 |
City and County of San Francisco v. SheehanUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving an individual who was arrested after she threatened to kill her social worker and police officers, alleging violations of Title II...
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05/18/2015 | 13-1412 |
Henderson v. USUnited States Supreme Court
Criminal Law & Procedure
A court-ordered transfer of a felon's lawfully owned firearms from Government custody to a third party is not barred by 18 U.S.C. section 922(g) if...
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05/18/2015 | 13-1487 |
Tibble v. Edison Int'lUnited States Supreme Court
ERISA
In an ERISA action alleging breach of fiduciary duty connected with the addition of certain mutual funds to a 401(k) plan, the Ninth Circuit Court of...
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05/18/2015 | 13-550 |
Harris v. ViegelahnUnited States Supreme Court
Bankruptcy Law
A debtor who converts to Chapter 7 is entitled to return of any postpetition wages not yet distributed by the Chapter 13 trustee. The 5th Circuit...
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05/18/2015 | 14-400 |
Bullard v. Blue Hills BankUnited States Supreme Court
A bankruptcy court's order denying confirmation of a Chapter 13 debtor's proposed repayment plan is not a final order that the debtor can immediately...
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05/04/2015 | 14-116 |