United States Supreme Court - January 2019 Opinion Summaries

Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Drugs & Biotech, Patent
Held that an inventor's sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can qualify as prior art for...

New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira

Transportation, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Construed a provision of the Federal Arbitration Act that excludes disputes involving certain transportation workers. The plaintiffs, interstate truck...

Stokeling v. US

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that the Armed Career Criminal Act encompasses a robbery offense if an element is the use of force sufficient to overcome a victim's resistance....

Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Held that when a contract delegates to an arbitrator the threshold question of whether a dispute belongs in arbitration, a court must allow the...

Culbertson v. Berryhill

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
Held that the Social Security Act's 25 percent cap on attorney fees applies only to fees for court representation. The lower court erroneously applied...

City of Escondido, California v. Emmons

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that the Ninth Circuit failed to properly analyze whether two police officers accused of excessive force had qualified immunity. The Court of...

Shoop v. Hill

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Held that an Ohio death row inmate should not have been granted habeas relief. His claim that he had an intellectual disability that constitutionally...