139 S.Ct. 1743 (2019) 587 U.S. ___ HOME DEPOT U. S. A., INC., Petitioner. v. George W. JACKSON. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 15, 2019. Decided May 28, 2019. No. 17-1471. Syllabus: Citibank, N. A., filed a debt-collection action in state court, alleging that respondent Jackson was liable for charges incurred on a […]
139 S.Ct. 1407 (2019) 587 U.S. ___. LAMPS PLUS, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. Frank VARELA. Supreme Court of United States. No. 17-988. Argued October 29, 2018. Decided April 24, 2019. Syllabus In 2016, a hacker tricked an employee of petitioner Lamps Plus, Inc., into disclosing tax information of about 1,300 company employees. After a […]
586 U.S. ___ (2019) 139 S.Ct. 1041 Theodore H. FRANK, et al., Petitioners v. Paloma GAOS, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al. No. 17-961.Supreme Court of United States. March 20, 2019. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Kassra P. Nassiri, Nassiri […]
131 S.Ct. 2179 (2011) 563 U.S. 804 180 L.Ed.2d 24 ERICA P. JOHN FUND, INC., fka Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc., Petitioner, v. HALLIBURTON CO. et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 09-1403. Argued April 25, 2011. Decided June 6, 2011. Headnotes SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 — Fraud Cause of Action — […]
131 S.Ct. 2541 (2011) 564 U.S. 338 180 L.Ed.2d 374 WAL-MART STORES, INC., Petitioner, v. DUKES et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 10-277. Argued March 29, 2011. Decided June 20, 2011. Counsel: Theodore B. Olson,?Mark A. Perry,?Amir C. Tayrani, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC,?Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Counsel of Record,?Rachel S. […]
NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See […]
131 S.Ct. 2541 WAL-MART STORES, INC., PETITIONER v. BETTY DUKES ET AL. No. 10-277. Decided June 20, 2011. Headnotes: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 Employment discrimination?Class certification.?In this Title VII employment discrimination case, certification of a nationwide class of 1.5 million women was not consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a)?s commonality requirement, and […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
521 U.S. 591 117 S.Ct. 2231 138 L.Ed.2d 689 AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. George WINDSOR et al. No. 96-270. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Feb. 18, 1997. Decided June 25, 1997. Headnotes FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE Class Action — Asbestos-Related Claims. A class-action certification sought to achieve global settlement […]
CAMPBELL-EWALD CO. v. GOMEZ, (2016) ?United States Supreme Court No. 14-857 Argued: October 14, 2015????Decided: January 20, 2016 Syllabus The United States Navy contracted with petitioner Campbell-Ewald Company (Campbell) to develop a multimedia recruiting campaign that included the sending of text messages to young adults, but only if those individuals had “opted in” to receipt […]