Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Dan Goodman on 5/6/2012

The eighth in a series on blunders made by the Supreme Court of the United States. In this article the case of Cramer v. United States (325 U.S. 1, 1945) is reviewed. The blunder made is that the United States Supreme...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/14/2012

In March 2010, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the deaths and injuries sustained by a group of civilian convoy drivers in Iraq during insurgent attacks were not “accidents” caused by conditions of...more

by Dechert LLP on 8/19/2011

The Ninth Circuit recently decided a products case that raised issues of the government contractor defense, and a seldom litigated federal Rule of Civil Procedure. Getz v. Boeing Co., et al., No. 10-15284 (9th Cir. 8/2/11)....more

by King & Spalding on 3/14/2011

“Cat’s paw” liability arises when a well-intentioned employer acts on the recommendation of an employee intending to unlawfully discriminate against another. “In such a case, the recommender [uses] the decisionmaker as a mere...more

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 1/28/2009

This case is brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of lawyers and others working with the Guantanamo Bay prisoners. It is based on the chilling effect on their ability to defend their clients due to the...more

by Cyrus E. Phillips IV on 6/21/2007

In this Opinion, the United States Court of Federal Claims concludes that it has Post-Award Procurement Protest jurisdiction over challenges to Solicitations issued by Federal nonappropriated fund instrumentalities....more

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 1/23/2007

In a case of first impression, the United States First Circuit Court of Appeals held that in cases brought under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., the burden is...more