The Briefing: Once Upon A Time – SCOTUS Rejects Trademark Infringement Claim Against Quentin Tarantino Film
(Podcast) The Briefing: Once Upon A Time – SCOTUS Rejects Trademark Infringement Claim Against Quentin Tarantino Film
SCOTUS Leaves Standing 9th Circuit Ruling in Tuna Case That, at Certification, Plaintiffs Need Not Show Putative Class Has Few Unharmed Members - Litigation of the class certification question nearly always involves expert...more
MODIFICATION OF SECURED LOAN UNDER CRAMDOWN CHAPTER 11 PLAN WARRANTED DUE TO PLAN FEASIBILITY THREAT - Many recent court rulings concerning the treatment of secured creditors under a chapter 11 plan have focused on...more
This Term, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted certiorari in Siegel v. Fitzgerald (In re Circuit City Stores, Inc.), 996 F.3d 156 (4th Cir. 2021), cert. granted, No. 21-441 (U.S. Jan. 10, 2022), in order to resolve the growing...more
On Monday, the first day of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by RD Legal Funding that asked the Court to decide whether the CFPB can ratify actions taken when it was...more
[co-author: Kathleen Wills] Last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for American courts. By making several changes, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was able to...more
On October 5, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund v. Sun Capital Partners III, LP, et al.1 The Supreme Court’s decision not to review the First Circuit’s...more
On May 28, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Box v. Planned Parenthood, No. 18-483, holding that government has a legitimate interest in the proper disposal of fetal remains, and this interest is rationally served by...more
On January 9, 2017, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in three cases concerning the issue of whether state student loan agencies and universities are protected by government immunity from False Claims Act (“FCA”) suits. In...more