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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term. The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -

Text, Context, and Canons: Inside a Unanimous Supreme Court Decision

Venable LLP on 6/13/2022

The end of the Supreme Court's term usually brings divided decisions. But in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, the whole Court agreed on both the result and the reasoning in a trim 11 pages....more

SCOTUS Says Airplane Cargo Loaders Are Exempt from Federal Arbitration Act: Key Employer Takeaways

Fisher Phillips on 6/10/2022

An airline can’t require a ramp supervisor who alleged that she frequently loaded cargo onto airplanes to arbitrate her claim for overtime pay under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the Supreme Court decided in an 8-0...more

Supreme Court Resolves Whether an Airline Ramp Supervisor Falls Within the Transportation Worker Exemption of the FAA

BakerHostetler on 6/9/2022

For years courts have been struggling to determine the proper application of the Section 1 exemption of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). See 9 U.S.C. § 1. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has brought some clarity to the analysis....more

The Supreme Court - June 6, 2022

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/9/2022

Southwest Airlines v. Saxon, No. 21-309: This case concerns the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for certain interstate transportation workers - namely, “seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of...more

Supreme Court of the United States Issues Important Decision on the Federal Arbitration Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/7/2022

On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that airline cargo loaders are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) under the statute’s “transportation worker” exemption. In Southwest Airlines Co. v....more

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Writ of Certiorari in Boeing/Rolls Royce Case to Consider Arguments on Interpretation of 28 U.S.C. §1782

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 4/1/2021

On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petitioner’s request for Writ of Certiorari in the ServoTronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce, PLC case....more

Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District – “Specifically Dealing with Specific Jurisdiction”

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 4/1/2021

On March 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Ford Motor Co. Montana Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer cases holding that the due process test for specific jurisdiction does not depend on a strict...more

Financial Daily Dose 3.24.2020 | Top Story: Fed’s “Unlimited” QE Promise Doesn’t Reassure Markets Amid D.C. Deadlock

Robins Kaplan LLP on 3/24/2020

A promise of “unlimited” QE from the Fed Monday morning briefly turned the tides on Dow futures but wasn’t enough to overcome another day of COVID-19-related fears and DC gridlock over the $1.8 trillion stimulus package III...more

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 1, 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/19/2020

Welcome to our first Product Lines issue of 2020. Product Lines is our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and product liability issues. For this edition, we are reporting on several important and timely...more

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Two Airline Industry Cases

FordHarrison on 6/28/2019

The United States Supreme Court recently denied petitions to consider two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions adversely affecting the airline industry. On June 24, 2019, the Justices declined to review a Seventh Circuit ruling...more

Supreme Court Partially Revives President’s Travel Ban, But Imposes Limitations

Fisher Phillips on 6/28/2017

The U.S. Supreme Court announced this week that portions of the controversial Executive Order No. 13780, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” (known informally as the “travel ban”),...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Travel Ban

Mintz on 6/28/2017

On June 26, 2017 the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a mixed decision in the “Travel Ban” litigation, relating to Presidential Executive Order 13780 (“EO”). As explained in more detail below, the SCOTUS decision gave a...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Travel Ban

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 6/27/2017

Today the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a mixed decision in the “Travel Ban” litigation, relating to Presidential Executive Order 13780 (“EO”). As explained in more detail below, the SCOTUS decision gave a partial...more

January 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on 2/6/2017

January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in...more

Seventh Circuit Finds Admiralty Jurisdiction in Asiana Airlines Lawsuits

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/10/2015

In litigation arising from the July 2013 accident of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the District Court's remand decision, holding that...more

Paul Watler Speaks: Save the Plane – Or Save Yourself From a Libel Suit?

Jackson Walker on 4/28/2015

Fear of liability may match fear of flying for many Americans. We all know that commercial aviation is one of the safest forms of modern transportation. But it only takes a gut-wrenching drop of an aircraft in the...more

Federal Air Marshal Could Proceed With Whistleblower Lawsuit

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/12/2015

Robert J. MacLean became a federal air marshal for the TSA in 2001. In that role, MacLean was assigned to protect passenger flights from potential hijackings. In July 2003, the Department of Homeland Security issued a...more

Supreme Court Continues to Advance Broad View of Whistleblower Protections

Littler on 1/30/2015

Various whistleblower laws protect employees who "lawfully" disclose confidential information in good faith to bring to light illicit or illegal activity. Generally, therefore, employees do not receive whistleblower...more

Supreme Court Delineates Federal Whistleblower Protections in TSA Disclosure Case

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/28/2015

On January 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States decided whether a federal air marshal, who publicly disclosed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had decided to cut costs by removing air marshals...more

Recent Federal Court Rulings Favor Airlines in Frequent-Flyer Cases

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/16/2015

In April 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) preempted a frequent flyer program member's common law claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing because the...more

The Supreme Court’s Ginsberg Decision Could Significantly Affect the Outcome of Motor Carrier Preemption Cases

Littler on 4/23/2014

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) can preempt even common law claims for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing if such claims relate...more

U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Airline Immunity for TSA Reports of Suspicious Behavior

Smith Anderson on 2/27/2014

In Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper (Jan. 27, 2014), the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that airlines are entitled to civil immunity for reporting suspicious behavior to the TSA, provided their reports are not “materially...more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Airline Entitled to ATSA Immunity in Pilot Defamation Case

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/30/2014

In Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that immunity may not be denied under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) to substantially true statements. According to the Court,...more

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari on Significant Aviation Issues

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/31/2013

This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to review two decisions that significantly affect the aviation industry, namely airline immunity under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) and preemption...more

ATSA Immunity: Supreme Court Grants Cert to Decide Bounds for Applying Immunity Under the Aviation Transportation Security Act

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/19/2013

The Supreme Court granted certiorari yesterday to decide whether a court can deny immunity under the Aviation Transportation Security Act (ATSA) in a defamation case without first deciding whether an airline’s report to the...more

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