Supreme Court Nixes Organic Farmers’ Appeal on Monsanto Seed Patent January 13, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court refused to let organic farmers and seed sellers challenge Monsanto Co.’s patents on genetically modified seeds....
Supreme Court Justice Places Hold on Birth Control Mandate in Nuns’ Case January 2, 2014 By Greg Stohr Part of President Barack Obama’s health-care law is on hold in a Colorado case until at least tomorrow, as the...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Religious Exemption to Birth Control Benefit November 26, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a challenge to part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law by companies claiming...
Supreme Court Poised to Decide Future of Securities Class Actions November 18, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a case with the potential to transform securities litigation, agreeing to reconsider a precedent that...
Lenders Miss Chance as U.S. High Court Housing-Bias Case Settles November 14, 2013 By Greg Stohr The settlement of a New Jersey housing-bias lawsuit scuttles a U.S. Supreme Court showdown that might have shielded lenders from...
Supreme Court Upholds $11.5M Proposal System Patent Claim Against Hyundai November 12, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Hyundai Motor Co. unit’s appeal of an $11.5 million award in a patent...
Supreme Court Shows Interest in Medical Device Liability Laws October 8, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court expressed interest in Medtronic Inc.’s appeal in a lawsuit by a man who was rendered a...
Supreme Court Rejects Tobacco Companies’ Appeal of Florida Case October 7, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the tobacco industry’s appeal of a Florida ruling that may help thousands of smokers sue...
Supeme Court to Hear Patent Suits Fee Award Cases October 2, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two appeals that would make it easier for targets of patent suits to collect...
Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling June 26, 2013 By John Hechinger and Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action may force universities to re-examine their admissions policies and face waves of...