Legal News
Airline workers who load and unload luggage are exempt from Federal Arbitration Act
The Supreme Court on Monday decided an important case about the scope of the “transportation-worker exemption” to the Federal Arbitration Act. It held that Latrice Saxon, a ramp-agent supervisor at Chicago Midway Airport, qualifies as an interstate transp
By IG
Jun 7, 2022
Court holds disparate fees in business bankruptcy cases unconstitutional
The justices took the easy and simple path in Siegel v. Fitzgerald, unanimously agreeing on Monday that a statute that imposes higher fees on bankruptcy filers in 48 states than in the other two states is so far from “uniform” that it transgresses the Con
By IG
Jun 7, 2022
Justices will analyze statute of limitations in Quiet Title Act
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case to its docket for the 2022-23 term, a technical dispute over the binding nature of the statute of limitations for a federal property law. The justices also invited the federal government to submit its
By IG
Jun 7, 2022
Justices validate states’ right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries
The Supreme Court on Monday resolved a narrow question of statutory interpretation under the Medicaid Act and expanded the ability of states to recoup health care costs from accident victims. The court held that a state Medicaid program seeking to reimbur
By IG
Jun 7, 2022