Appellees the Mutual System of Maryland Inc., a small loan company, and Management Service Inc., a holding company, filed a bill for an injunction and accounting against appellants Chester W. Tawney, Marian V. Brewer and others. As a brief background...

Since 1939, there had been an increasing concern as to the possible presence in the employ of the Government of persons disloyal to it. This was reflected in the legislation, reports and executive orders culminating in Executive Order No. 9835. Said order...

This post was originally published in September 2020 and was updated in April 2023. When it comes to being efficient with time and resources, litigators from small law firms must generally be a bit more adaptive than those from larger firms. For this...

Plaintiffs Arizona Cattle Growers' Association and Jeff Menges, a rancher seeking a grazing permit on the lands at issue, sued the defendants Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management to challenge Incidental Take Statements issued...

October 2022 Litigation Insights

Performance Trans., Inc. v. General Star Indem. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit December 18, 2020, Decided No. 20-1022 Opinion  [*22]  LYNCH, Circuit Judge . Performance Trans., Inc. and Utica Mutual Insurance Company (collectively...

New York's Human Rights Law forbids discrimination in employee benefit plans on the basis of pregnancy, and its Disability Benefits Law requires employers to pay sick-leave benefits to employees unable to work because of pregnancy. Section 514(a)...

Halo Elecs., Inc. v. Pulse Elecs., Inc. Supreme Court of the United States February 23, 2016, Argued; June 13, 2016, Decided 1 Nos. 14-1513, 14-1520 Opinion  [*97]   [**1928]   [1763]  Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. Section...

Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg Supreme Court of the United States December 3, 2013, Argued; April 2, 2014, Decided No. 12-462 Opinion  [*276]  Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. We must decide in this case whether the Airline Deregulation...

DietGoal Innovations LLC v. Bravo Media LLC (Div. of NBC Universal Media, LLC) United States District Court for the Southern District of New York July 8, 2014, Decided; July 8, 2014, Filed 13 Civ. 8391 (PAE) Opinion  [*273]  OPINION & ORDER PAUL A...