S.D. High Court Rules That Continuous and Progressive Damage Exclusion Doesn’t Violate Public Policy July 28, 2014 By Steven Plitt In AMCO Ins. Co. v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 845 N.W.2d 918 (2014), the South Dakota Supreme Court held that...
Moldy Washer Cases Can Proceed as Top Court Rebuffs Whirlpool February 27, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court let consumers press ahead with class action lawsuits claiming that washing machines made by Whirlpool Corp....
Internet Patent Owner Loses Supreme Court Bid to Revive Suit January 14, 2014 By Susan Decker and Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed an electronic-commerce patent owner’s effort to revive a $2.5 million verdict against Internet retailer Newegg...
Moldy Washers Cases Put Class Actions in High Court’s Spotlight January 10, 2014 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as soon as Friday whether to take up closely watched cases involving moldy odor-emitting...
U.S. Court Case Could Mean Doom for Software Patents December 9, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that a federal judge called...
Medtronic Appeal in Paraplegic Suit Gets U.S. High Court Query 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...
Toyota Rebuffed by U.S. Supreme Court on Prius Brake Lawsuits October 7, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Toyota Motor Corp. appeal that sought to force arbitration of California lawsuits over...
Patent Suits Targeted as U.S. High Court Takes Fee Cases October 1, 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...
New Jersey High Court to Weigh Alcohol Test Reliability September 11, 2013 The blood-alcohol test used in drunken driving cases in New Jersey is coming before the state Supreme Court again. The...
South Dakota Court Denies Insurance for Slain Woman’s Estate July 16, 2013 The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Sioux Falls company does not have to pay worker’s compensation insurance benefits to...