US Supreme Court News

Legal Clashes Await US Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs

A growing number of large US companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential criminal liability, legal …

US Supreme Court Declines to Review Minn. Ruling on Marijuana Use in Workers Comp

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a pair of decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court that held employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the substance is illegal under …

US Supreme Court Rejects Bayer Bid to Nix Roundup Weedkiller Suits

WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Bayer AG’s bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages. The justices …

US Supreme Court Rules Southwest Airlines Cannot Force Wage Suit into Arbitration

Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision with costly potential implications for companies including Amazon.com Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. …

US Supreme Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case

The US Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such claims in the federal court system. The …

US Supreme Court Spurns Google Bid to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuit

WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL.O attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a security glitch that left private user data exposed. The justices …

Medicaid Recovery Case Before Supreme Court May Drive Up Settlement Costs

A case to be argued before the United States Supreme Court next month could drive up the amount plaintiffs demand from insurers by allowing state Medicaid systems to recoup a larger a share of any judgment or settlement. The Florida …

US Supreme Court Tosses Class Action Ruling Against Goldman Sachs

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc another chance to avoid an investor class action lawsuit accusing the bank of hiding conflicts of interest when creating risky subprime securities before the 2008 financial crisis. The justices …