U.S. Supreme Court News
U.S. High Court Rejects Challenge to Workplace Safety Agency
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by an Ohio company to the power of the federal workplace safety regulator as the justices avoided another legal effort to pare back the ...
Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs
A growing number of large U.S. 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 ...
SCOTUS Pursues Biden Administration Views on VW Emissions Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether Volkswagen AG can be sued by local governments in Florida and Utah for damages stemming from the ...
Supreme Court Considering Nature of Investor Class Actions in Goldman Sachs Securities Case
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday struggled in a case involving Goldman Sachs Group Inc. over how judges should determine when shareholders can collectively sue publicly traded companies for ...
Three Business Cases Added to SCOTUS Roster That Would Curb Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court bolstered its next term with three new business cases, agreeing to consider curbing lawsuits over environmental cleanups, employee retirement plans and allegations of racial ...
SCOTUS Reinforces Company Power to Arbitrate Disputes
In a decision that could further help companies limit damages in disputes with workers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against a California man who was the victim of an online scam and ...
Companies Win Out in SCOTUS Class-Action Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements ...
Corporations Shielded From Human-Rights Suits in New SCOTUS Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that victims of overseas atrocities can't use a centuries-old law to sue foreign corporations for complicity, blunting what once was a favorite legal tool for ...