Civil Procedure. Relief from judgment. Civil rights. Prevailing party. Legal experts discuss Lackey v. Stinnie and the Supreme Court's interpretation of a prevailing party in civil rights litigation entitled to an award of attorneys' fees, and in BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman and Waetzig v. Halliburton, the requirements for relief from judgment under F.R.C.P. 60(b).
Federal Jurisdiction. Standing. Legal experts discuss the Supreme Court's broadening of the zone of interest for standing in F.D.A. v R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and how predictable downstream economic harm can confer standing on non-regulated parties in Diamond Alternative Energy v. E.P.A. In their analysis of Royal Canin U.S.A. v. Wullschleger, they discuss how the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split by deciding that the removal of federal claims terminates federal supplemental jurisdiction.
Universal Injunctions. Experts discuss Supreme Court limitations on lower court issuance of universal injunctions and the remedies that may remain available to them.
This study examines how often sua sponte remands were ordered in putative class actions removed to federal court on Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) grounds and how often appeals of those sua sponte remand orders were sought.
Tara L. Grove, Melissa Jacoby, Elizabeth C. Wiggins
November 21, 2024
Bankruptcy. Non-uniformity. Non-debtor Release. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to not reimburse claimants for bounded non-uniformities in Hammons, and to reject non-consensual third release in Purdue Pharma.
Jones v. United States Postal Service (Victor Marrero, S.D.N.Y. 1:20-cv-6516); National Urban League v. DeJoy (George L. Russell III, D. Md. 1:20-cv-2391); Washington v. Trump (Stanley A. Bastian, E.D. Wash. 1:20-cv-3127); Pennsylvania v. DeJoy (Gerald Austin McHugh, E.D. Pa.
Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
November 1, 2023
Willingham v. County of Albany (Norman A. Mordue, 1:04-cv-369) and Hoblock v. Albany County Board of Elections (Lawrence E. Kahn, 1:04-cv-1205) (N.D.N.Y.)
Democratic National Committee v. Bostelmann (3:20-cv-249), Gear v. Knudson (3:20-cv-278), and Lewis v. Knudson (3:20-cv-284) (William M. Conley, W.D. Wis.) and City of Green Bay v. Bostelmann (William C. Griesbach, 1:20-cv-479) and Taylor v.
Martin v. Kemp (1:18-cv-4776) and Georgia Muslim Voter Project v. Kemp (1:18-cv-4789) (Leigh Martin May) and Democratic Party of Georgia v. Crittenden (Steve C. Jones, 1:18-cv-5181) (N.D. Ga.)