MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

Following two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that shut the door on state-law failure-to-warn and design-defect claims over generic drugs, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps that could ultimately open a window for plaintiffs.

The bill would prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity and would allow workers to bring desperate treatment claims based on such job bias.

Obama administration officials said the decision to delay enforcement of the mandate, a central component of the Affordable Care Act, was made in response to feedback from members of the business community who expressed concern about compliance with the employer and insurer reporting requirements under the law.

The court ruled June 20 in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant that claimants can’t avoid a waiver of class arbitration on the grounds that the cost of individual arbitration would be prohibitively high.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Child Welfare Act does not automatically bar the adoption of an Indian child over the objection of her noncustodial biological father.

The Supreme Court holds that the law prohibiting recognition of state-sanctioned same-sex marriages for federal purposes unconstitutionally violates equal protection principles.

Tagged with: Proposition 8 same-sex marriage U.S. Supreme Court

The decision strikes only the preclearance coverage formula, which was originally designed to expire after five years, not the preclearance requirement itself established by §5 of the Act.

Tagged with: U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether bankruptcy court judges can rule on matters normally reserved for Article III judges if the parties in the matter consent — and whether such consent can be implied from the parties’ conduct.

The U.S Supreme Court held Monday that schools must prove that admissions policies considering race among other factors must be strictly tailored to the purpose of diversity.

Tagged with: affirmative action Good Faith U.S. Supreme Court University of Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the president had the power to install three of his nominees to the board without Senate approval.

Tagged with: Barack Obama U.S. Supreme Court

In American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant the justices ruled against a group of merchants seeking to bring a class action against a credit card company alleging antitrust violations.

Tagged with: class arbitration U.S. Supreme Court