Kimberly Robinson

2 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kimberly Robinson

The US Supreme Court revived a more than $500 million arbitration award involving two Indian companies, saying that the lower federal court was wrong to impose additional requirements not in the statute. Writing for a unanimous court Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito said the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act doesn’t require a showing of a connection to the US in order to justify intervention by US courts. The FSIA sets forth when foreign-owned companies can be sued in the US.

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kimberly Robinson

Justices have twice ruled for Lozman in clashLatest battle centers on land-use regulationsThe US Supreme Court declined to review for a third time a Florida man’s long-running fight with his coastal town. The justices on Monday denied inventor financial trader Fane Lozman’s latest high court appeal in his nearly two-decade-long battle with the city of Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County. In that time, Lozman has twice convinced the justices to take up his appeals—and won both times.

5 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kimberly Robinson

The US Supreme Court declined to review for a third time a Florida man’s long-running fight with his coastal town. The justices on Monday denied inventor financial trader Fane Lozman’s latest high court appeal in his nearly two-decade-long battle with the city of Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County. In that time, Lozman has twice convinced the justices to take up his appeals—and won both times. “When somebody puts you in the corner, you can either run away, or you can fight back,” Lozman said.

5 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kimberly Robinson

The US Supreme Court agreed to decide when law enforcement can enter a home without a warrant because of a potential emergency. On Monday, the justices agreed to resolve a split among federal and state courts over how sure police must be that an emergency exists in order to conduct a warrantless search. Some courts say officers must have probable cause, which is a reasonable basis for believing a person is in immediate need of assistance.

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kimberly Robinson

The US Supreme Court agreed to decide when law enforcement can enter a home without a warrant because of a potential emergency. On Monday, the justices agreed to resolve a split among federal and state courts over how sure police must be that an emergency exists in order to conduct a warrantless search. Some courts say officers must have probable cause, which is a reasonable basis for believing a person is in immediate need of assistance.