Lydia Wheeler

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kimberly Robinson |Lydia Wheeler |Seth Stern

The US Supreme Court agreed to hear several cases corporate America brought seeking to rein in class actions this term only to later say they shouldn’t have taken the appeals. In an unsigned opinion on Thursday, the justices “dismissed as improvidently granted” Labcorp’s bid to limit who can join a class action that accuses the health-care company of discriminating against blind people. A so-called DIG occurs when the justices think they never should have taken up the case in the first place.

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Lydia Wheeler |Seth Stern

The US Supreme Court threw out a ruling that gave families of victims killed in Hamas attacks another chance to hold a Lebanese bank liable for allegedly aiding and abetting terrorists. In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the court sent the case back to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The justices said the appeals court should only have considered if Rule 60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was satisfied.

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Lydia Wheeler |Seth Stern

Conservative justices all but invited additional gun rights cases and advocates will soon have multiple chances to try again for a constitutional right to own an AR-15. In agreeing with the Supreme Court’s decision Monday to reject a Second Amendment challenge to Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic rifles, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the issue will likely come before the court again shortly and listed five cases now making their way through the lower courts.

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Lydia Wheeler |Seth Stern

The US Supreme Court ruled for the mother of a Black man who was shot and killed by police, reviving her lawsuit that seeks to hold the Texas officer liable for his use of deadly force. In a unanimous decision on Thursday, the justices said the US Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit used the wrong standard in assessing whether the officer’s actions were reasonable.

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Lydia Wheeler |Seth Stern

Obamacare is back before the US Supreme Court in a challenge to its no-cost coverage requirements for certain preventive health services. Listen here and subscribe to Cases and Controversies on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Megaphone, or Audible. The justices will weigh the constitutionality of the US Preventive Services Task Force, which recommends the tests and treatments insurers should cover, when they return to the bench on Monday for the April sitting.