The Supreme Court said Monday it would decide a constitutional challenge to the 2002 law that created a national board to oversee U.S. public company auditors. The justices agreed to review a ruling by a U.S. appeals court that upheld …
The Supreme Court Wednesday ruled against the drugmaker Wyeth, holding that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for harm from medicines which carry warnings approved by federal regulators. By a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that labeling approvals by …
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has carved out a reputation for pro-business rulings in a series of important decisions. In its recently ended term, the high court threw out the largest punitive damages award in U.S. history …
The Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp had been ordered to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska. The nation’s highest court ruled that the punitive damages should …
The Supreme Court sided against MetLife Inc. Thursday, ruling that insurance companies or employers have a conflict of interest when they both decide claims under employee benefit plans and pay the benefits. The justices ruled that federal court should consider …
Employees who complain of racial bias in the workplace and then face retaliation can sue under a post-Civil War-era law barring discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late May. In a second similar decision, the high court ruled that …
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it would hear a Philip Morris USA appeal seeking to overturn a $79.5 million punitive damages award won by the widow of a longtime Oregon smoker. The justices agreed to review a decision …
Employees who complain of racial bias in the workplace and then face retaliation can sue under a post-Civil War-era law barring discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a second similar decision, the high court ruled that a provision …
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday affirmed a ruling that apartheid victims who seek damages exceeding $400 billion from more than 50 major corporations can go forward with their lawsuits. With four justices recused from the case and therefore lacking a …
