Jimmy Hoover

June 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

The question before the justices is whether public companies must disclose on Form 10-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission any risk that has occurred even if that event "presents no known risk of ongoing or future business harm."

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

In financial disclosures released Friday, members of the U.S. Supreme Court revealed how they supplemented their $285,400 salaries ($298,500 for the chief justice) in 2023.

By Jimmy Hoover

5 minute read

June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision "upsets the assumptions of many practitioners that the proceeds of life insurance used to redeem a deceased shareholder are not factored into the estate tax calculation," said tax attorney Joel Carpenter.

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court, stated that an insurer is a "party in interest" that can object when it "may be directly and adversely affected by the reorganization plan."

By Jimmy Hoover

2 minute read

June 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Aside from being inconsistent with the statute's text, IHS's [the Indian Health Service's] failure to cover contract support costs for healthcare funded by program income inflicts a penalty on tribes for opting in favor of greater self-determination," Chief Justice Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read

June 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

ERISA, regulations governing pharmacy benefit managers and a social media giant's fight against a federal warrant also come to the justices.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

June 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

X claims the nondisclosure order for Donald Trump's private messages was improper and that the company should have been allowed to give the former president, or his representative, the opportunity to assert executive privilege.

By Jimmy Hoover

3 minute read

June 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

The justices will consider "whether a crime that requires proof of bodily injury or death, but can be committed by failing to take action, has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of force."

By Jimmy Hoover

4 minute read

May 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

The justices have placed a new emphasis on the text of the 1925 Federal Arbitration Act and treat it like other federal statutes instead of deferring to policy arguments favoring arbitration.

By Jimmy Hoover

9 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

The justices made only slight progress this week on the imposing stack of cases they must resolve in just one month if they are to enjoy their traditional summer recess that kicks off in July.

By Jimmy Hoover

6 minute read