One of only two undecided cases left on the United States Supreme Court docket this year is Burwell v. Hobby Lobby , No. 13-354. The case has been anticipated since the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") became law in 2010 and...
Today the Court issued about fifty memorandum decisions in cases from this past term. The overwhelming majority were decisions in individual workers compensation matters. One felony case criminal case was also released along with a few other miscellaneous matters.
The Supreme Court issued several opinions this term dealing with insurance law issues. Two of the cases previewed by our blog addressed coverage issues. The first of these was State ex rel. North River Insurance Company v. Chafin , a...
The Court's last "official" day was last Wednesday. Two cases are held over to next term. While more opinions and separate opinions sometimes come out late, no more are necessarily expected . We'll cover any additional opinions if they are released.
As expected, the Court has not released opinions on West Virginia Day. Opinions are expected to continue to come out next week. Cases that reached the argument docket this term, but have yet to be decided are listed above. It's...
In this closely watched case, the Supreme Court substantially reduced a jury's verdict against a nursing home, but still upheld $4.6 million in compensatory damages and $32 million in punitive damages.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has decided Manor Care v. Douglas , and ordered a verdict reduction, taking away over half the jury's verdict, but leaving in place a substantial judgment in a case where an elderly...