This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday and Wednesday. There is a conference scheduled for Thursday. Expect opinions!
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SWN Production v. Long
By jmcgraw on Sep 28th, 2017Are references to "courts" and "civil actions" contained in the text of an oil and gas lease, but not in the arbitration clause itself, enough to render the clause ambiguous and unenforceable?
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The Week of September 25th
By jstoneking on Sep 25th, 2017There are no arguments scheduled for this week. Arguments will resume the first week in October, 2017.
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Consumer Law Update
By jcausey on Sep 20th, 2017With the summer breaks in the rearview mirror and new court term beginning, we thought we would recap the significant consumer protection cases that we have seen this year. As expected, following the United States Supreme Court's decision in Spokeo,...
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Bluestem Brands, Inc. d/b/a Fingerhut v. Darlene Shade
By admin on Sep 18th, 2017The Supreme Court confronts issues of assent in its latest arbitration case.
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A Trip Of A Lifetime
By jstoneking on Sep 7th, 2017On Wednesday, my wife and I accompanied a group of homeschool students to Independence Hall in Wheeling where the Supreme Court was hearing oral arguments in two cases. The large convention hall on the third floor had been outfitted with...
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Pyles v. Mason County Fair
By zzatezalo on Aug 25th, 2017Does a joint venture w/ a private entity affect any immunities otherwise available to a political subdivision ?
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Kevin Hanson v. Larry Keeling, Jr.,
By admin on Aug 23rd, 2017Will allegations of overreach by the trial judge in questioning witnesses from the bench be enough to upset a verdict?
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THE FALL TERM LOOMS CLOSER!
By jstoneking on Aug 16th, 2017The start of the fall term is only three weeks away. The Supreme Court has posted its argument docket for September and we already have a few cases in our sights. Keep watching for previews! September 6 Hanson v. Keeling--...
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FLASHBACK: Danger! Danger!
By jstoneking on Jul 27th, 2017The year was 1927. Howard Wellman was an 11-year-old boy whose father worked for the neighboring coal company. Together they lived in a company-owned house near the mine. Howard, his brother, and his friends liked to play in the vicinity...