$5.8M Award Against Tyson Foods in Iowa Pay Dispute Upheld March 23, 2016 By Mark Sherman The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for more than 3,000 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc. pork-processing plant in Iowa...
Supreme Court Says Nestle Must Face Liability Claim for Foreign Child Slavery January 11, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Nestle SA, the world’s largest food maker, and two other...
California Judge Rules Apple Workers Can Sue as a Class Over Searches July 17, 2015 For California workers seeking to be paid for time spent getting bags searched after their shifts end, state law may...
Supreme Court Favors Employees in Retirement Plan Monitoring Claim May 19, 2015 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived claims made by Edison International employees who accused the utility of favoring higher-cost...
No Plans To Sue Colorado Over Marijuana, Utah Governor Says January 8, 2015 Gov. Gary Herbert says Utah has no plans to join two other states in suing Colorado over that state’s legalization...
Employee Suit Against Edison Utility in California to Be Heard by Court October 2, 2014 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to weigh whether to revive certain claims made in a class action lawsuit...
Supreme Court Rejects Human Rights Claim Against Multinational Firm January 14, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court gave multinational companies a stronger shield against lawsuits, throwing out a case against Daimler AG over...
Supreme Court Could Take Up Religious Rights of Corporations November 26, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley U.S. Supreme Court justices could decide on Tuesday to review religious objections made by corporations to a provision of the...
U.S. Wants Supreme Court to Take up Hobby Lobby Case September 23, 2013 The federal government has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby and a Christian bookstore...
Supreme Court Considers Travelers Insurance Case on Limiting Class Actions January 7, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday weighed whether to impose new limits on class-action lawsuits, as it reviewed whether a...