Supreme Court Report: Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, 21-757
Volume 30, Issue 2 This Report summarizes cases granted review on November 4 and 10, 2022 Case Granted Review: Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, 21-757 Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, 21-757. Section 112 of the Patent Act requires an inventor applying for a patent to provide a “written description of the invention, and of the manner…
Supreme Court Report: Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc., 21-1043
Volume 30, Issue 2 This Report summarizes cases granted review on November 4 and 10, 2022 Case Granted Review: Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc., 21-1043 Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc., 21-1043. The question presented is “[w]hether the court of appeals erred in applying the Lanham Act extraterritorially to petitioners’ foreign…
Supreme Court Report: Arizona v. Navajo Nation, 21-1484; Dep’t of Interior v. Navajo Nation, 22-51
Volume 30, Issue 2 This Report summarizes cases granted review on November 4 and 10, 2022 Case Granted Review: Arizona v. Navajo Nation, 21-1484; Dep’t of Interior v. Navajo Nation, 22-51 Arizona v. Navajo Nation, 21-1484; Dep’t of Interior v. Navajo Nation, 22-51. The Court previously entered a decree in an original jurisdiction action,…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: October 2022
Multistate Actions Led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Oklahoma’s laws that regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Oklahoma’s laws are being challenged, on ERISA preemption grounds, in the latest lawsuit filed by the PBM industry’s national lobbying association,…
Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: October 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order with Choice Money Transfer doing business as Small World Money Transfer for alleged multiple violations of the Remittance Transfer Rule and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The CFPB alleged the company did not accurately disclose prepayment information to remittance senders,…
2022 Term Supreme Court Seminar
Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2022 Washington, DC This conference is hosted by the NAAG Center for Supreme Court Advocacy The NAAG annual Seminar on Supreme Court Practice is a two-day seminar, Wednesday, Nov. 30 – Thursday, Dec. 1 in Washington, District of Columbia, on how to effectively practice in the United States Supreme Court. It begins…
Supreme Court Report: Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, 21-1450
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, 21-1450 Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, 21-1450. At issue is “[w]hether U.S. district courts may exercise subject-matter jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions against foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities under 18…
Supreme Court Report: Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 21-887
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 21-887 Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 21-887. The Individuals with Disabilities and Education Act requires plaintiffs to exhaust administrative procedures before bringing federal, non-IDEA claims that seek relief that is also available under…
Supreme Court Report: Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, 21-1436
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, 21-1436 Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, 21-1436. This case concerns the exhaustion requirements for persons seeking review of the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals of applications for withholding of removal. Petitioner Leon Santos-Zacaria filed a…
Supreme Court Report: Financial Oversight and Mgmt. Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, 22-96
Volume 30, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 3, 2022 Case Granted Review: Financial Oversight and Mgmt. Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, 22-96 Financial Oversight and Mgmt. Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, 22-96. Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic…
