Business-related cases and the Supremes

 

With the final round of 2011 oral arguments before the Supreme Court under way, I became curious to see what business and business-related cases are before the Supreme Court.  The October/November calendar is available here.  Below is a quick topical list with links to cases and supporting documents. 

Insider trading statute of limitations

• Credit Suisse Securities v. Simmonds (to be argued Nov. 29th)

Copyright and patent issues

• the ability to revive a copyright-- Golan v. Holder (argued Oct. 5th)
• the ability to patent blood tests used to detect a breast cancer-indicative gene:  Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. (to be argued Dec. 7th)

Pre-emption

• Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. (to be argued Nov. 9th)
• National Meat Association v. Harris (to be argued Nov. 9th)

Federal jurisdiction for private suits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

• Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC (to be argued Nov. 28th)

Medicare Benefits

• Consolidated Douglas cases (argued Oct. 3rd) 

Constitutionality of certain lawsuits under the Real Estate Settlement Services Act

• First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards (to be argued Nov. 28th)

Role of private arbitration under the Credit Repair Organizations Act

• CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood (argued Oct. 11th

 

-Anne Tucker