Supreme Court Grants Cert in Employment Cases

Ross Runkel (Employment Law Memo) has a round-up of three employment-related cases granted by the Supreme Court the last couple of weeks.  The cases involve the LMRDA, ERISA and the False Claims Act.  Here's a sample of Ross' summaries of the cases (click on the case names for his more detailed descriptions):

Granite Rock v. Teamsters:  The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in an LMRA Section 301 case that raises issues on (1) whether an employer can state a claim of tortious interference against a union that was not a signatory to a collective bargaining agreement, and (2) the scope of the duty to arbitrate.

Conkright v. Frommert:  The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in an ERISA case that raises issues on (1) the extent to which a district court must defer to the views of an ERISA plan administrator and (2) the appropriate scope of appellate review.

Graham Coutry Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States ex rel Wilson:  The issue in this case is the scope of the "public disclosure" jurisdictional bar contained in the False Claims Act, 31 USC §§ 3729-33.

Hat Tip:  Paul Secunda

-JH