Qui Tam Limitation
The False Claims Act contains two limitations periods that apply to a “civil action under section 3730”—that is, an action asserting that a person presented false claims to the United States Government.
11th Amendment Violation
This case, now before us for the third time, requires us to decide whether the Constitution permits a State to be sued by a private party without its consent in the courts of a different State.
Sovereign Immunity
Federal law provides that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a Government-owned corporation supplying electric power to millions of Americans, “[m]ay sue and be sued in its corporate name.”
Arbitration Order – Ambiguity
The Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce covered arbitration agreements according to their terms. See 9 U. S. C. §2. In Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 559 U. S. 662 (2010), we held that a court may not compel arbitration on a classwide basis when an agreement is “silent” on the availability of such arbitration.
Statutory Interpretation – Capital Punishment – Consitutionality
Russell Bucklew concedes that the State of Missouri lawfully convicted him of murder and a variety of other crimes.
Expert Testimony
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to individuals who cannot obtain work because of a physical or mental disability.
False or Misleading Statements – Securities Exchange Act of 1934– Securities Act of 1933
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b–5 makes it unlawful: “(a) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, “(b) To make any untrue statement of a material fact . . . , or “(c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit . . . in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.” 17 CFR §240.10b–5 (2018[...]
Statutory Interpretation – ANILCA
This Court first encountered John Sturgeon’s lawsuit three Terms ago. See Sturgeon v. Frost, 577 U. S. ___ (2016) (Sturgeon I ).
Statutory Interpretation – FSIA
This case concerns the requirements applicable to a particular method of serving civil process on a foreign state.
Class Action – Stored Communications Violation
Three named plaintiffs brought class action claims against Google for alleged violations of the Stored Communications Act.
Statutory Interpretation – FDCPA
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act regulates “‘debt collector[s].’” 15 U. S. C. §1692a(6); see 91 Stat. 874, 15 U. S. C. §1692 et seq. A “‘debt collector,’” the Act says, is “any person . . . in any business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts, or who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts.” §1692a(6).
Duty to Warn – Product Liability
In maritime tort cases, we act as a common-law court, subject to any controlling statutes enacted by Congress.
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