On April 22, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued Hencely v. Fluor Corporation,[1] a 6-3 decision rejecting ...
Synopsis: Two Courts of Appeal reach opposite results on ERISA preemption, thus continuing the judicial quest for a definitive meaning of ERISA preemption. Stay tuned for more such decisions, and yet ...
Most states have statutes or common law that allow an insurance policyholder to bring a civil action and seek more than just compensatory damages (e.g., punitive damages) when her insurance company ...
Workers’ rights protections at the state and local levels face a doctrinal brick wall: sweeping NLRA preemption. While the market participant ...
CSBS and AARMR allege federal overrach in Cantero v. Bank of America. The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) have ...
As laboratories of democracy, local governments are incubators for innovative policies with the potential to improve health and reduce health inequities. Local policy change is often grounded in a ...
The US Supreme Court passed up a chance to determine whether state laws requiring banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow ...
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors Thursday urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to revisit its current preemption regulations — issued in 2011 — arguing they defy both the law ...
Since the advent of #MeToo, survivors of sexual abuse nationwide have advocated for expanded opportunities to bring civil actions against individual and institutional actors they deem responsible for ...