Rulings in business cases covered a broad range
Article Abstract:
The US Supreme Court's commercial law rulings during the 1999-2000 term covered a wide range, with three of the four holdings that federal regulatory schemes pre-empted state law relying upon implied pre-emption. The court also cleared the way for jury trials of employment discrimination cases in Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2000
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Business cases; a favorable term
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Various factors making the 2000-2001 term favorable for business cases are discussed. First Bush v. Gore, because it led to the election of a business-friendly Republican, George W. Bush, as president. Cases on labor arbitration, commercial speech, and federal preemption, are also covered.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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Employers to spend less time defending in court; union and nonunion disputes will increasingly head toward arbitration
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The Supreme Court's Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams is discussed, which held that classes of workers not engaged in foreign or interstate commerce can be ordered to arbitrate rather than litigate employment discrimination disputes.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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