Supreme Court upholds landmark federal health care legislation *

USA - July 2 2012
In a high-profile test of the Supreme Court’s approach to constitutional limits on Congressionalpower, the Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the sweeping federal overhaul of the nation’s health insurance system.

Co-authors: John H. Longwell, Eric Alan Stone, Robert A. Atkins, Carl L. Reisner.

U.S. Supreme Court elaborates on Bell Atlantic pleading standard *

USA - May 20 2009
On May 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision confirming that the pleading standard articulated in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly applies generally in civil cases and providing further elaboration on the type of allegations a complaint must contain to survive a motion to dismiss in federal courts.

Co-authors: Jay Cohen, Daniel J. Leffell, Charles E. Davidow.