LATEST SUMMARIES

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE, CONTRACTS, OIL & GAS LAW, PUBLIC UTILITIES, REMEDIES
• Greenwood v. New Hampshire Pub. Util. Comm'n

ATTORNEY'S FEES, CONTRACTS, DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION, EVIDENCE, HEALTH LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• UMass Mem'l Med. Ctr., Inc. v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union

LATEST SUMMARIES

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE, CONTRACTS, OIL & GAS LAW, PUBLIC UTILITIES, REMEDIES
Greenwood v. New Hampshire Pub. Util. Comm'n, No. 07-2322
In a case wherein the district court enjoined a state public utilities commission from enforcing an order purportedly issued under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, the judgment is reversed and matter dismissed where: 1) the suit was barred by the statute of limitations; and 2) even if the statute of limitations had not expired, plaintiff's claim for injunctive relief called upon equitable powers of the federal court, and thus it would be inherently inequitable to allow the action to proceed and allow any relief to be granted. Read more...

ATTORNEY'S FEES, CONTRACTS, DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION, EVIDENCE, HEALTH LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
UMass Mem'l Med. Ctr., Inc. v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, No. 07-2527, 07-2528
In an employer-union dispute wherein the district court upheld an arbitral award in favor of the union but denied the union's request for attorney fees, judgment is affirmed where: 1) the case failed to meet the exceedingly high threshold for judicial interference with arbitral awards; 2) the arbitral award drew "its essence from the collective bargaining agreement"; and 3) the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the employer's federal claim was sufficiently justified to avoid a payment of attorney's fees. Read more...