E-lerts

Uddin v. Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
2006 WL 1835291
N.D.Ga.,2006 (Counsel for Plaintiff)

Flanagan v. General Motors Corp.
2006 WL 2792678
N.D.Ga.,2006 (Counsel for Plaintiff)

United States Supreme Court Cases to Watch

1. On February 26, 2007, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Bd. Of Ed. Of City of NY v. Tom F. The question presented is:  Does the holding of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, stating that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act permits tuition reimbursement where a child has not previously received special education from a public agency, stand in direct contradiction to the plain language of 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(10)(C)(ii) which authorizes tuition reimbursement to the parents of a disabled child “who previously received special education and related services under the authority of a public agency”?

2. In a case on review to the Supreme Court, LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, the questions presented are:  (1) whether, pursuant to Section 502(a)(2) of ERISA, a participant in a defined contribution pension plan may sue to recover losses to the plan caused by a breach of fiduciary duty, even when those losses affected only the participant’s individual account; and (2) whether an action by a plan participant against a fiduciary to recover losses caused by a breach of duty seeks “equitable relief” for purposes of ERISA Section 502(a)(3). 

Garcetti v. Ceballos

In a United States Supreme Court decision on May 30, 2006, the Court ruled that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution does not protect public employees against retaliation by their supervisors for statements made in the course of performing their assigned duties.