The Shrinking Of The Supreme Court Docket

Interesting article on why the Supreme Court takes fewer cases than it once did.

Information Ready has assisted in the preparation of major cases by providing electronic litigation support to clients such as Shell Oil Company. We helped prepare the major CERCLA case which resulted in an 8-1 favorable ruling for Shell and Burlington Northern in 2009.

Oral Arguments Heard In Major Superfund Cases

On February 24, 2009 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Burlington No., & Santa Fe R. Co., v. United States, Docket No. 07-1601 and Shell Oil Co., v. United States, Docket No. 07-1607 regarding liability for a Superfund site in Arvin, California. Transcript is available here.

Opinion expected in June 2009.

Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments: Burlington No., & Santa Fe R. Co., v. United States, and Shell Oil Co., v. United States

The Supreme will hear oral arguments on Tuesday February 24, 2009 (morning session) in the combined cases of Burlington Northern v. US and Shell Oil Company v. US (Briefs).

This is a landmark case in CERCLA law regarding owner and arranger liability in areas where there have been numerous splits in the Circuit Courts.

The case revolves around a pesticide contamination site near Bakersfield and will be of great interest to landowners and manufacturers of products across the country.

Information Ready Litigation Solutions has provided litigation support, trial presentation, and research for Shell Oil Company in this case since 1996. litigationsolutions@gmail.com

Ninth Circuit Rehearing May Effect Your Online Clients

Ninth Circuit rehearing may clear up several additional questions regarding third party solicited content on websites and where "comments" and "commentors" fit in that equation. Read the original ruling: PDF format.