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Today's ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases

Today's ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued two opinions in argued cases.

1. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp., No. 08-1198. The vote was 5-3 to reverse. The Chief Justice and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas joined in the majority opinion. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices John Paul Stevens and Stephen G. Breyer joined. Justice Sonia Sotomayor did not take part in the ruling. You can access the oral argument transcript at this link.

2. And Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds, No. 08-905. The vote was 9-0 to affirm. The Chief Justice and Justices Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, and Sotomayor joined in the majority opinion. Justice Stevens issued an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. And Justice Scalia issued an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Thomas joined. You can access the oral argument transcript at this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that "Court says Vioxx lawsuits can proceed."

Full post as published by How Appealing on April 27, 2010 (boomark / email).