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The common-law system

Posted on August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 by Robert Mayer

Origins The common-law system originated from England in the Middle Ages. From the 17th century relations between the courts and the executive developed to a constitutional struggle between the Stuart kings and the judges over the judges’ right to decide questions affecting the royal power and even to announce an independent judgment in situations where…

FedEx Home Delivery v. N.L.R.B. (2009)

Posted on August 8, 2020August 11, 2020 by Robert Mayer

In July 2006, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union 25, sought to represent single-route FedEx delivery drivers in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Although FedEx recognized the drivers’ popular support for union representation, the small-parcel delivery company refused to bargain with the union, disputing the preliminary finding that its drivers were “employees” within the meaning of the…

Financial Planning Association v. Securities Exchange Commission (2007)

Posted on August 2, 2020August 11, 2020 by Robert Mayer

In Financial Planning Ass’n v. S.E.C, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether a final rule promulgated by the SEC exceeded the rulemaking authority delegated to the agency by the Investment Advisors Act (IAA). The rule exempted a category of broker-dealers from the IAA “when [those broker-dealers] receive special compensation therefor.” The…

Alpharma, Inc. v. Leavitt (2006)

Posted on July 28, 2020August 11, 2020 by Robert Mayer

This appeal arose from a series of appeals and remands relating to the FDA’s approval of Philips Roxane, Inc.’s 1981 “new animal drug application” for a generic of bacitracin zinc. The company Alpharma, which manufactures a similar drug, filed citizen petitions asking the FDA to revoke their approval of the drug. The FDA requires applications…

Administrative Law

Posted on July 20, 2020August 11, 2020 by Robert Mayer

Our Administrative Law section is still in the works, but we’ve included five opinions here as a preview of what’s to come. These five opinions review decisions by the NLRB, FedEx Home Delivery v. N.L.R.B., 563 F.3d 492 (2009) (Garland, J., dissenting), SEC, Financial Planning Association v. Securities Exchange Commission, 482 F.3d 481 (2007) (Garland, J., dissenting),…

Robert Mayer

Robert Mayer

Robert Mayer got the license to work as a lawyer in New-York in 2010. After graduating he worked in a non-governmental organization to the UN (United Nations), that specializes in studying the issue of population aging.Read more...

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