Thomas C., and Pamela McIntosh, v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, et al., US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, April 21, 2008 [dismissing claims of fraud against State Farm Insurance by a Mississippi couple who claimed...

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Burgess v. United States, US Supreme Court, April 16, 2008 [holding that a defendant's federal sentence can be enhanced under the Controlled Substances Act when the defendant has been previously convicted of a state drug offense punishable by more than...

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United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co., et al., US Supreme Court, April 15, 2008 [ruling that a taxpayer seeking to bring an action in federal court to obtain a tax refund must first exhaust the administrative refund claim procedures...

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MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue, US Supreme Court, April 15, 2008 [overturning an Illinois state court decision allowing the state to tax a portion of the $1 billion capital gains realized by MeadWestvaco's predecessor when it sold its...

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