Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Mercy-Memorial Hospital Corp. v. Hospital Employees' Division of Local 79

106 L. Ed. 2d 584

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1989-07-03
Topic
general

holding that violations of § 186 of the Taft-Hartley Act are intended to supplement the NLRA, and not be preempted by it | sealing the record of in camera discussions with FBI agent about attempts to bribe jury members | sealing the record of in camera discussions with FBI agent about attempts to bribe jury members | mere fact that “attorney worked on a prospectus does not make him a ‘seller’ under the securities laws” | “our analysis of relatedness and continuity has shifted from the enterprise element to the pattern element.” | “The Garmon and other doctrines are not designed to preempt other independent rights created by Congress,.... ” | “Congress’s goal in fashioning its definition of ‘pattern of racketeering activity’ was to exclude from the reach of RICO criminal acts that were merely ‘isolated’ or ‘sporadic’____” | “Even if we were not convinced that the district court correctly found an absence of jury prejudice here, we would not permit the perpetrator of jury tampering, in a civil proceeding, to reap the rewards of his misdeed by enjoying a new trial.” | bond underwriters’ counsel not primarily liable under Rule 10b-5 for failure to correct misleading prospectus statements where it did not sign prospectus or accompanying documents and did not prepare formal written legal opinion for benefit of bond purchasers

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., ante, p. 229.