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[USSC-CASELAW] April 23, 2003
Daily Opinion Summaries for 04/29/03
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 11:04:52 -0700

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
Case Summaries -April 23, 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW
* JINKS v. RICHLAND COUNTY

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CORP. GOVERNANCE, CORPORATION & ENTERPRISE LAW, FOOD &
BEVERAGES, INTERNATIONAL LAW, SECURITIES LAW
* DOLE FOOD CO. v. PATRICKSON

CIVIL RIGHTS, CORP. GOVERNANCE, CORPORATION & ENTERPRISE LAW, LABOR &
EMPLOYMENT LAW
* CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCS., P.C. v. WELLS

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CIVIL PROCEDURE, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW

JINKS v. RICHLAND COUNTY, No. 02-258 (U.S.S.C. April 22, 2003)
28 U.S.C. section 1367(d), requiring that a state statute of
limitations be tolled for the period during which a cause of action
had previously been pending in federal court, does not exceed
Congress's enumerated powers and is constitutional as applied to
claims brought against a state's political subdivisions.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/us/000/02258.html
JINKS v. RICHLAND COUNTY, No. 02-258 (U.S.S.C. April 22, 2003)

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CIVIL PROCEDURE, CORP. GOVERNANCE, CORPORATION & ENTERPRISE LAW, FOOD &
BEVERAGES, INTERNATIONAL LAW, SECURITIES LAW

DOLE FOOD CO. v. PATRICKSON, No. 01-593 (U.S.S.C. April 22, 2003)
A corporation is an instrumentality of a foreign state under the
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 only if the foreign state
itself owns a majority of the corporation's shares. Instrumentality
status is determined at the time of the filing of a complaint.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/us/000/01593.html
DOLE FOOD CO. v. PATRICKSON, No. 01-593 (U.S.S.C. April 22, 2003)

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CIVIL RIGHTS, CORP. GOVERNANCE, CORPORATION & ENTERPRISE LAW, LABOR &
EMPLOYMENT LAW

CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCS., P.C. v. WELLS, No. 01-1435
(U.S.S.C. April 22, 2003)
In determining whether shareholder-directors of a corporation should
be counted as "employees" under the ADA, courts should assess
whether the shareholder-directors operate independently and manage
the business, or instead are subject to the firm's control.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/us/000/011435.html
CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCS., P.C. v. WELLS, No. 01-1435

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