US Supreme Court Grants Leave for Amicus in Cassens Case

The United States Supreme Court has granted insurance and employers groups leave to file amicus curiae briefs as it considers a petition for a writ of certiorari of a decision that allowed Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit to proceed against an employer, insurer, and medical experts.The nation's high court granted motions for leave to file amicus curiae briefs, also known as "friend of the court briefs," to four different organizations, in the case of Cassens Transport Co., et al., v. Paul Brown, et al., No. 08-1375. The petition for a writ of certiorari is the latest...