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02.07.2024
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Kerri Chewning Reappointed to Federal Court Advisory Committee
Archer partner, Kerri E. Chewning, has been reappointed to the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Kerri has served as a Committee member since 2010. She was reappointed by Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb to another one-year term running through January 31, 2025.
01.12.2023
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Kerri Chewning Serves as Co-Editor and an Author for New Jersey Law Journal Publication
Archer partner Kerri E. Chewning served as co-editor for the recently published, New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure, an annual publication of the New Jersey Law Journal. This is the 9th year Kerri worked as a co-editor for the publication. Along with her distinction as co-editor, Kerri also authored the chapter on “Complaints” and has done so for the past 13 years.
05.17.2022
Client Advisories
Supreme Court Clarifies that Emotional Distress Damages Are Not Available Under the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act
In a recent ruling with implications for recipients of federal funding, the Supreme Court of the United States held that emotional distress damages are unavailable in private actions to enforce either the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. By extension of the Court’s reasoning, these damages would likely be unavailable under two other statutes authorized by Congress’ Spending Clause power: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.