Supreme Court says companies lack automatic right to sue over unlawful contracts
By a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled private companies do not have an automatic right to sue over contracts that are unlawful.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that private companies do not have an automatic right to sue when contracts are unlawful. The ruling limits companies' ability to bring lawsuits solely on the basis that a contract violates the law.