Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a private right of action under the Davis-Bacon Act would disrupt the balance between the interests of contractors and the interests of their employees
• stating that “[disputes over the proper classification of workers under a contract containing Davis-Bacon provisions must be referred to the Secretary for determination”
• explaining that “[t]he fact that an enactment is designed to benefit a particular class does not end the inquiry; instead it must also be asked whether the language of the statute indicates that Congress intended that it be enforced through private litigation”
• refusing to recognize implied private right of action for employee to challenge agency’s Davis-Bacon determination
• explaining that \[t]he fact that an enactment is designed to benefit a particular class does not end the inquiry; instead it must also be asked whether the language of the statute indicates that Congress intended that it be enforced through private litigation\
• explaining that \[t]he fact ___ that an enactment is designed to benefit a particular class does not end the inquiry; instead it must also be asked whether the language of the statute indicates that Congress intended that it be enforced through private litigation\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).