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Federal Judge Rules Insurance Group Exempt from Defending Condiment Maker in Lawsuit

Federal Judge Rules Insurance Group Exempt from Defending Condiment Maker in Lawsuit

In Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Mullins Food Products Inc. et al., a federal judge in Illinois ruled in […]

Potential Gaps In Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance Coverage

Ruling Highlights Potential Gaps In Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance Coverage

Insurers often argue that government subpoenas are not covered under D&O policies because they do not allege any wrongful acts […]

Sixth Circuit’s Tourette Syndrome Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Verdict

Sixth Circuit Interprets Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in Tourette’s Case

6th Circuit decides what constitutes reasonable accommodation when the disability is a rare form of Tourette syndrome that caused the plaintiff to utter inappropriate and obscene words.

Supreme Court Rejects Retaliatory Standard For Firing A Whistleblower

Supreme Court Rejects Retaliatory Standard For Firing A Whistleblower

The US Supreme Court has ruled that whistleblowers under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act don’t need to prove retaliatory intent. Learn more about why the decision has implications for Department of Labor cases.

Ninth Circuit Privacy Law Decision Helpful For Defendants

Ninth Circuit Privacy Law Decision Helpful For Defendants

According to an article by Seyfarth, hundreds of companies are being sued in California based on claims that navigating and […]

Court’s Decision May Change US Patent And Trademark Office Administrative Rulemaking Procedures

Court’s Decision May Change US Patent And Trademark Office Administrative Rulemaking Procedures

Dennis Crouch, writing for PatentlyO, says that the Federal Circuit’s seemingly innocuous In re Chestek decision earlier this month contains […]

How Does Data Privacy and Security Impact Legal Department Productivity?

How Does Data Privacy and Security Impact Legal Department Productivity?

The increasing emphasis on safeguarding personal data and privacy has led to regulations such as the European Union’s General Data […]

Notice Requirements for Labor Liens

Notice Requirements for Labor Liens

Attorney Karl Oles, writing on the Stoel Rives Real Estate and Construction Law Blog, discusses a recent Washington Supreme Court […]

New York State Moves to End Frequency of Payments Litigation

New York State Moves to End Frequency of Payments Litigation

Reed Smith attorneys writing on the firm’s Employment Law Watch, examine recent attempts to eliminate frequency of payments litigation under […]

Food Stamp Recipients’ Personal Identifiable Information (PII) Stolen From Private Equity Firm

Food Stamp Recipients’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Stolen From Private Equity Firm

A cyberattack and data breach at a Rhode Island private equity firm, Nautic, is the basis of a recent federal […]

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