Litigation

Practical Steps For Franchisors To Avoid Joint Liability

With its August decision in the Browning-Ferris case, the National Labor Relations Board widened its working definition of joint-employer, and […]

Lessons From Hitachi’s FCPA Charge

The recent settlement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against Hitachi was notable on two counts, writes Thomas R. Fox. […]

NLRB: No Drug Test If No Union Rep Present

A recent National Labor Relations Board decision confirmed that if an employee requests the presence of a union representative during […]

Lessons From The VW Cheat

It appears to be a one-off case of bald deception, but is there something other companies can learn from it? […]

How To Fire An Executive

Planning and Implementing an executive’s “removal” presents a number of practical issues that require careful attention, writes Dechert attorney Charles […]

LinkedIn Fined Millions For Sending Unwanted Emails

The social networking site LinkedIn agreed to pay $13 million to settle a lawsuit from members who complained that unwanted […]

Slants Argue Ethnic Slurs Are Protected Speech

Arguing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a lawyer for the Asian-American band called The […]

Troll Chooses UK Venue For Infringement Litigation

Unwired Planet, a non-practicing entity that holds more than 2,000 patents, is about to begin a series of court trials […]

“Slow Walking” Judiciary Committee Infuriates Dems

Congressional Democrats are increasingly frustrated with a Senate Judiciary Committee that they accuse of “slow walking” nominees to federal judgeships, […]

Easy Termination Decision Complicated By FMLA

A dumb reply by a manager to an employee’s request can outweigh many abusive comments by that employee when a […]

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