Litigation

Lawsuit Bankrupt Kentucky Town

Hillview, Ky. has plead bankruptcy, and says one multi-million dollar lawsuit is to blame. Hillview became the first city since […]

Consumer Agency Would Bar Mandatory Arbitration In Credit Contracts

The watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules that would bar financial institutions from forcing checking account and […]

Controversy Over “De-Publishing” Decision

A recent California case, concerning a minor known as “Elias V.,” has highlighted an ongoing debate over the practice of […]

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 […]

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