Litigation

Consumer Agency Would Bar Mandatory Arbitration In Credit Contracts

October 7, 2015

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

October 7, 2015

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

October 7, 2015

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

October 6, 2015

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

October 6, 2015

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

October 5, 2015

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

October 5, 2015

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

October 5, 2015

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

October 5, 2015

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

October 4, 2015

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

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