Litigation

College Athlete Suit Hits Appeals Court

March 17, 2015

This week a group of athletes challenging their role as unpaid student-athletes in the NCAA’s billion-dollar college sports complex will […]

In-House Counsel Guide To Handling Political Disclosure Initiatives

March 17, 2015

Activists continue to pressure public companies to disclose information about their political activities, and despite the fact it has received […]

Antitrust Risk In Earnings Calls And Investor Presentations

March 17, 2015

It’s a mistake to think that only private conspiratorial communications can be the basis for an antitrust charge. Baker Botts […]

Robert Durst To Face Murder Charges

March 16, 2015

Robert Durst, son of a prominent New York real estate family and subject of HBO documentary series The Jinx, appeared […]

“Joint Employer” Definition Keeps Widening

March 15, 2015

In the past few years plaintiffs have attempted to broaden the definition of joint employer in employment lawsuits, and with […]

3rd Circuit Slaps EEOC In Release-Of-Claims Case

March 15, 2015

When Allstate Insurance Company changed the way it handled its sales function by transitioning from at-will employees to contract workers, it gave existing sales employees the option of becoming contract sales agents, but they would have to sign….

TSA Fee For International Travelers Upheld By Court

March 12, 2015

A Washington appeals court ruled that the TSA may collect a $5.60 fee from foreign travelers with a connection in […]

BP Employees Spared “Seaman’s Manslaughter” Charges In Deepwater Case

March 12, 2015

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that two BP employees who were supervising the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig […]

Posner Rips Immigration Judge

March 12, 2015

His colleagues on the U.S. Court of Appeals disagreed, but Judge Richard Posner found fault with every step in the […]

Official “Notorious Market” Report Is Released

March 11, 2015

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its fifth annual review of “notorious markets.” A post from […]

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