Litigation
A case concerning a change in 401(k)benefits after Nabisco’s parent company split may make it to the Supreme Court, to determine whether the defendant bears the burden of proof for the element of causation under ERISA, and ask what standard to apply to evaluate whether a fiduciary is liable for damages under the act.
Technology-assisted review is a widely accepted and appropriate tool to limit the burden of e-discovery, a U.S. Tax Court recently ruled in a case where the IRS requested what two taxpayers asserted what was an unnecessary amount of data.
A prominent business consultant and Chobani Greek yogurtare engaged in an extended legal battle over use of the word “how.” […]
A cautionary tale in the form of a recently decided case in the First Circuit. The would-be plaintiff, a business that was an exclusive sales agent for Verizon…
In a recent speech, DOJ Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Leslie R. Caldwell, announced an initiative within the […]
Attempts to conduct a cross-border Federal Corrupt Practices Act investigation can run head-on into EU privacy law, providing numerous avenues […]
In a class action, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas are claiming they need to hang around for […]
Bloomberg BNA’s listing of recent top stories from its Climate blog includes two stories about high-stakes litigation challenging pollution regulations, […]
What kind of discrimination can be challenged under the Fair Housing Act, whether or not Amtrak must be considered a […]
A staff attorney who filed an age discrimination case against BuckleySandler will have to air his grievances in a confidential […]
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