Litigation

Employee Social Media Pages Protected Under SCA

A New Jersey federal court determined that employers would be in violation of the Stored Communications Act if they accessed […]

S&P Strikes Back At Federal Prosecutors

Standard & Poor’s says it has been unfairly targeted by DOJ as payback for S&P’s downgrade of the federal government’s […]

Video Gamers Winning Fair Use Trademark Cases

The appearance of unlicensed brand names in video games is on the rise after the Supreme Court ruled in 2011 […]

Can Schwab Prohibit Clients From Pursuing Class-Action Suits?

In challenging Charles Schwab & Company’s attempts to require clients waive their right to participate in class-action suits against the […]

CA Court Finds Employee in Hijab Brings No ‘Undue Harm’ To Abercrombie

That a hijab does not fit Abercrombie & Fitch’s “look policy” is not sufficient grounds to dismiss an employee who […]

Securities Litigation and News, Week Ending September 6

S&P, the ratings agency being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, lands a sharp counter-punch. An insider trading case […]

Litigation As A Tool of Economic Development

Government at all levels is cash-strapped and mired in debt. In response, state and local governments often initiate a series […]

Physical Harm A Must in Mass. Medical Monitoring Cases

Claimants in Massachusetts need proof of physical harm to prevail in medical monitoring cases, a standard first established in 2009 […]

Texas Disaster Shows Legally Required Insurance May Not Be Enough

Carrying voluntary liability insurance as a protective measure would help companies avoid the difficult circumstance that Adair Grain, Inc. and […]

Retailer Lawsuits Focus on Anti-Discrimination in Form I-9

Two recent settlements for U.S. retailers found that the companies, in their diligence at authorizing employee working credentials, used methods […]

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