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Upstart Company In Pitched Battle With Boeing Over New “Air Taxi” Technology

Battery-powered Air Taxis, which look a bit like big drones, with propellers that enable them to take off straight up […]

Workers Comp Tradeoffs, and a Kentucky Class Action

In an article in Workers Compensation News, Florida Judge David Langham discusses the tradeoffs when workers who are injured on […]

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DOL To 401(K) Fiduciaries: Steer Clear of “Cryptocurrencies”

The warning stopped short of an outright prohibition, but its title, 401(k) Plan Investments in “Cryptocurrencies,” says it all. Grammarians […]

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Workplace Drug Use At 20-Year High

The rate of positive workplace drug tests is higher than it’s been in 20 years, according to a study from […]

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Malpractice Coverage For In-House Lawyers

Its proper name is “employed lawyers professional liability insurance” and it’s worth considering, according to a post from insurance brokerage […]

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Why The Harvard Sexual Harassment Suit Is A Watershed Event

Author Leigh Gilmore, writing on Cognescenti, a site from Boston’s National Public Radio station, explains why she considers a lawsuit […]

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New Law Will Bar Mandatory Arbitration Of Sexual Harassment & Assault Claims

Congress has passed and President Biden is expected to sign “The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment […]

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Clinical-Trial Fraud Gets DOJ’s Attention

Speaking at a recent conference, a Department of Justice official warned against the dangerous consequences of clinical-trial fraud and said […]

In-House Legal At Google Touched All The Bases, But Still Lost On A Privilege Claim

When it hired a consulting firm to get advice on fending off unions, Google’s in-house legal department was careful when […]

Keeping Valuable IP When a Key Employee Jumps To a Competitor

Keeping Valuable IP When a Key Employee Jumps To a Competitor

What steps can a general counsel take to ensure that valuable intellectual property stays with the company when a key […]

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