Every first-year attorney enters their respective practice area with a fine balance of fear and confidence. Ideally, we have spent at least some time clerking for the same firm or in the same field. However, if you are like me, you…
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Fact witnesses at trial can only testify about facts they know from their own personal knowledge. But sometimes, a party needs to introduce evidence about general practices and customs in…
Continue Reading Expert ReportsLINK to Copy of J.C. v. Horizon Medical Corp. Decision From Yesterday's Post Regarding Statute of Limitations in Sex Abuse Civil Claims
In the case of J.C. v. Horizon Medical Corp., No. 20-CV-1222 (C.P. Lacka. Co. Oct. 8, 2021 Nealon, J.), Judge Terrence R. Nealon of the Lackawanna County Court of…
Continue Reading LINK to Copy of J.C. v. Horizon Medical Corp. Decision From Yesterday's Post Regarding Statute of Limitations in Sex Abuse Civil ClaimsCourt Finds Extension of Statute of Limitations in Sex Abuse Civil Cases Also Applies to Related Employers of Perpetrators
In the case of J.C. v. Horizon Medical Corp., No. 20-CV-1222 (C.P. Lacka. Co. Oct. 8, 2021 Nealon, J.), Judge Terrence R. Nealon of the Lackawanna County Court of…
Continue Reading Court Finds Extension of Statute of Limitations in Sex Abuse Civil Cases Also Applies to Related Employers of Perpetrators
Although there can be exceptions to this rule, if an employee is terminated solely for cause, it is not discrimination. For a discrimination claim, there must be another motivating factor…
Continue Reading THE MAIN DEFENSE TO A DISCRIMINATION CLAIMThe SPAC Age: SEC Moves to Increase Oversight Amid Meteoric Rise in Use of “Blank-Check” Companies
In early September, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advisory committee endorsed rule changes to increase disclosure regulations for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). For almost a year now…
Continue Reading The SPAC Age: SEC Moves to Increase Oversight Amid Meteoric Rise in Use of “Blank-Check” CompaniesOn September 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its biennial report to Congress regarding the consumer credit card climate. The report shows that the market’s growth during the…
Continue Reading CFPB Report Indicates Consumer Credit Card Use Trends Returning to Pre-Pandemic LevelsCorporate & Commercial
Credit Suisse to Pay Nearly $475 Million to U.S. and U.K. Authorities to Resolve Charges in Connection with Mozambican Bond Offerings
Credit Suisse Group AG has agreed to pay nearly $475 million to U.S. and U.K authorities, including nearly $100 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission, for fraudulently misleading investors…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse to Pay Nearly $475 Million to U.S. and U.K. Authorities to Resolve Charges in Connection with Mozambican Bond OfferingsJeffrey Lubitz
In the following guest post, Jeffrey Lubitz, Executive Director of ISS Securities Class Action Services, reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Enron scandal and considers the meaning…
Continue Reading Guest Post: 20 Years Later: Why the Enron Scandal Still Matters to InvestorsYesterday, the Biden Administration released the results of a broad review of U.S. economic sanctions policy following two decades of expanding use of sanctions as a foreign policy tool. The…
Continue Reading Treasury Announces A More Tailored Approach to U.S. Sanctions PolicyThe first Bitcoin ETF began trading today in the United States. Although this ETF is a Bitcoin Futures ETF, the world’s largest digital currency manager announced today that an application…
Continue Reading Digital Assets Key Terms OverviewIn this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown counsel Brad Berman discusses Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) Floating Rate Notes. This brief video provides an overview and discusses the development…
Continue Reading MB Microtalk: SOFR Floating Rate NotesMilbank Litigators Publish A Guide for Boards and Companies Considering Whether to Pay a Ransom Following a Cyber Attack in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Milbank Litigation & Arbitration partners Antonia M. Apps and Adam Fee, and special counsel Matthew Laroche, have authored “A Guide for Boards and Companies Facing Ransomware Demands.” The article was first…
Continue Reading Milbank Litigators Publish A Guide for Boards and Companies Considering Whether to Pay a Ransom Following a Cyber Attack in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate GovernanceEmployment & Labor
All the modelling done and released by our governments to support the roadmaps out of lockdowns tell us the same thing: as our businesses and borders reopen, the COVID numbers…
Continue Reading Getting ahead of the (COVID) curveCan I Implement a Mandatory Vaccine Policy for My Employees – And What is a Mandatory Vaccine Policy?
It is likely that President Biden’s administration will implement a mandatory vaccine policy for all private-sector employers with 100 or more employees. Failure to comply with the policy will result…
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The EEOC has recently filed an action in the Western District of Wisconsin entitled EEOC v. Baumann Farms, LLP alleging that the employer has an “English-only policy that discriminates against…
Continue Reading A Reminder to Review your Company’s English-only PolicyTwo trade groups recently offered support to Cornell University after the academic institution settled a class-action lawsuit brought by participants in Cornell’s retirement program. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and…
Continue Reading U.S. Business Groups Support Cornell In ERISA CaseNew York Department of Labor Publishes Guidance Addressing Recreational Marijuana In The Workplace; Most Drug Testing For Marijuana Is Prohibited
The New York Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published guidance and FAQs entitled “Adult Use Cannabis And The Workplace – New York Labor Law 201-D” to address questions related to…
Continue Reading New York Department of Labor Publishes Guidance Addressing Recreational Marijuana In The Workplace; Most Drug Testing For Marijuana Is ProhibitedAs we previously posted last month, the United States is rescinding and replacing the geographic COVID-19 travel bans with new proof of vaccination requirements for all international travelers. These new…
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