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Allianz and Praedicat Point Fingers at “Toxic Trio” in Cosmetics – #1 is dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
A few far sighted liability insurers are paying attention to molecular science as to alleged or actual toxins, often aided by the ground-breaking work at Praedicat to assess the medical
Ditch the Fax Machine
Bad news for lawyers who still have a fax machine. It’s a security risk that hackers can use to access your whole computer system. This includes all-in-one printer/copier/fax machines.
Industry Survey: Technology Threatens Legal Industry — Mr. Sunshine Reflects
Altman Weil recently released: 2018 Law Firms in Transition, an Altman Weil Flash Survey.
From the introduction, comparing today to 2009 during the Great Recession:
The threat in 2018 is
Who Decides Arbitrability? Judge Or Arbitrator? (Again)
Having a client required to arbitrate a case — even though that client never signed off on an arbitration provision — is nothing new. Judge Conrad dealt with that situation
Ja Rule: Social Media Posts Do Not Create Liability for Failed “Fyre Festival”
Last week, Jeffrey Atkins (better known as Ja Rule) asked Judge Castel to dismiss claims against him stemming from the “Fyre Festival,” a 2017 music festival in the Bahamas that descended
Why is the Legal Industry Shrinking?
The ABA reports that the legal industry lost jobs for two months in a row. The combined jobs lost for July and August was 4,200 jobs. 200 fewer people work
Corporate & Commercial
‘When’ Is an Important Question for Measuring Fair Value
In appraisal, across the majority of states–and those countries we have reviewed–the main question is the “fair value” of a petitioner’s shares. Some courts and commentators have mixed “fair value” with
Frequency and size of M&A insurance claims continue to rise
AIG, in its recently published 2018 M&A Claims Report, explored the rising number of representations and warranties (R&W) claims in the M&A market by examining AIG policies
Mulvaney’s First New Enforcement Action Continues Focus on Asset-Advance Firms
In the latest sign of regulatory scrutiny of asset-advance companies offering consumers what regulators believe are in fact regulated “credit” under federal law and “loans” under state law, the Bureau
No Legal Malpractice, No Contribution, No Indemnity Part 2
Yesterday we discussed the legal malpractice aspect of Billiard Balls Mgt. LLC v Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers, LLP 2018 NY Slip Op 32019(U) August 17, 2018
Supreme Court, New
Federal Court Sides with Employee in Medical Marijuana Case
As a general rule of thumb, employers are not allowed to discriminate against employees with disabilities. Both federal and state laws provide this protection. This
Allianz and Praedicat Point Fingers at “Toxic Trio” in Cosmetics – #1 is dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
A few far sighted liability insurers are paying attention to molecular science as to alleged or actual toxins, often aided by the ground-breaking work at Praedicat to assess the medical
Employment & Labor
Speaking up about Toxic Work Cultures
Why is it so hard to speak up at a toxic work culture? The Harvard Business Review described what occurred at Nike when some women informally surveyed other female employees
Federal Judge Rules that Employer Violated Connecticut Law by Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User
By Jennifer L. Mora and Anthony S. Califano
Synopsis: On September 5, 2018, a federal district court in Connecticut granted summary judgment to a job applicant after an employer
Cómo se Define el “Acoso Sexual”?
Escuchamos sobre el acoso sexual en las noticias, pero quizás ustedes se preguntan cuál es la definición de acoso sexual? Hay acaso diferencias entre las leyes federales y las leyes
Webinar: Hot topics in French Employment Law – What Employers Need to Know
Squire Patton Boggs presents a webinar to discuss current hot topics in French employment law and their impact on employers in France.
The election of Emmanuel Macron as President in
FTC Considers Restricting Noncompete Agreements
Will the playing field be leveled between employers and employees when it comes to non-compete agreements? Perhaps if anything comes out of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) hearings held last
Sixth Circuit Upholds Mandatory Arbitration Of FLSA Claims
In August, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (covering Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee) upheld an arbitration agreement that required individual arbitration of claims under the
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- The SEC and FINRA Bring the First Enforcement Actions Against Broker-Dealers for Violations in Digital Asset Markets, Providing Reminder of Compliance Obligations
- LawNext Episode 10: Dr. Khalid Al-Kofahi, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Thomson Reuters
- Mulvaney’s First New Enforcement Action Continues Focus on Asset-Advance Firms