Steven Koprince and Shane McCall are partners at boutique federal government contracting firm Koprince Law LLC. Steven is the firm’s founder and serves as senior partner, while Shane is a managing partner. Their work focuses on helping small businesses across…
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Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of…
Continue Reading COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 11 – 15, 2021)Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP v Toussie 2020 NY Slip Op 06874 Decided on November 19, 2020 Appellate Division, First Department is an example of how the account stated…
Continue Reading The Overwhelming Account Stated ClaimIn the case of Snyder v. Scranton Hospital Company, LLC, No. 19-CV-83 (C.P. Lacka. Co. Dec. 14, 2020 Nealon, J.), Judge Terrence R. Nealon of the Lackawanna County Court…
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Continue Reading ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES AVAILABLEIn the case of Fritz v. BNG Aesthetics, LLC, No. CV-20-0553 (C.P. Lycoming Co. Oct. 28, 2020 Linhardt, J.), the court granted a Defendant’s Preliminary Objections to a Plaintiff’s…
Continue Reading Lack of Informed Consent Claim DismissedA Pennsylvania Superior Court Panel Applies the Household Exclusion Despite Gallagher v. GEICO
An apparent split of authority has developed within the Pennsylvania Superior Court on whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Gallagher v. GEICO serves to eradicate the Household Exclusion across…
Continue Reading A Pennsylvania Superior Court Panel Applies the Household Exclusion Despite Gallagher v. GEICOCorporate & Commercial
Swimming Coach Sued by Former Employer for Launching Competing Company — Chicago Non-Compete Agreement Lawyers
If you think you’d be better off leaving your job to start your own company that does the same thing as your employer, you’d better check the terms of your…
Continue Reading Swimming Coach Sued by Former Employer for Launching Competing Company — Chicago Non-Compete Agreement LawyersA Primer on Delaware Books and Records Demands Pursuant to Section 220 of the DGCL
Delaware stockholders and directors have an important tool in their arsenal to obtain information from a Delaware corporation: Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). The statute confers…
Continue Reading A Primer on Delaware Books and Records Demands Pursuant to Section 220 of the DGCLGoosmann Law works often with start-ups, private equity funds, and venture capital funds, and, lately, numerous questions have arisen from clients and acquaintances regarding the new SEC regulations on “knowledgeable…
Continue Reading Accredited Investors and the New SEC regulations regarding Knowledgeable EmployeesUPDATE – Dispute over Ownership of Nazi Victim’s Art Turns to Pre-judgment Interest
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Following the New York Appellate Division’s affirmance of the New York State Supreme Court’s decision in Reif v.
Continue Reading UPDATE – Dispute over Ownership of Nazi Victim’s Art Turns to Pre-judgment InterestIn this issue:
• Crypto Trust to Convert to Bank, FinCEN Extends New Rule Comment Period
• Bitcoin Firms List on Public Markets, Japan Diverges from SEC on XRP Status…
Continue Reading Crypto Trust to Become Bank, FinCEN Comment Period Extended, Navy Awards Blockchain Contract, Dark Market Seized, Illicit Exchange Owner SentencedSchlam Stone & Dolan LLP v Toussie 2020 NY Slip Op 06874 Decided on November 19, 2020 Appellate Division, First Department is an example of how the account stated…
Continue Reading The Overwhelming Account Stated ClaimEmployment & Labor
What Does the EEOC Do Anyway? Oh, And It Issued Its New Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination
Yesterday, January 15, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved revisions to EEOC’s Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination (“Manual”).
I’ve fielded some questions lately about the…
Continue Reading What Does the EEOC Do Anyway? Oh, And It Issued Its New Compliance Manual on Religious DiscriminationNinth Circuit Upholds Federal Preemption of California’s Meal and Rest Break Laws for Interstate Motor Carrier Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), within the federal Department of Transportation, is responsible for regulating commercial motor carrier safety. In 2018, the FMCSA determined that federal law preempts…
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Upholds Federal Preemption of California’s Meal and Rest Break Laws for Interstate Motor Carrier DriversOn January 8, 2021, Cal/OSHA updated the Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). For some background on the ETS, see our prior posts here. …
Continue Reading Cal/OSHA Updated FAQs on the Emergency Temporary StandardsOn January 12, 2021, the Government of Ontario declared a second state of emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the government…
Continue Reading Ontario Declares Second State of Emergency and Announces New Public Health RestrictionsAm I protected by my State’s Labor Laws?
One reason that it is important to seek legal counsel from attorneys that are dedicated to employees’ rights, like those at Herrmann…
Continue Reading Which State’s Labor Laws Apply?