Last week, a group of plaintiffs filed a complaint against federal agencies (including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) challenging the…

On September 24, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its decision in People of the State of Illinois ex rel. the Department of Human Rights v. Oakridge Healthcare Center, LLC…

In the case of Hardy v. Best Buy, No. 961- Civil – 2019  (C.P. Monroe Co. Aug. 5, 2020 Williamson, J.), the court denied a Motion to Open a…

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Noon

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Matter of KR v. FB, NYLJ October 26, 2020, Date filed: 2020-10-19, Court: Family Court, Suffolk,  Judge: Judge Paul Hensley:

“….The motion to dismiss properly does not challenge that the…

On November 17, 2020 at 12:30 p.m., the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel will present a webinar entitled “Persuasive Opening Statements.”

The program will be presented by PADC members Wesley…

The Government of India recently issued a clarification on FDI in digital media sector. The pre-cursor to this clarification is Press Note 4 of 2019 (“Press Note 4…

At this point we have all heard how artificial intelligence (AI) will change the world, and many of us have already integrated AI-based products and services into our lives—from voice…

Congratulations—you’ve been sued again. This time it’s in federal court under the Lanham Act. You review the complaint, and while it’s not outrageously frivolous on its face (which we previously…

As COVID-19 cases have continued to rise across the United States, so have COVID-related OSHA complaints and investigations. OSHA has been tracking statistics on COVID-related complaints, referrals, inspections, and citations…

In American Reliable Insurance Company v. Lancaster, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a property insurer’s summary judgment motion concerning the insurer’s denial of a fire…

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On November 2, 2020, LGBT advocacy groups filed the second challenge to President Trump’s recent Executive Order on “Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping” (the “Order”).  Like the first…

Further to our post about the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), the Chancellor announced on 5 November that the CJRS (also known as the furlough scheme) will…

In September, when Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, employers hoped that the state-wide COVID-19 Supplemental Leave was a replacement for the patchwork of local ordinances. However, due to…

When you receive a civil service job disqualification such as a NYPD psych dq or FDNY medical disqualification it’s crucial that you meet with a civil service law attorney to…

This video provides practical tips to help in-house counsel best approach the collection and use of diversity data in the US and globally.

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The best advice you can receive if you want to be a NYPD officer is to get your Certificates of Disposition for any arrests or summonses you may have received…

Reports of social media scams that have caused users to lose money had tripled by the end of 2020’s second quarter, resulting in the loss of $117 million during the…