A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the reach of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”), with significant implications for employers in New York, Connecticut, and
On October 14, 2026, Vermont Attorney General (AG) Charity Clark announced a settlement with UniFirst based on allegations that the company did not comply with Vermont’s auto-renewal law.
A Canadian man has received a 33-month federal prison sentence for helping operate a fraud scheme that targeted approximately 20 elderly Americans and resulted in a $256,000 restitution order.
Paul Conneh, 39, of Moncton, New Brunswick, was sentenced on October
I’ll take SCOV opinions for $400.By: Elizabeth Kruska
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that when the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) applies to at least one claim in an employee’s lawsuit, the EFAA invalidates a pre-dispute arbitration agreement as
Key point: State data broker laws require more than simply registering your business. California now requires recurring deletion through a centralized platform, Connecticut is building a similar system, Vermont has enacted substantial 2027 changes, and New Jersey has adopted a
Stewart’s Shops Corp. of Saratoga Springs, New York, is recalling two flavors of its half-gallon ice cream, Heavenly Medley and Vanilla-Chocolate-Strawberry, because the cartons may contain metal. The recalled ice cream was sold at every Stewart’s Shops location in New
Treadway v. Green Mt. Power Corp., 2026 VT 20 at**¶¶ 16-18, 31, ___ A.3d___, ___ (2026) ((declining to alter common law and adopt attractive nuisance doctrine under Restatement (Second) of Torts §339 (Am. L. Inst. 1965); “[U]nder Vermont’s common law,
We could probablyuse this for every postBy Andy DelaneySCOV issued one opinion on Friday and two entry orders on Thursday this week. We’ll start off with the opinion. Our opinion deals with this question: Does the 2012 Telework Policy—which gives
This post was authored by Business Litigation group partner Eric Del Pozo.
In United States v. Alisigwe, No. 24-960 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2026), a divided Second Circuit held that border agents may conduct searches of international travelers’ cellphones
