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Not On The Papers: Connecticut Federal Court Denies Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment In EEOC Challenge To Hospital’s Age-Based Physician Screening Policy
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Karla Mardueno, and Denis I. Yavorskiy Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 23, 2026, in EEOC v. Yale New Haven Hosp., Inc., No. 3:20-CV-00187 (D. Conn. Oct. 23, 2026), Judge Kari A. Dooley
Click To Arbitrate: Washington Federal Court Compels Wage-And-Hour Class Action To Individual Arbitration
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jamar D. Davis, and Caitlin Capriotti Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 21, 2026, in Arturo Palacios, Jr. v. RDO Equipment Co., No. 1:26-CV-03120 (E.D. Wash. Oct. 21, 2026), Judge Rebecca L. Pennell of the U.S.
EEOC Lawsuit Challenging Women-Only Corporate Retreat Survives Dismissal
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Bernadette M. Coyle, and Andrew P. Quay Duane Morris Takeaways: In EEOC v. Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., No. 1:26-CV-115, 2026 WL 3093454 (D.N.H. Oct. 16, 2026), the Court denied the Defendant’s motion to dismiss an
Anwalt in Vietnam Dr Oliver Massmann – Vietnam von der EU-Steuer-Blacklist gestrichen – Ein bedeutender Impuls für europäische Investitionen, Handel und Geschäftsvertrauen
Am 9. Oktober 2026 hat die Europäische Union Vietnam offiziell von ihrer „schwarzen Liste“ nicht kooperativer Steuergebiete gestrichen. Vietnam war ursprünglich im Februar 2026 in diese Liste aufgenommen worden. Die schnelle Streichung und die Überführung Vietnams in die sogenannte „Grey
Protectors, Private Adjudication and Powers: Three Questions Left Open by Mossanen v Julius Baer
Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of Adtech Class Action On Narrow Grounds, Finding Sufficient Factual Allegations Of Disclosure Of PHI
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin Donoho, Hayley Ryan, and Tyler Zmick Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 23, 2026, in Rand, et al. v. Eyemart Express, LLC, 2026 WL 3180055 (5th Cir. Oct. 23, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals
Illinois Federal Court Denies Class Certification In Employer Wiretapping And Eavesdropping Case Due To Lack Of Common Evidence Of Call Recording
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin R. Donoho, and Hayley Ryan Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 15, 2026, in Alholm, et al. v. The Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC, No. 22-CV-1820, 2026 WL 3082834 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2026), Judge Georgia
Your Substitution Clause May No Longer Be Enough: New Government Consultation Rethinks Worker Status
By Kian MellettWhilst the majority of people who work in the UK are working as employees under a contract of employment, many businesses engage people as self-employed contractors rather than as employees or workers. The distinction in status matters: employees
Ohio Supreme Court Holds Trial Courts May Address Every Class Certification Requirement Even After Finding One Unmet
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Kathryn Brown, and Brett Bohan Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 22, 2026, in Hilton v. City of Lorain, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-4114 (Ohio Oct. 22, 2026), the Supreme Court of Ohio unanimously reversed an intermediate