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Wrongful Termination
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Litigation Finance Journal
Legal-Bay Lawsuit Funding Focusing On Wrongful Termination Cases
By John Freund
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, reports today that they are focusing a large portion of their pre-settlement cash advance funding capital toward victims of…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Western District Grants Summary Judgment
The Western District of Texas granted summary judgment involving a CPS worker. The City Public Service worker, Gabriel Sanchez, was employed as a cable splicer for CPS Energy. He was…
Employment Discrimination Report
Nevada Supreme Court Restricts Wrongful Termination Claims
Partner Deanna Forbush of our Labor & Employment Practice Group recently secured a victory in the Nevada Supreme Court on a matter of first impression that will benefit all employers by…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
Iowa Supreme Court to Address whether Wrongful-Discharge Claim Supplements Remedy in Workplace-Drug-Testing Statute
It’s October, and the Iowa Supreme Court’s term is in full swing. Next week the Court will hear argument in Ferguson v. Exide Technologies (No. 18-1600). The case addresses whether…
Canada in Focus
An employer’s guide for what NOT to do: <em>Ruston v. Keddco Mfg. (2011) Ltd.</em>
In Ruston v. Keddco Mfg. (2011) Ltd., 2019 ONCA 125, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that an employer’s improper conduct in the course of terminating an employee’s employment and…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Ohio Supreme Court Restricts Wrongful-Discharge Claims by Probationary Public Employees
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently confirmed that public employees in their probationary periods are not entitled to the same protections with regard to employment termination that tenured civil servants…
Working: Now and Then
How to sue for wrongful termination in an at will state like New York or New Jersey?
By Charles Joseph Can you sue for wrongful termination in an at will state? If you’ve been fired, you may wonder whether you can file a lawsuit. In this…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: No Civil-Service-Law Based Greeley Claim for Probationary Public Employee. James Miracle v. Ohio Department of Veterans’ Servs.
“We nevertheless conclude that R.C. 124.27(B) and Ohio’s civil- service scheme as a whole do not express a clear public policy that would support recognizing a wrongful-discharge tort for probationary…
Canada in Focus
Who has to prove what, when, and how? Summary judgment for wrongful dismissal in Alberta
By Malinda Yuen
After a number of open questions, Alberta Courts have continued to clarify the law of summary judgment, particularly as it applies to wrongful dismissal. In Rudichuk v. Genesis Land Development…
The Law for Lawyers Today
Keeping up with the Joneses: Should the Rules of Professional Conduct bend for in-house lawyers?
By Karen Rubin
In-house attorneys face unique situations when it comes to client relationships and job responsibilities. But when it comes to ethical obligations, the Model Rules don’t recognize any difference between lawyers…