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Cristin Schmitz

Cristin Schmitz

August 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Court Takes Narrow Approach to Minnesota Whistleblower Law

Whistleblowers must believe they are reporting a crime.

By Cristin Schmitz

5 minute read

July 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Anti-male Remark Sparks Title VII claim

Stereotyping men as harassers is discriminatory.

By Cristin Schmitz

5 minute read

May 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Closing Statement's Imaginary Letter Torpedos $2.4 Million Verdict

Closing statement must stick to admissible facts.

By Cristin Schmitz

10 minute read

April 30, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Told With Ill Will, Even Truth is Grounds for Libel Suit

E-mail humiliating employee leads to defamation suit.

By Cristin Schmitz

5 minute read

February 28, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Foreign ATS Plaintiffs May Have to Exhaust Local Remedies

A case that will signal how easy it will be for plaintiffs to hold companies civilly responsible in the United States for alleged complicity in human rights and environmental abuses that foreign governments have committed abroad.

By Cristin Schmitz

15 minute read

January 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Employers Face RICO Claims For Workers Comp Denials

Employers alleged to have schemed with their insurance carriers and/or physicians to deny workers compensation can now be sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

By Cristin Schmitz

5 minute read

December 31, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

No Class Relief for TILA Mortgage Rescissions

In September the 7th Circuit held that class recovery is never available for TILA rescission claims.

By Cristin Schmitz

5 minute read

October 31, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Appeals Court Decertifies Junk Fax Class Action

When BioPay faxed Marcello's Wine Market a one-page ad extolling the merits of its biometric check-verification system, BioPay didn't expect the Baton Rouge, La., retailer ...

By Cristin Schmitz

5 minute read

August 31, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

ERISA Ruling Disappoints Plaintiffs and Defense Bars

Critics say Supreme Court opinion is too vague.

By Cristin Schmitz

12 minute read

July 31, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Court Ponders "Hellhole" Change of Venue Requests

The Marshall Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas is famous for its speed and efficiency and infamous as a ...

By Cristin Schmitz

10 minute read