David Horrigan

September 11, 2002 | Law.com

Corporate counsel have faced many issues in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, from restricting visas for foreign employees to increasing internal security. The National Law Journal asked three in-house counsel from the computer, insurance and electronic data services industries how the attacks affected their legal departments.

By David Horrigan

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October 16, 2002 | Law.com

Reinstating the sexual harassment lawsuit of two casino cocktail waitresses, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Oct. 1 that a Mississippi federal court erred in substituting its own determination of witnesses' credibility for that of the jury. The trial court had rejected the jury's verdict in favor of the waitresses, and had granted the defendants judgment as a matter of law.

By David Horrigan

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April 04, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By David Horrigan

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March 10, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By David Horrigan

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October 24, 2002 | Law.com

By David Horrigan

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January 24, 2003 | Law.com

After Avon called and fired district sales manager Mary Shea Knight, she sued the company, alleging age discrimination, and won. Avon appealed, arguing Knight failed to show she was replaced by a substantially younger person. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court agreed, as Knight's replacement was just 28 months younger.

By David Horrigan

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April 25, 2003 | Law.com

After being fired from his job as vice president and controller for Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Thomas Dunn sued the company in the spring of 2001, claiming he had been axed in retaliation for reporting what he believed to be illegal activities there. On April 11, a St. Louis jury agreed with Dunn, finding that Enterprise had unlawfully fired him. The jury awarded Dunn $4 million in compensatory damages.

By David Horrigan

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December 26, 2002 | Law.com

When is a drug deal a loan? The Massachusetts Appeals Court faced that question in the case of an alleged dealer charged with beating an associate. In a novel argument, the defendant argued he could not be charged under a law prohibiting the use of assault and battery for the purpose of collecting a loan because the alleged crack deal was not a "loan." The court rejected that premise. The defendant plans to appeal.

By David Horrigan

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April 18, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By David Horrigan

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November 06, 2002 | Law.com

Christopher Todd Brown is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to establish what he considers a basic constitutional right -- the right to write "F--k You" to university administrators in his master's thesis. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Brown did not have a free speech right to insert a "Disacknowledgements" section in his thesis where he extended the insults to university administrators.

By David Horrigan

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