Kristie Rearick

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a judicial officer and heard argument and evidence from parties. Besides my law clerks and judicial staff, can I talk to other persons or go on the internet to review information that may be pertinent?

By Samuel C. Stretton

12 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Klipsch Group v. ePRO E-Commerce, No. 16-3637-cvNo. 16-3726-cv (2d Cir. Jan. 25), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York's order that “the likely valuation of actual damages” in the matter was “$25,000,” the defendant had to pay the plaintiff $2.68 million as “compensation” for “additional discovery efforts” the plaintiff had to take because of the defendant's misconduct.

By Leonard Deutchman

15 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am always confounded by colleagues who believe that their education ended the day they received their law degrees or that they cannot adapt to learning new things, such as a new area of law, a new procedure for doing things or any other “new” topic you might think of.

By Daniel J. Siegel

6 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the recent #MeToo and #TimesUp movements aimed at sexual harassment in the workplace, and employers facing more and more discrimination lawsuits, it is time that employers face the fact that we need diversity and inclusion in our workplace in order to succeed.

By Jessica L. Mazzeo

8 minute read

February 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Over the last five years, one of the most significant areas of concern for Florida condominium associations, especially those with no-pet policies, has been the rise in requests by occupants for associations to provide “reasonable accommodations” in their rules and regulations by permitting an emotional support animal (ESA).

By Michael E. Chapnick

5 minute read

February 21, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The overwhelming majority of business leaders and philanthropically inclined citizens who join nonprofit boards have the best of intentions.

By Patricia E. Farrell

6 minute read

February 21, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Equifax incident was a game changer due to the volume and sensitivity of the consumer information that was stolen, including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver's license numbers.

By Tracey E. Diamond

6 minute read

February 21, 2018 | The Recorder

A California federal district court may have just provided some breathing room for companies that pay for services from independent contractors.

By Gina Roccanova

6 minute read

February 21, 2018 | Law.com

As of just more than one year ago, the 53.5 million millennials in the U.S. workforce make up the single largest generation of American workers.

By Kristy Bourgeois

4 minute read

February 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Chevron deference doctrine, based on the U.S. Supreme Court case of Chevron, U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984) requires a federal court to defer to a federal agency's interpretation of a federal statute in its area of expertise.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

6 minute read