Michael Scarcella

Michael Scarcella

January 21, 2021 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Lauren McFerran Named NLRB Chair | Suit Tests Limits of Coronavirus-Related Employment Litigation | L&E Headlines: 'Smart' Office Chair, and More | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Labor of Law, our labor and employment dispatch spotlighting big cases, key issues and developing trends. Thanks for reading, and we'd love your feedback.

By Michael Scarcella

9 minute read

October 08, 2020 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Pregnant Man Files Discrimination Lawsuit | COVID-19 Drives Fees, Hiring

Amazon.com Services is facing a new type of pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, and COVID-19 is bringing big changes to Big Law.

By Michael Scarcella

4 minute read

July 09, 2020 | Law.com

Labor of Law: PPP Data and the Law Firms That Sought Relief | Board Diversity Challenged | New L&E Rulings at SCOTUS | Who Got the Work | Covid-19 Workplace Headlines

Welcome to Labor of Law. On the clock: PPP data reveals law firms that sought relief. Plus: New suits confront Facebook and Oracle board diversity, and Pinterest hires Wilmer Hale. A California suit confronts tension over child care and working from home in the virus era. Thanks for reading!

By Michael Scarcella

12 minute read

December 05, 2019 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Age-Bias and Law Firm Mandatory Retirement | NALP Adds Arbitration Data | Orrick Sues DOL | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Labor of Law. A big new appeals court ruling confronts age-bias claims and law firm mandatory retirement. NALP is adding law firm arbitration data. Orrick, for Oracle America, heads to DOL court today in San Francisco. Plus: scroll down for Who Got the Work, and all the stories that caught our eye.

By Michael Scarcella

11 minute read

January 27, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Pom Wonderful Fights Coke, While the FTC Fights Pom

Legal battles all around for the maker of a popular juice.

By Amanda Bronstad and Michael Scarcella

6 minute read

July 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Halliburton Can't Dodge Suit over Iraq Contracts

A federal judge in D.C. on Monday denied bids by Vinson & Elkins and Quinn Emanuel to knock out allegations that defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root, its parent company Halliburton Co, and two subcontractors passed along to the U.S. government the inflated cost of laundry services provided to American bases in Iraq.

By Michael Scarcella

3 minute read

January 28, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Pom Wonderful fights Coke, while the FDA fights Pom

The labeling and name of The Coca-Cola Co.'s Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored Blend juice, while permitted under federal regulations, misleads consumers into believing that the product contains substantial portions of pomegranate and blueberry juice, Seth Waxman, an attorney for Pom Wonderful LLC, argued in an appellate filing on Monday.

By Amanda Bronstad and Michael Scarcella

5 minute read

January 25, 2011 | National Law Journal

Pom Wonderful fights Coke, while the FDA fights Pom

The labeling and name of The Coca-Cola Co.'s Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored Blend juice, while permitted under federal regulations, misleads consumers into believing that the product contains substantial portions of pomegranate and blueberry juice, Seth Waxman, an attorney for Pom Wonderful LLC, argued in an appellate filing on Monday.

By Amanda Bronstad and Michael Scarcella

5 minute read

October 31, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Federal Circuit Restricts Patent Protection of Business Methods

By Michael Scarcella

4 minute read