By Christopher Jackson and Jessica Smith | July 26, 2024
In Sanchez v. Guzman, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision to grant qualified immunity in a Section 1983 excessive-force claim. In doing so, the court emphasized that litigants can waive a winning argument if they fail to properly prosecute their appeal.
By Jimmy Hoover | July 25, 2024
Gender-affirming care for minors. Trans student athletes. School bathroom policies. These are some of the hot-button issues that have landed on the high court's docket in recent weeks.
By Cheryl Miller | July 25, 2024
The court held that the Legislature's power to regulate the workers' compensation system is not exclusive and does not forestall citizen initiatives on the topic.
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By Aleeza Furman | July 24, 2024
The defendants warned that the Superior Court ruling "would expose thousands of small business owners, who choose to organize their businesses into a corporation or limited liability company, personally liable to employees for work-related injuries, even though those employees were eligible for and received workers' compensation benefits."
By Colleen Murphy | July 24, 2024
"First, the district court plainly erred in enjoining dozens of provisions that respondents have not challenged and that the court did not find likely unlawful," the stay application argued. "Like the injunction in Labrador, that sweeping relief ignores the fundamental principle that equitable relief must be tailored to match the plaintiffs' injuries and legal claims."
By Emily Saul | July 23, 2024
If upheld, defense counsel argues the judgment would grant the New York attorney general "limitless power to target anyone she desires, including her self-described political opponents."
By Colleen Murphy | July 22, 2024
"We have not yet addressed whether such an action suffices to start the 90-day clock," Judge Arianna Freeman wrote for the court. "Under the circumstances here—where the upload was not accompanied by a direct communication to the plaintiff or her lawyer—we hold that it does not."
By Lisa Willis | July 22, 2024
"In some ways, I think it really set off a big nuclear bomb of legal actions across a lot of different players in the industry," Beth Waller, a principal and chair of the cybersecurity and data privacy practice at Woods Rogers, said.
By Avalon Zoppo | July 22, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Division I student-athletes could fall under the Fair Labor Standards Act if they perform services for a university, under the university's control and in return for implied compensation or benefits.
By Avalon Zoppo | July 22, 2024
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Division I student athletes could fall under under the Fair Labor Standards Act if they perform services for a university, under the university's control and in return for implied compensation or benefits.
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