By Andrew Denney | April 11, 2017
Southern District Judge Jesse Furman acknowledged a split as to whether litigants can use a procedural tool to settle Fair Labor Standards Act cases without court approval.
By ROBERT STORACE | April 11, 2017
The Connecticut Supreme Court rejected an argument that the drivers should be exempt from the $10.10 minimum wage law because they can receive tips.
By Marcia Coyle | April 11, 2017
Just days before Neil Gorsuch will plunge into the U.S. Supreme Court's menu of regulatory challenges, a Washington federal appeals judge on Tuesday turned to the newest justice to bolster her own concerns about the deference that courts give to agencies' interpretation of their rules.
By John Council | April 11, 2017
Layne Walker, now an attorney with Provost Umphrey, is facing malicious prosecution claims for allegedly having a process server arrested in 2013 for showing up in his courtroom to serve a lawsuit.
By Samantha Joseph | April 7, 2017
A dictionary's definition of "proceeding" featured prominently in arguments before the Florida Supreme Court in a construction contractor's suit against its insurer.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 6, 2017
A ruling Thursday from the California Supreme Court means an arbitration exemption that's unpopular with corporate defendants will live another day.
By Celia Ampel | April 6, 2017
The Florida Supreme Court rejects a tobacco company's argument that federal law preempts state law claims in smoker lawsuits.
By Marcia Coyle | April 6, 2017
The Trump administration didn't sideline former Jones Day partner Noel Francisco for any performance reasons. Rather, federal law bars Francisco from serving as the acting head of the office to which he has been nominated to lead on a permanent basis. The "acting" SG title has passed indefinitely to the lawyer Francisco chose as his principal deputy—former Sullivan & Cromwell special counsel Jeffrey Wall.
By Greg Land | April 5, 2017
The Georgia court of Appeals has tossed out a half-dozen suits related to the collapse of a deck at a Forest Park rental house during a party, ruling that the plaintiffs did not show that the landlord should have known about a rotted board that gave way.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 5, 2017
The decision, which found California judges were illegally stiffed on raises, clears a path for more current and former members of the state bench to collect $36 million in back pay.
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