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FMLA an Increasing Source of Litigation, Say Employment Lawyers
The Family Medical Leave Act is becoming an increasing source of confusion and litigation in the workplace, according to employment attorneys across the nation. Workers are suing their employers, alleging that employers are not granting unpaid leave when they should, while employers claim that workers are abusing the FMLA, using it for purposes that it wasn't intended. The heightened tensions have been noticed by the U.S. Department of Labor, which recently launched a public inquiry into the act.Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun
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Survey Says IP and M&A Are Still Hot Areas
Intellectual property as well as mergers and acquisitions are red-hot practice areas, while insurance coverage and environmental law are cooling off, according to consultant Robert Denney's 18th annual "What's Hot and What's Not in the Legal Profession" report. While global warming law may creep up the list, Denney says stem cell legal work and interest in the Latin American legal market is growing, and Chicago and Las Vegas are the cities now attracting the attention of law firms.Dead Man's Statute Stops Testimony in Law Firm Fee Dispute
When litigation arose between the wife and son of a deceased lawyer, the lawyer's old firm found out there may have been some referral fees taken for personal use that they alleged should have gone to the firm. And they wanted their money. But a Pennsylvania judge has found that the state's Dead Man's Statute prohibits the firm from testifying about the oral agreement the firm said it had with the lawyer because he isn't alive to rebut the testimony and representatives of his estate aren't knowledgeable about the issue.Six Firms Take Lead on Aetna's $5.7 Billion Coventry Purchase
Aetna looks to boost its Medicare and Medicaid offerings with an acquisition of Coventry worth $7.3 billion, including assumed debt. Davis Polk and Jones Day are advising Aetna.
3rd Circuit Says Antitrust Claims Must Involve U.S. Economy
Foreign travel agents cannot bring antitrust claims against airlines in the United States for allegedly conspiring to fix and reduce commissions because the antitrust laws were designed to regulate only conduct that affects the economy of the United States, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Travel agents in the Caribbean and Latin America brought the class action against four U.S.-based airlines.Trending Stories
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