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Texas Lawyer

Remote Work & Progressive Disciplinary Policies: How Employers Can Stay Ahead of the Game

it is worth considering whether a progressive discipline policy (PDP) should include language that allows, for example, employers to combine or skip steps in the disciplinary process based on the specific circumstances at hand.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Milberg Merges With 3 Plaintiff Firms to Form International Law Practice

The new firm — Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman — has about 85 lawyers now and will have 100 lawyers by the second quarter of 2021, managing partner Glenn Phillips said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

High-Stakes Florida Cases to Watch in 2021

Litigators will need to keep their eyes on several cases involving the state of Florida moving into the year 2021.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A Dominant Patent Court Is A Good Thing

Big tech companies enjoy the Texas business climate but seek to avoid its legal system, says Derek Gilliland, a patent and trial lawyer.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Unfortunate Irony': Business Court Judge Hopes Lawmakers Read This

"The necessary consequence of today's decision is that Plaintiff—the largest operating subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Georgia's largest privately-held company by most metrics—is unable to avail itself of the Georgia State-wide Business Court in a dispute that falls squarely within its jurisdiction and is well-suited to be adjudicated in this Court," Judge Walt Davis said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Beware Falling Into NLRB Trap of Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Policies in Any 2021 Handbook Revisions

On July 24, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board decision in Motor City Pawn Brokers reminded us of the tricky issues surrounding confidentiality…
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

New Statewide Business Court Faces 'Fatal' Flaw

"Objection is fatal to the transfer under the language of the governing statute," ruled Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Sara Doyle, sitting by designation on a Business Court case.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices May Eye Jurisdiction Under Pa.'s Business Registration Law in Case Transferred to High Court

Pennsylvania's corporate consent law is unique in that it specifically requires companies to submit to general jurisdiction if they want to do business in the state.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Niece Sues President, 2 of His Siblings, Arguing They 'Swindled' Her Out of Inheritance

Roberta Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, who is representing Mary Trump, argued in the complaint that the Trump siblings' deception caused her client to lose at least tens of millions of dollars.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Insurance Broker Says Competitor Raided Its Employees, Clients in Acts of Retaliation

Arthur J. Gallagher & Inc. has accused Alliant Insurance Services of stealing confidential information and rebranding Gallagher documents as its own after Gallagher refused to make a deal with Alliant.
3 minute read

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