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11th Circuit Stuns Defense, Revives Case of Officer Fired After Refusing Taser Shock

With one of three judges dissenting, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has revived a suit claiming a Union City police detective who was fired after refusing to be shocked by a Taser was subjected to illegal discrimination.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Rethinking the Harassment Complaint Model

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault have hit the news almost daily over the last several weeks, with fingers pointing at Hollywood “A-Listers,” corporate executives, politicians, journalists, etc., etc., etc.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report - CAPITOL REPORT

Association advocates for measures in lame duck session, and NJSBA members are among new judicial appointees.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Recreational Marijuana in NJ: A Legal Primer

OP-ED: A few of the legal challenges that an aspiring entrepreneur may face in opening up shop in local municipalities.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Q&A: How a Mother of Three With No Lawyer and No Computer Won at the Pa. Supreme Court

When tasked with arguing a complicated issue of statutory construction before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a law firm might call upon its most seasoned appellate lawyer and a small army of associates to spend countless hours poring over case law and legislative history using state-of-the-art of legal research software. Shannon McGrath, a mother of three from Pittsburgh with a nursing degree and no background in the law, used her smartphone.
15 minute read

Daily Business Review

Puerto Rico Offers Investment Opportunities for the Prepared and Selective

One of the oldest clichés in motivational speeches, and management in general, is that the Chinese character for “crisis” is composed of two subsidiary characters, one of which symbolizes “opportunity” and the other “danger.”
21 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

2017 Year in Review: Significant Federal Employment Law Developments

Not surprisingly, employment law developments at the federal level in 2017 reflect policy changes that often come with new administrations. These changes largely can be characterized by what has been undone, halted or muddled in some way.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jones Day Attorney Starts With Immigration Work, Expands to Trial Team Leader

A Jones Day attorney in Miami volunteered to take on an immigration asylum case, then moved on to coordinating trial team efforts at an immigration facility in Laredo, Texas.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Law Firms Poised to Compete for Corporate Clients

Connecticut is aiming to compete with Delaware and other large commercial jurisdictions as recent reforms have been made to state laws governing corporations and limited liability companies.
13 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Senate Stocks Superior Court, Confirms Two County Prosecutors

Lawmakers late in the legislative session confirmed 27 new trial court judges, two new county prosecutors, and others.
13 minute read

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