Law360: 11th Circ. Mulls Whether Class Invited Trial Court ‘Error’
Law360, Miami (June 13, 2019, 10:16 PM EDT) -- The Eleventh Circuit questioned Thursday if a class of Florida condo-hotel unit owners invited a purported…
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Burr Alert: Alabama Equal Pay Act
On June 11, 2019 Governor Kay Ivey signed an equal pay act into law. The new law makes Alabama the 49th state to enact a…
Nashville Business Journal: A Newly Legal Hemp Industry is Taking Root in Tennessee
In an article published on June 7 in the Nashville Business Journal, Tucker Herndon and Nicole Keefe provide insight on the newly legal hemp industry…
South Carolina Employment Law Letter: South Carolina Supreme Court: ‘Get this [2009] Case Decided’
Employers often question the length of time workplace matters take once they get into the administrative and legal arena. The South Carolina Supreme Court recently…
U.S. Supreme Court Weakens Employer’s Procedural Defense Against Bias Suits
On Monday, June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that federal courts can hear Title VII discrimination claims even if employees fail to…
“How Much Leave is Too Much Leave? Denying or Stopping Extended Medical Leaves of Absence,” Employee Benefit Plan Review
In an article published in the latest issue of Employee Benefit Plan Review, Volume 73, Carlton Hilson and Caroline Page discuss challenges employers are faced…
“5G Mobile Broadband Technology – America’s Legal Strategy to Facilitate Its Continuing Global Superiority of Wireless Technology,” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
In an article published in the May issue of the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, Bill Lawrence and Matthew Barnes provide insight on the…
“SEC Fraud Suit Roils VW Bid to Shake Emissions Scandal,” Law360
In an article published on May 7 in Law360, Tom Potter provides insight on The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations that Volkswagen fraudulently raised billions of dollars…
Burr Alert: Trademark Owners Cannot Use Bankruptcy Law to Revoke Trademark Licenses
On May 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision that a bankrupt debtor and trademark licensor cannot rescind the licensee’s rights…