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Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Offices

  1. USA

    1. Boston MA Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

      Two International Place, Boston MA 2110, USA T 1 617 248 5000 F 1 617 248 4000

  1. EEOC issues final regulations implementing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

    USA - December 22 2010

    The EEOC recently issued final regulations, effective January 10, implementing and clarifying GINA, which prohibits employers from discriminating, harassing or retaliating against employees based on genetic information, in addition to prohibiting employers from acquiring genetic information, except in limited circumstances

  2. Aligning interests in sell-side engagement letters

    USA - June 15 2012

    Negotiating the investment banking engagement letter is a critical step in the M&A process, as it is imperative to align the interests of management and investors with their bankers to ensure a desired outcome

  3. Time to reassess your release of claims language in light of Wage Act ruling

    USA - February 8 2013

    The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that an employee may release Wage Act claims against an employer

  4. NLRB ruling limits employer’s ability to require employees to keep internal investigations confidential

    USA - September 19 2012

    The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer’s blanket policy requiring employees to keep internal investigations confidential violates the National Labor Relations Act’s protections on concerted employee activity

  5. Insurers should re-examine additional insured liability coverage wording in light of BP oil spill decision

    USA - March 20 2013

    Transocean Holdings, Inc. and BP America Production Company entered into a drilling contract for exploratory drilling at the Macondo Well in the Gulf

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  1. Public companies can use social media for key company announcements as long as investors are notified in advance

    USA - April 9 2013

    The SEC recently stated that companies can use social media to make announcements without violating Regulation FDif investors, the market and the

  2. Supreme Court rules that policyholder cannot evade federal jurisdiction under Class Action Fairness Act by stipulating to damages below jurisdictional minimum

    USA - March 22 2013

    The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs cannot evade federal court jurisdiction by stipulating that class-wide damages are less than the Class Action

  3. Insurers should re-examine additional insured liability coverage wording in light of BP oil spill decision

    USA - March 20 2013

    Transocean Holdings, Inc. and BP America Production Company entered into a drilling contract for exploratory drilling at the Macondo Well in the Gulf

  4. Life sciences companies should protect themselves against increased exposure to costly securities fraud lawsuits after Supreme Court decision

    USA - March 7 2013

    The Supreme Court recently found that defendants in class action securities fraud lawsuits will not be able to challenge the materiality of allegedly

  5. Supreme Court unanimously rejects antitrust immunity in hospital merger case

    USA - February 26 2013

    On February 19, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., siding with the FTC against a hospital

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