Shearman & Sterling LLP | USA | 1 Jun 2023
On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that a post-trial motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) 50(b) is…
Riess LeMieux | USA | 17 May 2023
On April 10, 2023, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s denial of Riess LeMieux’s Client’s Motion for Summary…
Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 28 Apr 2023
The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires certain employers to give 60 days' written notice of mass layoffs and plant…
Shawe Rosenthal LLP | USA | 28 Apr 2023
Employers sometimes assert that an employee is "not a good fit" for the company. Such vague terminology may be problematic when the employee claims…
Venable LLP | USA | 26 Apr 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has found that employees can breach their duty of loyalty to their employers and tortiously…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 20 Apr 2023
The Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Messer et al. V. Bristol Compressors International, LLC et. Al. That should serve as a cautionary tale to…
Duane Morris LLP | USA | 19 Apr 2023
On April 14, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge T. S. Ellis, III joined in the fray over whether the long-used two-step process for issuing notice of a…
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | USA | 14 Apr 2023
On April 12, a split U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that loans borrowed in part to finance the purchase of a car are not governed…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 30 Mar 2023
On March 22, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Court) granted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)…
Shearman & Sterling LLP | USA | 24 Mar 2023
On March 2, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities class action against a…