Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 1 Oct 2021
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a High Court decision striking out the representative element of claims arising from an oil spill…
Baker McKenzie | Canada, OECD, USA | 23 May 2018
In what was perhaps the most anticipated event to occur in the field of state and local taxation over the past 26 years, on April 17, 2018, the U.S…
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 13 May 2018
Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela began as a putative class action filed in 2016 after a phishing incident at Lamps Plus. Specifically, Plaintiff Frank…
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | USA | 10 May 2018
Much has happened since we last reported on the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule. The compliance deadline was extended 18 months to July 1, 2019…
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC | USA | 27 Feb 2018
In Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Somers, 2018 WL 987345 (February 21, 2018), the U.S. Supreme Court adopted a narrow definition of “whistleblower”…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 8 Dec 2017
The battle over mandatory public union fees for government workers has been brewing for years, and the issue is again before the U.S. Supreme Court…
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 29 Nov 2017
An attorney representing his employer-client calls Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to inquire about the plaintiff’s immigration status. Is…
Collyer Bristow LLP | United Kingdom | 24 Oct 2017
The Government and Ministry of Justice have now revealed the first details of how individuals who paid Employment Tribunal fees between 29 July 2013…
Squire Patton Boggs | USA | 3 Oct 2017
Yesterday marked the first day of the United States Supreme Court’s new term, and the first case heard (Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis) was one of…
FordHarrison LLP | USA | 18 Sep 2017
On Thursday, September 14, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court held that referral sources can be valid legitimate business interests…