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Download: E-Discovery Action Plan for 2018 – 6 Checklists
E-Book
Exterro has published a new E-Discovery Action Plan e-book that provides checklists, guides and tips to help optimize the e-discovery process.
A Third of Americans Are Leashed to Their Companies By Non-Disclosure Agreements
Insight
Amy X. Wang, writing for Quartz at Work, says the contracts have been steadily growing in both number and breadth as companies grow warier about competition and proprietary material.
Announcing Case in Point 2018 Webinar Series Schedule – Beginning Feb. 13
Webinar, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. CST
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP will kick off its 2018 Case in Point Webinar Series on Feb. 13 with a webinar providing tips for implementing litigation holds and avoiding sanctions.
Employer’s Notice of Mandatory Arbitration Program May Be Insufficient to Compel Arbitration
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Something more is required in order to be able to infer the employee’s knowing assent to the new term of employment, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
Sexual Harassment Settlements are No Longer Tax Deductible
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Settling gender, race, national origin, homosexuality, retaliation, and hostile workplace allegations confidentially is still a tax deductible event. BUT, Sexual harassment settlements are no longer tax deductible!
Workplace Litigation Report: The Good and the Bad
News
Employers can find good news and some bad news in Seyfarth Shaw’s 14th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation, which analyzes 1,408 rulings.
Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions of 2017 and Their Impact on 2018
On-Demand
CloudNine has posted an on-demand webinar that covers key 2017 case law decisions covered by the company’s eDiscovery Daily blog and what the legal profession can learn from those rulings.
Fund Manager Alleges Firm Fired Her After She Accused Executive Of Coercing Sex
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The plaintiff alleged that she filed a formal complaint against her manager in early December and was fired nine days later, reports The Los Angeles Times.
Answers Demanded Following Deadly Oklahoma Rig Explosion
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As this incident moves from the recovery of the victims to the cleanup and investigation stage, a prominent Texas trial lawyer says the industry must use this tragedy as a signal to take stock of their safety procedures.
Royalty Owners Seek Class-Action Status Against Talisman Energy USA
News
The lawsuit charges that from Jan. 1, 2013, to June 1, 2016, Talisman failed to report, account for and make royalty payments based on its lease agreements.
AZA Adds Six Litigators to Trial Team
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Houston-based Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing has added six litigators to its trial, the firm announced.
Download: Federal Judges Discuss E-Discovery Proficiency of Legal Teams
Insight
Exterro has published part 1 of the 2018 Judges Report, which provides an in-depth examination of how the bench views these e-discovery issues: attorney proficiency, judicial competency, how to resolve e-discovery mistakes effectively.
Usual Suspects: MDL-Experienced Lawyers Flock to Opioid Litigation for Possible Big Payday
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The prospect of the biggest payday since the $200 billion tobacco settlement in 1998 has drawn many of the same plaintiff lawyers who appear again and again in big tort cases, according to Forbes.
Trump Appointing Judges at Rapid Pace
News
A data analysis by the Los Angeles Times has found that President Trump is ranked sixth of 19 presidents for appointing the highest number of federal judges in their first year.
Biglaw Firm Hit With $300 Million Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
News
Ogletree, Deakins nonequity shareholder Dawn Knepper has hit her employer with a $300 million purported class-action suit alleging gender discrimination and unequal pay, reports Above theLaw.
Workplace Lawyers Race Against the Trump Clock
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Labor lawyers rush to lock in payouts ahead of a shifting legal landscape, according to a Bloomberg report.
Download: ‘Comprehensive E-Discovery Workflow Guide’
Insight
The Exterro resource compiles four checklists documenting best practices for each stage of the e-discovery process.
Choice of Venue Provision Upheld in Employment Contract
Insight
Forum selection clauses that are not adhesive will be interpreted independently of the court’s determination of the enforceability and validity of the contract as a whole, according to a post in Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice’s Employment Law Blog.
Here are the Major Questions Before the Supreme Court This Year
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Los Angeles Times reporter David G. Savage takes a look at the most-interesting legal issues that the U.S. Supreme Court will be facing during the first half of the new year.
Southwest Airlines Reaches $15 Million Settlement in Price Collusion Lawsuit
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Southwest Airlines agreed to pay $15 million to settle nationwide antitrust litigation by passengers who accused the four largest U.S. carriers of conspiring to raise fares by reducing seating capacity, reports Fortune.
