Appellate Attorney Says Travel Ban Decision Provides Road Map for Future Litigation
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The Supreme Court’s ruling signals how things may go in later immigration litigation about border policy, says Dallas appellate attorney David Coale.
Contracts with Foreign Companies May Require a Rewrite
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The California Court of Appeal held that parties may not contract around the formal service requirements of the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents, commonly referred to as the Hague Service Convention.
Supreme Court Deals Big Setback to Public Unions
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The 5-to-4 decision overturned a 40-year-old precedent and said that compelling such fees was a violation of workers’ free speech rights, reports The Washington Post.
Loren Hulse Joins Holland & Hart’s Salt Lake City Office
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Holland & Hart announced the addition of patent and trademark partner Loren R. Hulse to the firm’s Salt Lake City office
Female Attorneys Harassed at Big and Small Firms, Survey Shows
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Nearly 38 percent of respondents said they’d been the recipient of an unwanted sexual email, text or instant message at work, according to the Bloomberg Law report on the Massachusetts study.
Hogan Lovells Enters Association with Saudi Arabia’s ZS&R Law Firm
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Under the terms of the agreement, ZS&R Law Firm will operate in association with Hogan Lovells, and the two firms will work together on client matters while remaining separate legal entities.
Energy Attorney Christopher J. Townsend Joins Freeborn
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Christopher J. Townsend has joined Freeborn & Peters LLP’s Chicago office as a partner and co-leader of the firm’s Environment and Energy Practice Group.
Lawyer Who Tried to Bilk Insurance Companies Out of $300,000 Sentenced to Prison
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The Tarrant County district attorney said that Richard Kent Livesay schemed to bill insurers for fraudulent hailstorm damage to roofs without the knowledge or consent of homeowners.
Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Trump Travel Ban, Union Fees, Other Cases
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The U.S. Supreme Court is heading toward the end of its current term, and remaining cases include the Trump travel ban, union fees, and regulations on Christian-based anti-abortion centers.
PA Court Rejects Fracking Company’s Appeal In ‘Rule Of Capture’ Decision
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A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected a request by a natural gas production company to rehear a case whose outcome could affect drillers across the country, reports WSKG.
Limits to Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements
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The court found that by preventing the individual from performing any work or services, whether as an employee, consultant or independent contractor, for any competitor, the agreement went beyond the limits of reasonableness, according to Pullman & Comley’s Working Together blog.
‘Gross Up’ Provisions in Office Leases
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Contrary to a tenant’s natural reaction, the “gross up” of operating expenses in a multi-tenant office building is neither nefarious nor inappropriate, according to William Hof of Husch Blackwell.
An Arbitrator’s Power May Be Greater Than That of a Judge
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Although an arbitration agreement can be written (double-spaced) on one side of a cocktail napkin, in some cases it may grant greater authority to an arbitrator than a judge has, writes Narges Kakalia of Mintz Levin.
Salary Wars Scorecard: Which Firms Have Announced Raises And Bonuses
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Above the Law has updated its extensive list of law firms that have matched Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s $190,000 salary scale for new associates, with almost four dozen large firms represented.
Supreme Court Closes Sales Tax Loophole in E-Commerce
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The decision was a victory for brick-and-mortar businesses that have long complained they are put at a disadvantage by having to charge sales taxes while many online competitors do not, according to The New York Times.
Hours After His Divorce is Final, Man Accused of Killing Ex-Wife’s Attorney
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Antonio Benjamin Mari, 41, died from multiple gunshots Wednesday afternoon, two hours after the final divorce hearing in a Bartow County court.
Zapproved Planning PREX Conference 2018
Event, Sept. 25-27, 2018, Portland, OR
Zapproved will present a PREX event designed to provide education and networking for in-house ediscovery, on Sept. 25-27, 2018, in Portland, OR.
Dallas Firm Secures $166M Verdict in Fort Worth Murder-for-Hire Case
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Attorneys for Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm have secured a $166 million verdict against the daughter and son-in-law of a North Texas woman who was killed in 2014 for the proceeds of life insurance policies totaling $5 million.
Federal Suit Claims Systemic Failures to Pursue Rape Cases by Travis County DA, Austin Police
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Three women have filed a federal class action lawsuit claiming that the Travis County District Attorney’s office and the Austin Police Department have violated the constitutional rights of women and discriminated based on gender in the manner in which they handle sexual assault cases.
Seventh Circuit Hands Win to Merchants in Data Breach Case
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Data breaches inflict additional costs on financial institutions, leading those institutions to turn to litigation to recoup their losses from merchants, writes Ehren M. Fournier in a post on the website of Schoenberg Finkel Newman & Rosenberg LLC.
