Dallas Suburb Steakhouse Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - Arthur's Restaurant and Bar, a fine dining steakhouse and lounge in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, will pay $20,000 to a former cocktail server to settle a...
The first line of the Seventh Circuit’s opinion says it all: “This case provides a warning for insurance companies who refuse to defend their insureds.” As the court’s admonishment suggests, insurers that improperly refuse to defend an insured do so...
Investment advisors may soon face increased costs and scrutiny thanks to a proposed rule issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). On Tuesday, August 28, FinCEN proposed a rule that would require many investment advisors to...
On Monday, August 24, 2015, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released the Summer 2015 issue of its Supervisory Insights publication. In addition to providing a brief review of recently released regulations and supervisory guidance,...
We’ve been watching closely as the various Circuit Courts of Appeals grapple with whether a Rule 68 offer of judgment to the named plaintiff in a putative class action can render the case moot even if the plaintiff rejects the offer and wants to keep...
After months of controversy, public comments, response to public comments, motions to intervene, amicus briefs, oral arguments, editorials and a sustained flurry of activity in social media, the decision we have been waiting for is here – Judge...
Last week, the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed five class action certification applications in Unlu v. Air Canada (Unlu), which were brought against airlines regarding the manner in which fuel surcharges are displayed on a passenger’s ticket...
The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has put an end to Kyle Bass’s Ampyra patent challenge, by denying institution of Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings. While many were hoping the PTAB would render a decision based on the “improper...
Federal Agency's Full-Day Seminar to Take Place Sept. 10 at the DoubleTree Hotel - FRESNO, Calif. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with enforcing laws against employment discrimination,...
After almost fourteen months of legal challenges, the U.S. Department of Labor has emerged victorious in its attempt to modify the FLSA’s companionship exemption. On August 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the DOL’s proposed...
