On December 10, 2013 the US federal banking agencies, along with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (collectively, the Agencies), adopted the long-awaited and...
Twenty-two cocktail waitresses from the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, better known as the “Borgata Babes,” filed a suit during the summer of 2012 against their employer, charging employment discrimination based on weight...
The suspicions of a Vicksburg-area nursing home administrator were recently piqued when she noticed a debit for an expensive pair of jeans on one of the resident’s trust accounts. Beyond the fact that it did not seem like a particularly age- or...
The National Futures Association has notified member futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs) that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory containing guidance with respect to the Financial...
A federal district court in Michigan dismissed a breach-of-contract suit against General Motors over a $450 million payment for retiree medical benefits. Int’l Union, UAW v. Gen. Motors, LLC, No. 10-11366, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173793 (E.D. Mich....
In July, the Justice Department acknowledged that terrorist suspects must be notified if government surveillance programs produced evidence being used against them. The statement relates to Alam Qazi and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, brothers accused in a...
Company Required Employees to Participate in Scientology Religious Practices, Fired Two for Refusing, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - Dynamic Medical Services, Inc., a Miami company owned by Dr. Dennis Nobbe which provides medical and...
Many articles have been written that discuss the importance of having a “patent strategy” and why investing in a patenting effort may have substantial value for a company. These articles also discuss why a driver for such a strategy should be the...
A good deal has already been written about the recent Reid case in California, but there is more to be said. On Oct. 7, 2013, Division 8 of the Second District Court of Appeals held in Reid v. Mercury Insurance Company, No. B241154, that although...
I love taking stock of the highlights of a year as it draws to a close, so I am doing a mini-series of posts on topic. The first one examines the SEC. To call 2013 a big year for them is an understatement....
