Affirming the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s judgment awarding an United Airlines customer service representative’s compensable injury, the court concluded defendant Milly Sullivan fell and injured herself on United’s premises, as the incident occurred in sufficient proximity to the terminal.        

Closing arguments in the ongoing retaliation trial, in which Davis Polk, a former managing partner and former M&A practice group leader remain as defendants, are scheduled for Friday.        

The oil giant accused two activist investors of employing a “Goldilocks Trojan Horse strategy” aimed at undermining its business.        

A new book by sociologist and former Wilmer associate Kevin Woodson sheds light on two recent cases in the news by highlighting the “racial discomfort” that Black employees experience in predominantly white workplaces.        

A judge granted a joint motion to stay the case—which was set for closing arguments Wednesday—for 30 days for the parties to execute a formal settlement agreement.        

The Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to dismiss a suit challenging the federal prohibition on state-licensed cannabis, saying the plaintiff companies lack standing.        

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“Law schools are well known for training students to think like lawyers, but there are times when practicing lawyers need to reach outside the traditional legal toolkit and think like a businessperson, and that is where our Business Boot Camp comes in,” Michael Gerber, a professor of law at Brooklyn Law and co-founder of the […]

“It is axiomatic that an inferior court lacks jurisdiction to depart from a superior court’s mandate. In AWMS, we reversed the court of appeals’ grant of summary judgment to the state and remanded the case specifically for the purpose of conducting the proper takings analysis. In this regard, we did not leave the court of […]

At issue is who owns the rights to projects that employees develop on their own time without the use of their company’s resources.