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ABA Council Sends 'Academic Freedom' Proposal to HOD
During the Council’s Nov. 17 meeting, held Texas on Friday, Daniel Thies, vice chair, suggested sending Standard 208 to the HOD with only “a few small tweaks to the language, all of which we think are clarifying changes, not things that need to go back out” to notice and comment again.
The West Virginia Supreme Court Splits on Public Policy Issue Following At-Will Employee's Termination
Justice C. Haley Bunn authored the majority opinion, while Justices John A. Hutchison wrote the dissenting opinion, joined by William R. Wooton, which argued that Jarrell’s allegations “bear the hallmarks of an internal whistleblower claim and should have been allowed to proceed into the discovery phase for development.”
10th Circuit Sends Class-Action Plaintiffs to Arbitration Over Interpretation of Agreement
In Brayman v. KeyPoint Government Solutions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit considered whether a judge or an arbitrator must decide
Federal Judge Follows Suit in Remanding Digital Privacy Class Action Against Health Care Provider to State Court
“Quite simply, voluntary compliance with a federal program does not confer federal officer jurisdiction to this Court,” Senior District Judge Richard D. Bennett wrote, granting the plaintiff’s motion to remand the case to the circuit court.
The Visibility Factor: Overcoming Not Being Seen
In most law firms, there are walls that can prevent all of us from being both seen and heard by all within an organization. However, these obstacles can be overcome in most settings, despite the different factors that may keep employees, supervisors and team members from prevailing over them.
After Transition 'Missteps,' David Boies Set to Step Aside as Boies Schiller Flexner Chair in 2025
Under a proposed amendment to the firm’s partnership agreement set for a vote next month, Boies would serve one more transition year as the firm’s leader alongside a chair-elect.
Litigators Juggle 'Grueling' Trial Schedules as Backlogged Cases Catch Up
“We’re trying to take the soonest trial dates as soon as we get them and worry about how to cover it when we get there,” Joseph Messa Jr., founder of personal injury firm Messa & Associates, said.
Federal Judge Rejects CuriosityStream's Reliance on 'Sign Up Now' Button As Expressing Agreement to 'Terms of Use'
“The problem lies in whether Plaintiffs had clear notice that by clicking the ‘Sign up now’ button, they were expressing agreement to CuriosityStream’s Terms of Use. The hyperlinked sentence referring to Terms of Use states only, ‘By subscribing to Curiosity Stream, you agree that you’ve read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy,’” Judge Stephanie […]
1st Circ. Judge Kayatta Going Senior, Allowing 'Younger Generation to Have More of a Voice'
The judicial vacancy will give Biden a chance to appoint five of the Boston-based court’s six judges.