In a controversial decision which does not bode well for workers, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that employers can force employees to waive their right to band together and pursue collective actions against their employer.
Did you know American Express generally charges merchants higher transaction fees than Visa or MasterCard? Meaning, the store where you get your morning coffee makes a few cents less per cup if you use an Amex card.
I was recently on a Southwest commercial flight when the flight attendant began his pre-flight safety speech. I was expecting the usual sterile seat belt information, exits may be behind you, etc.
By Camille Guerra and Timothy Mackey – as published in Med Access @ Point Care
Evolving technologies have created a complex online environment that now includes illegal pharmacies, as well as online facilitators, advertising sites and foreign entities.
Thomas D. Penfield reviews Experiencing Other Minds in the Courtroom – as published in Trial Magazine
Since 1943, when Melvin Belli famously brought a large model of a cable car intersection and a gearbox and chain to trial to demonstrate the cause of a cable car gripman’s injuries, plaintiff lawyers have creatively used demonstrative evidence to develop greater empathy and understanding in jurors.
By Jeremy K. Robinson – as published in the Daily Journal
Tribal sovereign immunity has always been problematic for the courts.
Created “almost by accident” in Turner v. United States, 248 U.S.
By Jeremy K. Robinson, CaseyGerry — as Published in the Daily Journal
Growing globalization of both legitimate and illegitimate enterprises has increasingly raised the question: can a private entity bring civil claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for illegal acts and injuries that happened outside the U.S.?
By Frederick Schenk, as published in The Legal Examiner
Sadly, the issue of premises liability has been in the news of late. From the horrific incident where an alligator dragged a 2-year-old Nebraska boy into the water at a Disney Orlando resort to the much-talked about encounter between a gorilla and a 3-year-old boy at the Cincinnati Zoo, the focus has been on who is responsible and what should have been done to prevent the two tragic cases.
