In October, a jury found that electronic defects in a 2005 Toyota Camry caused the car to accelerate suddenly, crash into a wall, kill a passenger and cause serious driver injuries. Toyota had to pay $3 million in compensatory damages to the victim’s...
The U.S. Supreme Court in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. et al. resolved a split among the circuits when it held that a contractual limitations clause in an ERISA-governed long-term disability benefits plan is enforceable even...
The maker of a Twilight parody called Twiharder claims in a lengthy lawsuit that potential distributors were scared off after it received a “sham” cease-and-desist notice.
On December 2, 2013, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) issued its Opinion Concerning Financial Support for Building up Shanghai Free Trade Zone. The opinion aims to support the government’s goal to accelerate China’s economic development and further...
Last week, Dallas-based lawyer career coach Cordell Parvin (who practiced law for 36 years) asked and answered this question at his eponymous blog: What do I wish someone had told me when I was a first year lawyer?
When does a plaintiff’s bankruptcy bar a later discrimination claim? The Ninth Circuit recently framed the issue with two cases...... By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
Miami-Dade County's prevailing wage ordinance, which sets minimum wages on publicly funded construction projects, does not authorize plaintiffs to litigate prevailing wage claims in court under the auspices of the Fair Labor Standards Act, according...
With all the hoopla over hiring of relatives of foreign officials, it is important to keep in mind the risks and how the FCPA applies. The talismanic concept for tan FCPA violation is “corrupt intent.”... By: Michael Volkov
On December 12, the Federal Reserve Board issued a revised proposed rule that would, among other things, encourage depositary banks to receive, and paying banks to send, returned checks electronically. The revised proposal is intended to address...
A Tampa attorney who was recently the subject of a dubious plot to discredit his efforts in a high-profile defamation case may be scratching his head and wondering how premeditated harassment falls into any law enforcement definition of “protect and...
