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The Texas Supreme Court heard oral argument November 7 in a case that raises far-reaching questions about the rights of private parties to contract, particularly in class action settlements. In State v. Highland Homes, Ltd., 2012 Tex. App. LEXIS 4673...

Our previews of the latest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court's civil docket continue with BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP v. Mitchell. BAC Home Loans presents the following question: does waiver of a personal jurisdiction objection operate...

In a recent speech delivered at a Futures Industry Association conference, Commissioner Gallagher raised the possibility of a venture exchange. Commissioner Gallagher addressed broader market structure issues in his remarks; however, he devoted a...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed amendments to its existing speculative position limit regulations. The proposed amendments, which are being published in two separate releases, are being re-proposed by the CFTC in response to a...

Which American president was the first to incorporate arbitration as a dispute resolution method in his will? Every lawyer swears an oath to maintain the secrets of clients. This is the client’s guarantee that when he or she consults a lawyer...

Last week the CFPB issued an interpretive rule, bulletin, and press release instructing lenders on how to comply with the counseling requirements set forth in the new mortgage rules, which go into effect in January....

Through the summer and leading up to the adoption of Ohio’s biennial budget, changes to Ohio’s severance tax were discussed in the General Assembly and in the media. Severance tax provisions were cut from discussions fairly early in the budget...

Despite twenty states allowing the use of medicinal marijuana and two more – Colorado and Washington – allowing recreational marijuana use, employers remain unaffected. Courts consistently find that employers may terminate employees who test positive...

What if I said you could be demoted, stripped of your wages, and sentenced to five years in prison simply for walking off the job? That could never happen to a software engineer or a cashier, but there are serious consequences for members of the U.S. Armed Forces who fail......

Recent decisions by the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the California Court of Appeal demonstrate that California courts will scrutinize and find unconscionable employee arbitration agreements that excessively tilt...

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