In an earlier update we outlined in summary the application of the first round of EU sanctions on Ukraine, relevant to former President Viktor Yanukovich and his close allies. Here we provide an update on the fast moving pace of events surrounding...
The San Diego Union-Tribune got very practical with its celebration of the recent national Sunshine Week—itself the brainchild of the American Society of News Editors for educating the public on the need for more openness and less secrecy in government.
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is an international treaty governing the sale of goods. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law drafted the CISG, which was opened for signature on...
As if the tax whammy on bookmakers wasn’t enough, the voluntary code of conduct compelling bookmakers to take tougher precautions to ensure limits are placed on the amount of money and time spent on machines is set to become a series of binding...
This article reviews the history of discovery in Minnesota practice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, analyzes the place of electronic discovery in Minnesota today, and attempts to predict how the courts may deal with electronic discovery...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s reelection campaign appears to be based on a simple message: “Do you want C. Montgomery Burns Representing You in Springfield?” Yes, he means that C. Montgomery Burns. Yesterday, Quinn began a media blitz comparing his...
Much has been written about hospital consolidation premised upon the search for efficiencies driven by scale and integration as reflected in the white hot hospital merger market over the last several years. While no doubt that will continue,...
The Eighth Circuit issued a highly anticipated decision yesterday in the appeal of the first ERISA excessive fee class action to proceed to a trial on substantially all of the pleaded claims. In Tussey v. ABB, the court affirmed the trial court’s...
In einem Urteil vom 18. März 2014 – Aktenzeichen 3 AZR 69/12 – hat das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) klar gestellt, dass eine Regelung in einer Versorgungsordnung zur betrieblichen Altersvorsorge unwirksam ist, wenn diese vorsieht, Arbeitnehmern nur...
As detailed on this blog before, the immunity from "publisher or speaker" liability for interactive computer service providers under the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is broad and generally encompasses a wide variety of actions taken by these...
