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New Executive Order Blocks Mandatory Employment Arbitration
July 31, 2014
FOI Jean Sternlight (UNLV) provides us with this guest post on the President’s recent actions on employment arbitration. President Obama today signed a new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order refusing to grant government contracts of over a million dollars to companies who mandate their employees arbitrate disputes involving discrimination, accusations of sexual assault, or harassment. This new order mirrors protections Congress already provided to employees of Defense Department contractors...
July 31, 2014
FOI Jean Sternlight (UNLV) provides us with this guest post on the President’s recent actions on employment arbitration. President Obama today signed a new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order refusing to grant government contracts of over a million dollars to companies who mandate their employees arbitrate disputes involving discrimination, accusations of sexual assault, or harassment. This new order mirrors protections Congress already provided to employees of Defense Department contractors...
10 Technologies that Have Changed the Practice of Law in a Cool Infographic
July 31, 2014
I’ve seen a lot of infographics, but never before have I been blamed credited for one. According to Nicole Black at the MyCase blog, the infographic I’ve embedded below, 10 Technologies that Have Changed the Practice of Law, was inspired by a post here on LawSites, A Chronology of Legal Technology, 1842-1995. Thanks Nicole and MyCase for turning my rudimentary list into something much nicer.
July 31, 2014
I’ve seen a lot of infographics, but never before have I been blamed credited for one. According to Nicole Black at the MyCase blog, the infographic I’ve embedded below, 10 Technologies that Have Changed the Practice of Law, was inspired by a post here on LawSites, A Chronology of Legal Technology, 1842-1995. Thanks Nicole and MyCase for turning my rudimentary list into something much nicer.
For Avon, $135M FCPA Settlement Is Just a Start
July 31, 2014
While Avon Products Inc. works to resolve its long-running Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case, its proposed settlement is part...
July 31, 2014
While Avon Products Inc. works to resolve its long-running Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case, its proposed settlement is part...
How Negotiation Games Can Help You Develop Skills to Resolve Business and Commercial Disputes
July 31, 2014
Private sector or commercial negotiations can range from relatively straightforward, high-stakes contract negotiations between...
July 31, 2014
Private sector or commercial negotiations can range from relatively straightforward, high-stakes contract negotiations between...
Jurors Not Hot on Tweeting at Trial
July 30, 2014
Tweeting at trial amongst jury members isn’t as big a problem as one might guess, according to a survey of U.S. district judges conducted by the Federal Judicial Center. Of the 494 respondents, only 33 said they had ever detected problematic social media use within the jury. The results indicated jurors access social media and blogs more often than forms of instant messaging, while a handful divulged confidential information about a case over it. Judges said they learned about inappropriate...
July 30, 2014
Tweeting at trial amongst jury members isn’t as big a problem as one might guess, according to a survey of U.S. district judges conducted by the Federal Judicial Center. Of the 494 respondents, only 33 said they had ever detected problematic social media use within the jury. The results indicated jurors access social media and blogs more often than forms of instant messaging, while a handful divulged confidential information about a case over it. Judges said they learned about inappropriate...
Accounting Firms Make New Foray into Legal Services
July 30, 2014
A decade after their first attempt to compete with law firms foundered, the Big Four have refined their strategies and are entering legal markets again. Read more: http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202664265927/Accounting-Firms-Make-New-Foray-into-Legal-Services#ixzz38wv6olPs
July 30, 2014
A decade after their first attempt to compete with law firms foundered, the Big Four have refined their strategies and are entering legal markets again. Read more: http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202664265927/Accounting-Firms-Make-New-Foray-into-Legal-Services#ixzz38wv6olPs
Big Risks and Disadvantages of Arbitration vs. Litigation
July 30, 2014
Three recent high-profile arbitral awards highlight the risks of arbitration and demonstrate that, contrary to widespread belief, arbitration is often not cheaper, faster or more predictable than litigation. These three awards, as well as emerging trends in arbitral proceedings, call into question the common practice among corporations of including contractual provisions mandating arbitration in the event of any disputes. In May of this year, in arbitration proceedings that have been pending for nearly...
July 30, 2014
Three recent high-profile arbitral awards highlight the risks of arbitration and demonstrate that, contrary to widespread belief, arbitration is often not cheaper, faster or more predictable than litigation. These three awards, as well as emerging trends in arbitral proceedings, call into question the common practice among corporations of including contractual provisions mandating arbitration in the event of any disputes. In May of this year, in arbitration proceedings that have been pending for nearly...
Microsoft Fighting the Feds Over Your Email
July 30, 2014
On Thursday Microsoft will oppose the U.S. government at a hearing in federal court in New York, arguing that it can’t force American tech companies to turn over customer emails stored exclusively in company data centers in other countries. This dispute should be important to you if you use email, because it could well turn on who owns your email—you or the company that stores it in the cloud. In December the government sent Microsoft a search warrant seeking a consumer’s emails as part...
July 30, 2014
On Thursday Microsoft will oppose the U.S. government at a hearing in federal court in New York, arguing that it can’t force American tech companies to turn over customer emails stored exclusively in company data centers in other countries. This dispute should be important to you if you use email, because it could well turn on who owns your email—you or the company that stores it in the cloud. In December the government sent Microsoft a search warrant seeking a consumer’s emails as part...
Consumer Class Action Settlements on the Rise
July 30, 2014
Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and several banks learned the hard way in 2012 how damaging a consumer class action can be. That was the year the finance companies inked an antitrust settlement totaling $7.25 billion with U.S. retailers and individuals over allegations the credit-card issuers fixed debit- and credit-card fees, creating an anticompetitive environment. Although a class action settlement of such a massive size is rare, in general consumer class action settlements are commonplace. A new report...
July 30, 2014
Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and several banks learned the hard way in 2012 how damaging a consumer class action can be. That was the year the finance companies inked an antitrust settlement totaling $7.25 billion with U.S. retailers and individuals over allegations the credit-card issuers fixed debit- and credit-card fees, creating an anticompetitive environment. Although a class action settlement of such a massive size is rare, in general consumer class action settlements are commonplace. A new report...
Goldman Sachs Asks Judge to Order Google to Delete Email Sent to Wrong Account
July 29, 2014
A contractor mistakenly sent "highly confidential brokerage account information" about Goldman Sachs Group Inc. clients to a stranger's email account, and the famed investment banking firm has asked a New York state court to help get it back. In a court complaint filed Friday in Manhattan, Goldman Sachs said Google Inc. appears willing to cooperate in deleting the email, but requires a court order to do so, Reuters reports. It is unclear how many customers are affected and it appears that even...
July 29, 2014
A contractor mistakenly sent "highly confidential brokerage account information" about Goldman Sachs Group Inc. clients to a stranger's email account, and the famed investment banking firm has asked a New York state court to help get it back. In a court complaint filed Friday in Manhattan, Goldman Sachs said Google Inc. appears willing to cooperate in deleting the email, but requires a court order to do so, Reuters reports. It is unclear how many customers are affected and it appears that even...
