The Department of Justice’s new policy of enlisting companies to conduct criminal investigations of their employees as a condition of civil settlements—the so-called Yates Memo—will have a chilling effect on the ability of companies to cooperate and comply with the government, according to a new report released today at a symposium hosted jointly by the… Keep reading →
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes released the following statement on Donald Trump’s proposed nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court, unveiled yesterday: “I applaud Mr. Trump’s list of highly respected jurists who understand the critical importance of judicial restraint, the rule of law and constitutional textualism in the tradition of Justice Scalia. These are some of… Keep reading →
Last week, the United States Supreme Court rendered a decision in the King v. Burwell case, stating that premium tax credits are allowed for eligible individuals who sign up for health insurance coverage through federal, as well as state health insurance marketplaces. With the ruling, provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remain unchanged. Paychex,… Keep reading →
In the wake of the ongoing legal battle that has suspended President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, workers and labor leaders have gathered in Miami over the weekend to build immigrant worker power by mobilizing workers to apply and fight for deferred action. At an event today, workers and labor leaders sent a strong message… Keep reading →
Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. (KMK), today announced that the Supreme Court of the United States has issued an opinion in favor of KMK’s clients that strongly protects Wisconsin businesses and could return hundreds of millions of dollars to the Wisconsin economy. The opinion addresses lawsuits KMK brought, on behalf of Wisconsin industrial and commercial… Keep reading →
Attorneys from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Castleman on behalf of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project, Legal Momentum, and local domestic-violence coalitions in more than forty states…. Keep reading →
The National Retail Federation today urged Congress to address an increasing threat to retailers: patent trolls. Patent trolls are shadowy entities that purchase overly-broad patents with the sole intent of suing retailers and other end-users of technology that allegedly infringe on those patents. “Trolls’ claims not only affect e-commerce applications and the everyday use of… Keep reading →
Harold Kim, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) issued the following statement today on the Florida State Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Estate of Michelle Evette McCall v. United States of America concerning the constitutionality of Florida’s medical malpractice law: “Today’s decision by the Florida State Supreme… Keep reading →
The growing national battle to curb unlicensed and unregulated taxi providers took a new direction today when a group of Chicago taxi owners, drivers and the Illinois Transportation Trade Association (ITTA) filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago. The lawsuit, the first in the nation against a city, claims that by failing to… Keep reading →
On Monday, January 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) will hear a landmark case concerning a bankruptcy court’s power to protect the bankruptcy process from abuse. In Stephen Law v. Alfred H. Siegel, Chapter 7 Trustee, Mr. Law forfeited the privilege of claiming a homestead exemption due to his attempt to… Keep reading →