Court: Managers Don’t Have to Ensure Lunch Breaks April 16, 2012 By JASON DEAREN The California Supreme Court ruled that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks...
New Mexico’s High Court to Decide 2 Red-Light Camera Cases January 24, 2012 The decision last month by city officials in Albuquerque, N.M., to do away with the city’s red-light camera program didn’t...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes Shakes Up Employment Class Actions January 10, 2012 By Andrew Longstreth The Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, heralded last term as a game-changer in employment class actions, has lived...
South Carolina Court Tosses Case of Man Hurt in Softball Game December 7, 2011 By MEG KINNARD People playing contact sports assume the risk they will be injured, South Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, upholding a lower...
Montana Court: Some Noncompete Clauses Unenforceable December 2, 2011 Noncompete clauses in employee contracts may not be enforceable in Montana when firms fire or lay off workers, the state...
Georgia Supreme Court Disbars 2 for Using Runners December 2, 2011 The Supreme Court of Georgia has disbarred two personal injury lawyers who paid non-lawyers to refer clients to them. In...
Vermont High Court Rules State Police Can Be Sued November 30, 2011 Two Vermont State Police troopers who went to the wrong house when asked the check on the welfare of an...
Alabama Court Ruling Sparks Outcry from Attorneys November 29, 2011 An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that protected a hospital from paying a judgment in a patient’s death has sparked an...
Calif. City Must Pay $4M for Mudslide Death September 30, 2011 The California Supreme Court says Mill Valley must pay $4 million to the family of a man killed in a...
Florida Supreme Court Weighs If Public Adjuster Law Limits Free Speech September 26, 2011 By Michael Adams Public adjusters would have more access to homeowners in the immediate aftermath of a storm if the Florida Supreme Court...