Eric Leppo

Intracompany Complaint May Constitute Activity Protected by Antiretaliation Provision of Fair Labor Standards Act
Eric Leppo, February 2, 2012
In this recently issued opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Court reversed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia’s decision granting Defendant Bostick Laboratories’ Motion to Dismiss. The Court held that complaints within a company...

Washington Post Entitled to Obtain Completed Jury Questionnaires
Eric Leppo, January 25, 2012
In this recently issued opinion from the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Court ruled that the trial court erred when it denied completely the Washington Post newspaper’s request to obtain completed jury questionnaires from a high-profile criminal trial.

Plan Administrator’s Policy Interpretation Upheld Despite ERISA Challenge
Eric Leppo, January 19, 2012
In this recently issued opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Court affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina’s decision granting Defendant Principal Life’s Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court held that Principal...