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Sandak Hennessey Greco LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 It might not seem that long ago to many Connecticut drivers and other motorists across the country that the drama relating to a fatal bridge collapse on the Mississippi River in Minnesota was playing out on their television screens. The fall of that structure in 2007 brought about the deaths of 13...
| | In An Effort to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking California Requires Certain Businesses and Establishments to Post Public Notices Regarding Victims' Rights
Michelle Brauer Abidoye; Ford & Harrison LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 3, 2013 Executive Summary: The California Legislature has enacted a new law that requires certain businesses in the hospitality, transportation, and healthcare industries to post public notices regarding slavery and human trafficking or face stiff penalties. This new law became effective on April 1, 2013...
| | Claim for Section 8 Damages Allowed
Adrian Howard, Beverley Moore, Chantal Saunders; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 In this case, Apotex claimed damages pursuant to s. 8 of the NOC Regulations, and Pfizer alleged that Apotex should not be entitled to damages, due to the principles of ex turpi causa relating to its alleged infringement of the relevant patent. The period of liability and the quantum of damages...
| | Facebook Posts as Evidence of Retaliation
Jonathan T. Hyman; Kohrman Jackson & Krantz PLL;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 4, 2013 I’ve written before about the dangers of employers accessing employee’s social media accounts without appropriate controls in place. One of the biggest risks is that an employer will learn some protected fact about an employee (e.g., medical information) that could lead to an inference...
|  | Court Upholds EPA’s Post-Issuance Withdrawal of a Section 404 Permit
Morris Polich Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 On April 23, 2013, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) veto of a discharge permit that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) had issued under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to...
| | Florida Supreme Court Rules Municipal Ordinance Superiority Provision is Invalid and Bank’s Prior Recorded Mortage is Superior
John R. Chiles, Alexandra N. Haddad; Burr & Forman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 29, 2013 In City of Palm Bay v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. SC11-830 (Fla. May 16, 2013), the Supreme Court of Florida ruled that a municipal ordinance superiority provision is invalid as conflicting with state law. The certified question the Court considered was the following:
| | What The Bleep?
C. R. Wright; Fisher & Phillips LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 1, 2013 There was a time when cursing at work seemed to be the norm in many businesses. Whether in a shop, an office, a hospital or other work environment, swearing and cursing can still occur. One research study out of London published in a 2007 issue of the Leadership and Organization Development...
| | SEC Division of Trading and Markets Grants No-Action Relief to Non-U.S. Mergers and Acquisition Advisor in Conduct of Activity with U.S. Targets
Margaret R. Blake, Amy Natterson Kroll; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 On May 28, 2013, the staff of the Division of Market Regulation (“Staff”) at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) granted no-action relief to Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (“Roland Berger” or “Firm”), an...
| | Does Your Contractor's Insurance Protect You?
Nicola Gudbranson Cooper LLC;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on Spring 2013 If your company uses contractors to provide services, materials and/or labor, it has a liability exposure arising from the contractors' performance of the work. The liability exposure frequently arises when a third party (for example, a contractor's employee) performs work on a job site you own or...
| | Multimillion Dollar Punitive Damage Award Affirmed
W. Brett Mason, Saul R. Newsome; Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 3, 2013 April 3, 2013, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $12,000,000 punitive damage award against three major oil companies in favor of a petroleum inspector in McWilliams v. Exxon Mobil Corp. This case demonstrates the court's ability to impose draconian sanctions when a party...
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