It’s hard to believe a decade has passed since we delivered our first edition of Pro Te: Solutio to your door. Those years have brought enormous changes in the world and in our industry. Innovation has driven everything we...more
7/17/2018
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Client Services ,
Depositions ,
DQSA ,
Emergency Response ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDASIA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Innovation ,
Juror ,
Jury Trial ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Device User Fee Program (MDUFA IV) ,
Medical Devices ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patient Rights ,
Patient Safety ,
Patients ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Questionnaires ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Law Tort Claims ,
Voir Dire ,
Witness Preparation
Back in April 2017, the federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (governing Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) made big news when it determined that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prevents employers from discriminating...more
3/23/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Recently, two different courts reached two different results in determining whether employees’ LinkedIn postings amounted to a solicitation in contravention of a nonsolicitation agreement. In Bankers Life & Cas. Co. v. Am....more
In November 2017, the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld a Nashville trial court’s determination that a former employee violated his noncompete agreement by managing employees who solicited competing business in the restricted...more
An employee or former employee who starts preparing to compete with his employer or former may get tripped up in one of two scenarios: (1) breaching a fiduciary duty of loyalty; or (2) running afoul of a noncompete...more
Last month, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law legislation (Public Chapter 995) that will significantly amend the Tennessee Human Rights Act (“THRA”), the Tennessee Public Protection Act (“TPPA”), and the...more
In This Issue:
- Forum Non Conveniens: How To Avoid The Tide of Lawsuits Brought by Foreign Nationals
- Pro Te Solutio: Product Defense And FDA Compliance
- Health Care Strike Force: Uncovering Fraud In The...more
Few things can be more frustrating to an employer than spending significant resources training a new employee, allowing the employee access to trade secrets, and introducing the employee to customers, only for the employee to...more
Most people know that an employee who misuses his employer’s confidential information may be subject to damages in a civil lawsuit. Many states have enacted a Uniform Trade Secrets Act that allows an employer to pursue a...more
4/12/2013
Originally published in the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law, Volume 41, Number 1, Fall 2012.
Against the backdrop of decades of significant legislation and court battles impacting the workplace,...more
Originally published in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law - Volume 28, Number 1, Fall 2012.
I. Introduction -
"I didn't solicit them; they approached me." That is a common defense invoked by someone accused...more