Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/23/2012

Alter egos are all the rage right now with The Avengers well on its way to becoming one of the most popular movies of all time. Hearing about a new case out of the Second Circuit, it would be easy to conclude the Court...more

by Barger & Wolen on 5/21/2012

In Wood v. City of San Diego, Janet Wood brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging the surviving spouse benefit provided by the City of San Diego to retired employees discriminated on the basis of...more

by Akerman Senterfitt on 5/18/2012

Premarital sex is not protected activity under Title VII. But it can lead to pregnancy, which is a protected status under Title VII. Which raises the question: can an employer use an employee’s pregnancy as evidence of...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/18/2012

Attorneys who work in the employment and labor field are generally aware of the affirmative defense set forth by the Supreme Court’s decisions in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775(1998) and Burlington Industries,...more

by María Luján López on 5/16/2012

Publicado en VLex 16/05/2012 El motivo de este trabajo, es expresar y fundamentar acabadamente el parecer contrario, haciéndonos eco,nada menos, que de la voz de autoridad de la Sala de lo Civil del TS, en distintas...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Michigan Employment... on 5/11/2012

We don’t do this very often, but today we have a guest blogger. Andrea Bernard is highly respected and talented partner at WNJ. She spends a good deal of her time doing employment litigation. You can read more about her at...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/8/2012

On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court clarified the steps trial courts must take to ensure that the notice requirements under the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) are strictly enforced in a consolidated order resolving two...more

by Dan Goodman on 5/6/2012

The eighth in a series on blunders made by the Supreme Court of the United States. In this article the case of Cramer v. United States (325 U.S. 1, 1945) is reviewed. The blunder made is that the United States Supreme...more