Commercial Law & Contracts, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Privacy

February 2013 U.S. Labor and Employment Update

by Alan Berkowitz, Jennifer Burdick, J. Ian Downes, Linda Dwoskin, Kate Ericsson, Thomas Johnson, Melissa Squire | Dechert LLP on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - Supreme Court to Address “Changing Clothes” under the FLSA - First Appellate Court Decision on FLSA’s Nursing Mother Provision - Courts Continue Trend in Favor of Class Waivers in Arbitration...more

Financial Services Report -- Winter 2012

by Michael J. Agoglia, Leonard N. Chanin, Patrick H. Fischer, Charles M. Horn, Oliver I. Ireland, Rebekah Kaufman, Jim McCabe, Daniel A. Nathan, Thomas J. Noto, Obrea O. Poindexter, more +Sean Ruff, Andrew M. Smith, Dwight C. Smith, III, Nathan David Taylor, Nancy R. Thomas | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/18/2012

In This Issue: Bureau Report; Operations Report; Beltway Report; Arbitration Report; Mortgage Report; Privacy Report; Preemption Report; and Plastics Report. Excerpt from the Bureau Report: World’s Most...more

FTC Announces Investigations of Kids App Providers and California’s AG Sues Delta over Fly Delta App’s Privacy Practices

by Jim DeGraw, David McIntosh, Doug Meal, Mark Szpak | Ropes & Gray LLP on 12/14/2012

Two recent developments should have all app providers reviewing their privacy practices and policies. On Monday, December 10, the Federal Trade Commission released its latest report on privacy disclosures and kids apps....more

Discovery in the US Involving French Companies

by Bertrand Liard, Caroline Lyannaz | White & Case LLP on 11/15/2012

Judicial cross border litigation and/or international arbitration proceedings reveal two distinct systems: common law systems allow a comprehensive collection and disclosure of all existing documents leading to admissible...more

Keeping arbitration disputes 'under the radar'

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 6/6/2012

Originally published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on May 15, 2012 Maintaining a low profile regarding the existence of a dispute, or the issues in that dispute, are often prime motivators for choosing arbitration. As...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 2 April 2012

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/6/2012

In This Issue: Vindictive Ex-Girlfriend Could Face 18 Months in Prison for Facebook “E-Personation”; Man Bites PhoneDog: Twitter Account Ownership Dispute; Warning Signs: Promotions Using Facebook’s “Like” Feature; The...more

Online Deal Programs and Merchant Liability

by International Lawyers Network on 9/8/2011

Unknown only a few years ago, online daily deal sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial have become a ubiquitous phenomenon, touted as being of considerable benefit to participating merchants. That may be so, but they also...more

Labor Letter - May 2011

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/5/2011

In This Issue: Arbitration Can Save Time and Money By James R. Holland II (Kansas City) As American businesses slowly emerge from the worst downturn since the Great Depression, employers should steer clear of roadblocks...more

The California Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinions Addressing Insurance, Consumer Protection and ADR

by Sedgwick LLP on 2/22/2011

• Insurance – In Century-National Ins. Co. v. Jesus Garcia, the court held that a fire insurance policy could not exclude coverage for innocent insureds because of the intentional acts of another insured; in this case the...more

Financial Services Report - Fall 2010

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/2/2010

In this issue: 2 Beltway Report 4 Operations Report 6 Plastic (a/k/a Card Report) 6 Mortgage Report 8 Privacy Report 10 Arbitration Report 10 Preemption Report Please see full newsletter below for more...more

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Alter the Shape of the Workplace

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 7/2/2010

A series of decisions recently issued by the Supreme Court of the United States, may alter your workplace and result in an evaluation of your polices and procedures as well as potentially create concerns regarding past...more

International Business Alert - Winter 2010

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/26/2010

In This Issue: *International Trade News ..ICC Banking Commission Passes URDG 758 ..Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Nationals ..European Union Takes Steps Towards Common Patent System ..Coalition for Security...more