Election & Politics Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

NLRB Decisions To Fall Like Dominos?

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/12/2013

As you may have heard, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals recently sent shockwaves through the labor relations world by holding that President Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board...more

Romney, Obama, Consumer Law & the Supreme Court

by Lawyers.com on 10/5/2012

Voters can gain some wisdom as to how President Barack Obama’s second term or Mitt Romney’s first could affect consumer law by looking at what type of U.S. Supreme Court justice each would appoint to any upcoming...more

Governor Corbett Signs into Law an Amendment to Act 47 Concerning Distressed Municipalities in Pennsylvania

by Saul Ewing LLP on 7/9/2012

On July 5, 2012, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law Senate Bill No. 1321, designated as Act 133 of 2012 ("Act 133"), which amends the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, P.L. 246, No. 47, as amended ("Act 47"), to (i)...more

Jams Dispute Resolution -- Spring 2012

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 5/1/2012

In This Issue: IN DEPTH -- Growing Trend of Third-Party Litigation Funding Creates Mixed Opinions; ADR CONVERSATIONS -- JAMS Panelists Receive Prestigious ADR Award; ADR NEWS & CASE UPDATES; DOMESTIC FOCUS -- Good Faith...more

NLRB Update: Presidential Appointments Ignite Controversy

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/8/2012

President Barack Obama’s controversial appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) have sparked a constitutional firestorm and subsequent legal battle that could potentially alter the makeup of the labor...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - January 2012

by King & Spalding on 1/4/2012

In This Issue: 01 WTO Approves Terms Of Accession For Russia 02 Second Annual Conference On The Renaissance Of American Manufacturing-- Jobs, Trade And The Presidential Election, March 27, 2012 02 Federal...more

The Hacienda Luisita Corporate Give-Away http://y.ahoo.it/wIxM92

by Rey Cartojano on 7/10/2011

The Hacienda Luisita Corporate Give-Away http://y.ahoo.it/wIxM92 Atty. Elpidio V. Peria The Hacienda Luisita Corporate Give-Away: How The Supreme Court Tried to Dispense Social Justice While Condemning Landless Farmers to...more

Global View: The Future of New Egypt

by Mary B. Ayad on 1/3/2011

Three significant facts about Egypt will be discussed in depth to demonstrate why investors and arbitration counsel and practitioners are facing a New Egypt based on legitimate democratic principles necessary for...more

Airline Legal Alert: NMB Maintains Prohibition Against Use of "Hyperlinks" To Voting Website

by FordHarrison on 12/3/2009

As reported in a previous Alert, in July 2009 the National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that it was soliciting comments on whether it should permit the use of electronic "hyperlinks" to the website where employees may cast...more

Airline Legal Alert: NMB Rules Under Union Siege

by FordHarrison on 10/5/2009

In a blatant effort to take advantage of a change in the membership of the National Mediation Board (NMB), unions have petitioned the NMB to alter its longstanding procedures on how representation elections are...more

Airline Management Newsletter - August 20, 2009

by FordHarrison on 8/20/2009

IN THIS ISSUE: *Ford & Harrison Partner and F&H Solutions Group President to Serve as Advisors to Dunlop II Committee *Court finds USAPA Breached Duty of Fair Representation to Former America West Pilots *Fiduciaries...more

EFCA Deal May Clear Way for Action in September

by Duane Morris LLP on 7/20/2009

Efforts to pass the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") have been stalled while Senate Democrats work to obtain the necessary 60 votes for cloture and bring the matter to the Senate floor. The proposed law would amend the...more