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Protecting Confidential Legal Information Introduction

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1. THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE - Historically, the attorney-client privilege developed upon two assumptions: (1) good legal assistance requires full disclosure of a client’s legal problems; and (2) a client will only...more

Rumberger | Kirk

OIR Approves Binding Arbitration and Waiver of Entitlement to Relating Attorney Fees

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American Integrity is the first insurance carrier to implement binding arbitration language and a waiver of the one-way attorney’s fee provisions into its Florida homeowner’s insurance policy. On February 10, 2022, the Office...more

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New Changes to North Carolina Construction Law

New legislation in North Carolina makes changes to various laws governing construction projects. The changes affect design-build projects, lien waivers requested from subcontractors, and a lien claimant’s ability to obtain an...more

McDermott Will & Emery

$6 Million Verdict Vacated in Flooring Tech Trade Secrets Row

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The US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed a judgment of trade secret misappropriation because the plaintiff had not proved that the defendant’s duty to maintain the secret arose at the time it acquired the secret....more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

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Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

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Obtaining Additional Time for a Family Law Hearing: What You Need to Know

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The Facts - In Reyes v. Neill 1, Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals addressed the question of whether the Court abused its discretion by failing to permit adequate time for the parties to present testimony and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Employer Commits Willful Violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act By Including Waiver In Statutorily Mandated Disclosure

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In Syed v. M-I, LLC, the Ninth Circuit held that including waiver of potential claims language in the same document as the statutorily required Fair Credit and Reporting Act disclosure was a violation of FCRA. In sum, the...more

Carlton Fields

Stipulations Can Make Trial Easier, But The Devil is in The Details

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It is often beneficial to limit the issues at trial to those that are truly disputed and to stipulate to facts that are no longer in dispute. In some cases, for example, liability may be sharply disputed, but the amount of...more

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Parties may not contractually waive judicial review of arbitral awards

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Introduction - In a recent award enforcement decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that parties cannot contractually eliminate judicial review of arbitral awards under the US Federal Arbitration...more

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Not Settling for Less: The EEOC’s Latest Challenge to Employee Releases

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently filed a “pattern or practice” lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy, Inc., alleging that CVS uses an “overbroad, misleading and unenforceable Separation Agreement” that...more

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