Jury Awards

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013

by Daniel J. McCoy, Dan Ko Obuhanych | Fenwick & West LLP on 5/15/2013

The NLRB's controversial requirement that employers post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (as reported in our January and May 2012 FEBs) has been held unconstitutional by the...more

Jury Awards More Than $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit against New Breed Logistics

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/13/2013

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A jury has rendered a verdict of more than $1.5 million in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against New Breed Logistics, a North ...more

Patent Watch: Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP Am., Inc.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 5/7/2013

On May 1, 2013, in Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP Am., Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader,* Prost, Moore) affirmed-in-part, vacated-in-part and remanded-in-part the district court's judgment that...more

$240M to Disabled Workers Abused in Company’s ‘House Of Horrors’

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 5/6/2013

A turkey processing company has been ordered by a jury to pay a whopping $240 million for paying mentally disabled workers 41 cents per hour and housing them in a rodent-infested “house of horrors.”...more

EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of More than $20 Million for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/2/2013

Florida Travel Agency Subjected Women to Verbal and Physical Abuse and Disrespect, Manager Fired for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict awarding a total...more

Jury Awards $240 Million for Long-Term Abuse of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/2/2013

Historic Verdict Against Henry's Turkey Service for Men Subjected to Verbal and Physical Harassment, Housed in Substandard Facilities, Denied Medical Care - WASHINGTON - A Davenport, Iowa jury today awarded the U.S....more

$7.7M for Patient’s Death During Struggle With Caregivers

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 5/1/2013

A jury awarded $7.7 million for the death of a patient who suffocated during a struggle with her caregivers. Thirty-three year old Lauren Arcady was developmentally disabled, suffered from schizophrenia, and had a...more

Recent Multi-Million Dollar Whistleblower Jury Awards — A Wake-Up Call For Employers

by Rachel Fischer, Michael Graham, Harris M. Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 4/16/2013

In what might be an unsettling trend for employers, juries in Philadelphia and Anchorage have recently issued multi-million dollar jury awards in favor of whistleblowers. Specifically, on March 22, 2013, a Philadelphia Common...more

Appellate Notes: Week of April 1, 2013

by Edward McCreery III | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 4/3/2013

In This Issue: - AC33703 - Sigular v. Gilson - AC33557 - Filippelli v. Saint Mary’s Hospital - AC34524 - Capel v. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. - AC34221 - Nichols v. The Milford Pediatric...more

Federal Circuit Affirms Finding of Infringement in SynQor v. Artesyn Techs.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 3/26/2013

On March 13, 2013, in SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Techs., Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader,* Lourie, Daniel) affirmed the district court’s summary judgment that the defendants infringed U.S. Patents...more

Ex-Boy Scout Trial Exposes Group’s “Pervert” Cover Up [Video]

by Lawyers.com on 2/13/2013

Lawyers.com producer John McCarthy provides a video report of the Kerry Lewis lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America and how the case is not unique, as pedophiles targeted BSA to have access to young victims....more

Newsbreak: Surprising Results in Three Cases [Video]

by Lawyers.com on 2/8/2013

Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine gives a newsbreak with legal information consumers can use. He covers a Tort Reform case, and the duty to warn guests of dangers in a slip and fall at a pool party and a case where...more

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Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013

Jury Awards More Than $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit against New Breed Logistics

Patent Watch: Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP Am., Inc.

$240M to Disabled Workers Abused in Company’s ‘House Of Horrors’

EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of More than $20 Million for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Jury Awards $240 Million for Long-Term Abuse of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities

$7.7M for Patient’s Death During Struggle With Caregivers

Recent Multi-Million Dollar Whistleblower Jury Awards — A Wake-Up Call For Employers

Appellate Notes: Week of April 1, 2013

Federal Circuit Affirms Finding of Infringement in SynQor v. Artesyn Techs.

Ex-Boy Scout Trial Exposes Group’s “Pervert” Cover Up [Video]

Newsbreak: Surprising Results in Three Cases [Video]

Jury Awards $200,000 in Damages Against A.C. Widenhouse in EEOC Race Harassment Suit

Weekly Brief: Patent Jury Awards, Law Firm Hiring, Scalia's Hat [Video]

Abandoning Your Eminent Domain Action May Come With A Hefty Price Tag

Ex-Boy Scout Trial Exposes Group’s “Pervert” Cover Up [Video]

Newsbreak: Surprising Results in Three Cases [Video]

Weekly Brief: Patent Jury Awards, Law Firm Hiring, Scalia's Hat [Video]

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