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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

FRCP 45 Does Not Apply to the Court’s Lit-Funding Orders That Were Reasonable and Within the Court’s Inherent Authority

5 On July 16, 2024, the Federal Circuit affirmed both the sua sponte order issued by the District of Delaware requiring Lori LaPray, the purported owner of all of the plaintiff LLCs created by the patent monetization firm, IP...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

What Might Have Been: Sears Misses out on Millions in TCPA Settlement Funds For Cruise Line Robocalls Due to Untimely Subpoena

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Along with many other retailers, Sears Holding Corporation (“Sears”) has fallen on some hard times recently. In an apparent effort to boost its bottom line, Sears recently submitted a revised claim in an effort to collect up...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - July 2017

In response to three questions asked of it by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court opined as follows...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Following U.S. Supreme Court Review, Ninth Circuit Remands EEOC Subpoena Case

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After the U.S. Supreme Court clarified in McLane Co. v. EEOC, No. 15-1248, 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2327 (U.S. 2017), that the scope of review for employers facing EEOC administrative subpoenas was the...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Ninth Circuit: EEOC Has Broad Subpoena Powers

On remand from the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit again vacated a District Court’s Order denying enforcement of an administrative subpoena issued to an employer by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - May 2017

Ruth Featherstone alleged that her former employer (SCPMG) discriminated against her based on a "temporary disability" that was caused by an adverse drug reaction, which resulted in an "altered mental state." During this...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies That Limited Appellate Review Applies To EEOC Subpoena Enforcement

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The Supreme Court’s recent McLane Company v. EEOC decision addresses the constraints placed on appellate review of actions to enforce or quash broadly written Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) subpoenas. The case...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Supreme Court Confirms Deferential Standard of Review for EEOC Subpoenas

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court confirmed that federal appeals courts should apply a deferential standard of review to federal district court determinations regarding the legal sufficiency of EEOC subpoenas....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Supreme Court: District Court EEOC Subpoena Enforcement Decisions Subject to Abuse of Discretion

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision on April 3, 2017, in McLane Co., Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a case which presented the question of what the appropriate standard of appellate...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

I’ll Defer To You: Supreme Court Rules Appellate Courts Should Apply Abuse Of Discretion Standard When Reviewing EEOC Subpoena...

Recently, in McLane Co., Inc. v. EEOC, case number 15-1248 , the United States Supreme Court clarified the standard for when an appellate court reviews a trial court’s order to enforce or quash a subpoena from the EEOC....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court Defers to Lower Court Determinations on EEOC Subpoena Powers

In a disturbingly increasing number of charge investigations, employers have faced broad information requests from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), including requests that appear unrelated to the charging...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Supreme Court Message – Be Wary of EEOC Subpoenas

On Monday, the Supreme Court held that appellate courts must utilize the deferential “abuse-of-discretion” standard when evaluating a ruling on a subpoena issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That An Abuse-Of-Discretion Standard Applies To Review Of EEOC Subpoenas

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in McLane Co. v. EEOC, No. 15-1248, 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2327 (U.S. 2017), a decision that clarifies the scope of review for employers facing...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects De Novo Review for EEOC Subpoenas

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The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit court split regarding the standard of review applicable to district court decisions that evaluate the enforceability of EEOC investigative subpoenas and held yesterday that an abuse...more

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Supreme Court Holds Deferential Standard is Appropriate for EEOC Subpoena Reviews

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Under Title VII, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has the authority to issue subpoenas for documents relevant to its investigations. Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in McLane Co. v. EEOC, which issued...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - April, 2017

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases today: McLane Co. v. EEOC, No. 15-1248: Damiana Ochoa filed a discrimination charge against petitioner McLane Co. when she was terminated after...more

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Supreme Court Limits EEOC Subpoena Power

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In a 7 to 1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that courts of appeals should largely defer to lower courts’ decisions when policing subpoenas issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

EEOC Subpoenas are Subject to the Abuse of Discretion Standard of Review

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On April 3, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in McLane Co. v. EEOC, addressing how federal courts review subpoenas that the EEOC issues while investigating charges of employment discrimination. McLane involved...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides McLane Co., Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

On April 3. 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court decided McLane Co., Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, holding that a district court’s decision whether to enforce or quash an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Power of the Subpoena: Will Nominee Gorsuch Limit Scope of EEOC Reach?

Just how broad is the EEOC’s subpoena power and are we likely to get some guidance soon? We’ve said before that the McLane v. EEOC case (which is about the EEOC’s subpoena power and is currently before the Supreme Court) is...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Upon Further Review: Supreme Court Weighs Deference Due District Courts in EEOC Subpoena Proceedings

In a recent oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices considered a narrow procedural issue that could have broader implications for the subpoena power of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

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