Seyfarth Synopsis: The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit says that an agreement to arbitrate presented visually to blind plaintiffs on a POS device and never read to thempo is not binding....more
12/10/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Binding Arbitration ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Illusory Contracts ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court has clarified IDEA’s exhaustion requirement to allow claims brought on behalf of IDEA eligible students to proceed directly in court unless the “gravamen” of the complaint seeks relief...more
2/28/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ,
Fry v Napoleon Community Schools ,
IDEA ,
Public Schools ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 504 ,
Service Animals ,
Students ,
Title II
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently slammed the United States Department of Labor with a finding of abusive conduct and ordered an award of significant monetary sanctions for bad faith, harassment, and abusive...more
7/10/2015
/ Abusive Acts ,
Appeals ,
Bad Faith ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Government Investigations ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interviews ,
Legal Ethics ,
Misclassification ,
Remedies ,
Wage and Hour ,
Young Lawyers