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Implied duty of mutual trust and confidence and employers’ right to terminate

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In Hong Kong, an implied duty of mutual trust and confidence (“Duty”) exists between an employer and an employee. This duty requires that an employer shall not “without reasonable and proper cause, conduct itself in a manner...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Termination of Employment Versus Breach of Duty - Current Issues in Closely Held Businesses Series: Part 2

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Was the removal of an shareholder-employee as an officer an employment claim or a breach of duty and shareholder oppression? When disputes develop and interests among owners diverge, a shareholder-employee may have his...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup - February 2016

Be Still, My Heart: New Suit Says Fitbits Fail to Track Heartbeats as Promised - Why it matters - Fitbit has been hit with another consumer class action asserting false advertising claims, this time alleging that...more

Burr & Forman

Bad Faith Constitutes "Cause" For Dismissal Under Section 707(a)

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Until recently, the creditor of a chapter 7 debtor whose debts were not primarily consumer in nature was unable to rely on Eleventh Circuit precedent to support its position that its debtor's chapter 7 bankruptcy case should...more

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A Bit Too Far: Employee’s Alleged Self-Defense Fails To Sway NH Justices On His Wrongful Discharge Claim

Could an employee be fired by his employer for actions he claimed were done in self-defense? In Leeds v. BAE Systems, No. 2012-599 (November 5, 2013), the New Hampshire Supreme Court found that he could where the employee’s...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Bad Faith Termination Can Be Good ERISA Interference Claim

It is not uncommon for employers to have executive severance plans that pay substantial severance if an executive loses employment in connection with a change in control. In a recent federal district court decision, a former...more

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