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Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2024 #4

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Under Armour on Friday said it has agreed to pay $434 million to settle a 2017 class action lawsuit accusing the sports apparel maker of defrauding shareholders about its revenue growth in order to meet Wall Street forecasts....more

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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charges Following Fatal Trench Collapse

Last month, the owner of a Colorado construction company pled guilty to criminal manslaughter charges following the death of an employee as the result of a trench collapse. According to the federal Occupational Safety and...more

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Seaman’s Manslaughter: An Arcane Statute Turned Present-Day Enforcement Risk

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Owners and operators of ships calling on the United States know well that criminal prosecutions are now a regular occurrence in the maritime industry. Most relate to environmental violations and post-incident conduct like...more

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Queensland Government Passes Legislation Introducing Industrial Manslaughter Offence Into Resources Industry

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The Situation: Following the deaths of eight miners at Queensland coal mines in the past two years, the Queensland Labor government has been under mounting pressure from the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy...more

Law School Toolbox

Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 248: Listen and Learn -- Introduction to Homicide

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're talking about homicide. In this episode...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 3.24.2020 | Top Story: Fed’s “Unlimited” QE Promise Doesn’t Reassure Markets Amid D.C. Deadlock

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A promise of “unlimited” QE from the Fed Monday morning briefly turned the tides on Dow futures but wasn’t enough to overcome another day of COVID-19-related fears and DC gridlock over the $1.8 trillion stimulus package III...more

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Criminal Charges For OSHA Violations? State Prosecutors Are Taking Increased Interest

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Most employers are aware that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration can issue monetary penalties for health and safety violations occurring in the workplace. Many employers also know that in particular...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Construction Safety: Lessons From 2016 and Remedies in 2017

While each year there are reports and statistics regarding the annual number of construction accidents and fatalities in New York City, 2016 will likely be remembered as the year when a construction accident could, and did,...more

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Construction Contractor Faces Manslaughter Charge in Worker’s Death

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A New York man and two construction companies he owns have been indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the death of an employee who plunged six stories to his death after allegedly being directed to perform work...more

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