Misrepresentation, Misclassification

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Customs Enforcement and False Claims Act Risks (Part II)

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/25/2025

As detailed in Part I of our three-part series on Minimizing Customs Enforcement and False Claims Act Risks, the combination of the new high-tariff environment, the heightened ability of Customs (and the general public) to...more

The State AG Report – 12.14.2023

Cozen O'Connor on 12/18/2023

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Fight for Fair Play in College Sports- • AGs on the...more

Massachusetts Appeals Court Clarifies Issues Regarding Overtime Compensation Defenses

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/28/2021

Employees who claim that their employers misclassified them as exempt from the overtime requirements of Massachusetts law frequently attempt to recover overtime pay for hours worked outside the statute of limitations...more

Recent Decisions in Class Actions Mixed Bag for Uber, Lyft

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner on 4/12/2016

It was a mixed bag on the litigation front for Uber and Lyft last week following a string of decisions in class action lawsuits against these companies. On Tuesday, April 5, the Ninth Circuit granted Uber’s petition to...more

Business Litigation Reporter October 2015

Goodwin on 10/22/2015

Goodwin Procter’s Business Litigation Reporter provides timely summaries of key cases and other developments within dedicated Business Litigation sessions and related courts throughout the country – courts within which...more

U.S. Whistleblower Recovers Large Sum from Antidumping Duty Evasion

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/22/2013

The False Claims Act may furnish a powerful new tool for U.S. producers that believe their foreign competitors are evading antidumping/countervailing duty or other customs duties by misclassifying imports or misrepresenting...more