Michael Kozubek

• Court reduces e-discovery costs award by more than 90 percent

  By Michael Kozubek  |  May 30, 2012

  3rd Circuit has a conservative view on what e-discovery costs are recoverable

• Court certifies class of brokers claiming race discrimination

  By Michael Kozubek  |  April 30, 2012

  7th Circuit decision demonstrates a strategy for successful class actions post-Dukes

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  Firing of pregnant first-year employee ruled illegal

  By Michael Kozubek  |  March 27, 2012

  11th Circuit rules protection against retaliation under FMLA begins as soon as employee announces need for unpaid leave

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  Termination of transgender employee ruled illegal

  By Michael Kozubek  |  March 1, 2012

  The 11th Circuit sides with transgender employee based on sexual stereotyping

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  How to review and compare corporate conduct rules

  By Michael Kozubek  |  February 1, 2012

  A new free database allows users to search codes

• Preemptive strike against class certification leads to case dismissal

  By Michael Kozubek  |  February 1, 2012

  The 6th Circuit decision in Pilgrim v. Universal Health Card in November 2011 provides good precedent for challenging multistate plaintiffs’ class certification in a consumer protection case early in the proceeding.

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  Food labeling requirements result in dismissal of consumer fraud suit

  By Michael Kozubek  |  January 1, 2012

  In a clear victory for food companies, the 7th Circuit emphatically rejected a consumer’s attempt to use state law to charge fraud in the nutrition labeling and marketing of cereal bars that she alleged contained an inferior form of fiber.

• Model order casts a net over patent e-discovery fishing expeditions

  By Michael Kozubek  |  December 1, 2011

  Federal Circuit's model order recommends significant new e-discovery limits in patent cases.

• Cat's paw case leaves imprint on proper employee termination steps

  By Michael Kozubek  |  November 1, 2011

  3rd Circuit ruling suggests steps employers should take when supervisors who recommend adverse employment actions are suspected of bias

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  How spoliation standards affect corporations filing sanctions

  By Michael Kozubek  |  October 4, 2011

  Learn the proper response when opposing counsel destroys electronic data.