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• Litigation: Whistleblower retaliation claims

  By Jonathan S. Sack, Ester Murdukhayeva  |  May 30, 2013

  Courts and lawmakers have broadened the definition of protected whistleblower activity—that is, the type of conduct that triggers legal protection against retaliation.

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  New rules in Illinois open doors for in-house pro bono work

  By Julie Beck  |  May 22, 2013

  When in-house lawyers licensed in other states are only permitted to do work for their employers, it can make setting up a successful corporate pro bono program pretty difficult, as socially conscious GCs are surely aware.

• Labor: The benefits and obstacles to a valid tip pooling arrangement

  By Cheryl Wilke  |  April 1, 2013

  Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 203(m), employers in states that permit tip credits may pay less than the minimum wage to employees who receive tips.

• Roundup: 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th Circuits

  By Julie Beck  |  March 26, 2013

  Stored Communications Act doesn’t protect cell phone contents; CEO who caused company bankruptcy needs longer prison sentence; Customer can sue for emotional distress over uneaten contaminated food; Externs not employees under FLSA

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  Quiz: How well do you remember January’s top legal stories?

  By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne  |  February 1, 2013

  Test your knowledge of some of the most significant—and strangest—legal events of the past month

• Roundup: 4th, 5th, 9th and 11th Circuits

  By Ashley Post  |  January 28, 2013

  Arbitration rights remain after more than six months of litigation; Decision creates circuit split on CAFA; Court tosses $10.2 million jury verdict for lack of Daubert hearing; Banks may be liable for fraudulent wire transfers.

• Roundup: 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th Circuits

  By Julie Beck  |  December 21, 2012

  Brand-name manufacturers not liable for harm that generic drugs cause; Transit company can ban anti-Islam ads; Information calls can constitute telemarketing; Lower court cannot invalidate FCC cell phone fee requirement

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  9th Circuit rejects public nuisance suit against greenhouse gas emitters

  By Adele Nicholas  |  November 28, 2012

  Court finds in Kivalina v. ExxonMobil that the EPA and Clean Air Act displaced the Village of Kivalina's tort case

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  Former deputy attorney general joins Morgan Lewis

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  October 29, 2012

  A former deputy attorney general under former President George H.W. Bush will be joining law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

• Roundup: 2nd, 7th, 9th and D.C. Circuits

  By Julie Beck  |  September 24, 2012

  NYC can't force retailers to display anti-smoking signs; School district violated rights of teacher with SAD; Settlement may not include charitable donations; Rules force online publishing of political ad contracts