Supreme Court

Ex-Enron CEO Skilling seeks new trial

By Ashley Post | May 22, 2012

Jeffrey Skilling desperately wants to get out of jail.
Labor: EEOC issues final rule on reasonable factors other than age under the ADEA

By Wendy Voss, Lindsay Clizbe | May 21, 2012

On March 30the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final rule, meant to clarify the “reasonable factors other than age” (RFOA) defense available under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Facts & Figures: 5 sets of newsworthy data

By Alanna Byrne | May 11, 2012

An inside look at the numbers that count
Labor: 4 tips to help managers avoid employment litigation

By Jeremy Hawpe | May 7, 2012

Managers, team leaders and frontline supervisors today face an incredible number of challenges, including reorganization problems, competition on an international basis and the infusion of technology and attendant changes that follow
Labor: Retaliation under the FLSA – Where do we stand?

By Wendy Voss, E. Chaney Hall | May 7, 2012

Courts are likely to continue to broaden the scope of what is considered a filed complaint
IP: Supreme Court may make patent litigation less expensive

By Marla Butler | May 1, 2012

Claim construction is often considered the most critical phase of patent litigation before trial.
Failure-to-warn claims preempted in Texas unless the FDA finds fraud

By Julie Beck | April 30, 2012

5th Circuit decision deepens circuit split on fraud-on-the-FDA statute preemption
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
Iqbal and Twombly transform federal litigation

By Adele Nicholas | April 30, 2012

Courts are unevenly applying two infamous Supreme Court decisions
Shield law protects reporter from cross-examination

By Mary Swanton | April 30, 2012

A 2nd Circuit case against Goldman Sachs turns into a debate over New York's shield law