Arbitration provisions are a common benefit for non-subscribers and will typically be upheld in regards to claims such as negligence or premise liability. However, they are generally found invalid with regard to claims for wrongful denial of benefits […]
First, the Act has expanded the list of work related injuries that all covered employers must report. Employers must continue to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours. However, under the new rules, employers must also report all work- […]
For example, a New York dentist required all of her patients to sign a confidentiality agreement precluding the patients from posting comments about the dentist or her practice and assigning her the all copyrights in those comments. On its face this […]
Chip's practice focuses on diverse business litigation matters, including significant intellectual property litigation. Whether it’s protecting the trade secrets of how to build the world’s fastest street car, recovering lost profits for the patent […]
Beginning in 2012, a distinguished group of bankruptcy attorneys, academics and judges known as the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 (the Commission) held periodic meetings throughout the U.S. to analyze […]
As discussed in depth in a prior post, raising the minimum wage has received a considerable amount of attention over the past year. President Obama signed an Executive Order requiring employers with federal contracts to pay those employees at least […]
I have to wonder though. How did North Korea orchestrate such an attack in the first place? Are we now in an era where there are no secrets? No privacy? No cause for anticipation? No surprises except of course for these attacks? How, for […]
When your personal data is the subject of a hack attack, what are your rights? The US Supreme Court is considering this very issue in a case before it. On the block is the issue of whether an individual, who may not have suffered any actual harm, […]
Fast food is very secretive. Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken has eleven secret herbs and spices. Bakers have attempted to reverse engineer Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, but it remains a closely held secret. Coca Cola has had […]
Under the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 ("the Act"), no motor carrier shall operate a motor vehicle unless the carrier has obtained minimum levels of financial responsibility[1] through insurance or other forms for bodily injury or death to […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR), has recently entered into another HIPAA settlement, emphasizing yet again the government's focus on the HIPAA Security Rule. The settlement highlights that health […]
These and other such issues came home in a very real way earlier this month when thousands of devices used to take credit card payments ceased to work. The problem was no hacker or third-world government group bent on harming the US economy during […]