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Lewitt Hackman

PAGA: Early Evaluation Conference

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This is the final of a three-part series addressing the changes to California’s Private Attorneys General Act. In this part we discuss the Early Evaluation Conference....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Work Hard, Play Hard: Third Circuit Establishes Test for Analyzing Employee Status of NCAA College Athletes Under FLSA

The landscape of college sports is undergoing rapid transition, driven by significant changes such as the advent and growth of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes and the House v. NCAA proposed...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Entrepreneurial Success Begins By Navigating Key Legal Lessons

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As often as we hear of the success stories of entrepreneurs, we are not always as privy to the many behind-the-scenes challenges they face. We may hear even less about the legal framework guiding their entrepreneurial dreams....more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

The Magic Carpet Ride Comes to an End: PAGA Claims Can No Longer Be Stricken on Manageability Grounds

On January 18th, the California Supreme Court in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. ruled that defendants sued under the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) may no longer strike unmanageable claims.  PAGA claims are...more

Carlton Fields

Ringmaster’s Review: Fall 2023 Litigation on Parade

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In Ross v. Venerable Insurance & Annuity Co., a Missouri appellate court reversed judgment in favor of the named beneficiary of a flexible premium deferred annuity contract. Following the annuitant’s death, the beneficiary...more

Carlton Fields

Joint-Defense and Common-Interest Agreements in Government Investigations: Best Practices for In-House Counsel to Retain Privilege...

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Introduction - Your company is under investigation by the government. As part of the investigation, the government subpoenaed an employee for testimony. The employee retained a lawyer (separate from your company’s outside...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

New York Broadens the Scope of Admissible Employee Statements

In a seismic change to its evidentiary jurisprudence, New York recently enacted legislation that significantly broadens the admissibility of statements made by a party’s agent or employee....more

Butler Snow LLP

Organizations Beware: New Legal Ethics Opinion confirms Virginia’s narrow prohibition against lawyers directly contacting...

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On January 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved Legal Ethics Opinion (“LEO”) 1890, which comments on a number of issues under Virginia Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2, “Communication with Persons Represented by...more

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