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'Anti-Poaching' Agreements Can Be Legally Questionable. As McDonald's Recently Found Out.
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
Franchise owners might want to think twice about their employment practices after a recent lawsuit against McDonald’s and their “no-poach” agreements. Even as...
Will the DoJ Take a Bite Out of Apple?
By A.J. Firstman | Last updated on
On March 21st the US Department of Justice (DoJ), fifteen states, and Washington, D.C. filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of unlawfully...
Lawsuit Filed Over NCAA Transgender Athlete Policy
By Melanie Rauch, JD | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
In a legal move that could potentially have significant implications for college sports, a group of sixteen college athletes initiated a class action lawsuit...
Massachusetts Supreme Court Allows City to Institute Lifetime Tobacco Ban
By Melanie Rauch, JD | Last updated on
In a bold move by the town of Brookline, Massachusetts, a revolutionary ordinance now prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1,...
First-Ever Charges for Smuggling Greenhouse Gases Into U.S.
By Melanie Rauch, JD | Last updated on
Michael Hart, a 58-year-old resident of San Diego, California, has been charged with the illicit importation of greenhouse gases from Mexico, a first in the...
Ghost Gun Manufacturer Hit With $7.8 Judgment After 'Ghosting' NY Lawsuit
By T. Evan Eosten Fisher, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal court imposed a $7.8 million judgment against a Florida company, Indie Guns, for failing to respond to a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney...