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Second Cir Clarifies Pleading Reqs in Employment Discrim Cases
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Every first year law student is familiar with the pleading requirements established by Iqbal v. Ashcroft. Under Iqbal, a complaint must make facially plausible...
Court Upholds Teeth-Whitening Restrictions, Dentists Rejoice
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Dentists have a new reason to smile after the Second Circuit upheld Connecticut regulations requiring that certain teeth-whitening procedures be performed only...
Are Interns Employees or Just Servants? New Test by 2nd Circuit
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Unpaid internships are some of the most miserable, abusive, and exploitative forms of labor around -- and you can go ahead and take advantage of them again,...
Can't Copyright Just Part of a Collaborative Work, 2nd Cir. Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Contributors to a creative work, whose contributions are inseparable from that work, cannot copyright their contribution alone, the Second Circuit ruled on...
New Testimony Is Not New Evidence: No New Trial in Cendant Fraud
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Before there was Enron, there was Cendant. Cendant, a travel and real estate company, cooked its books for 12 years, in one of the largest accounting frauds...
9/11 Detainees May Sue Ashcroft and Others for Rights Violations
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Muslim and Arab men who were wrongfully detained can sue former attorney general John Ashcroft and other Bush-era officials for violating their constitutional...
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