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Baseball Concession Workers Strike Out With Overtime Claims
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When the Baltimore Orioles go into overtime, the workers in Camden Yards don't exactly celebrate. That's because the men and women who sell you your peanuts...
2nd Cir. Adds More Claws to Cat's Paw Discrimination Theory
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A company can be held responsible for the retaliatory actions taken by one co-worker against another, even when those workers are just low-level employees, the...
Federal Courts Have No Jurisdiction to Expunge Convictions
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal district court in Brooklyn has no authority to expunge a valid conviction of a woman who said her arrest record had prevented her from securing a job...
Chevron Escapes $9.5 Billion 'Amazon Chernobyl' Judgment
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Energy giant Chevron can breathe a little easier after the Second Circuit overruled a lower court award of $9.5 billion, finding that the judgment was...
Court Revives Suit Over Anti-Male Bias in Campus Sex Assault Investigations
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A male Columbia University student can go forward with his lawsuit accusing the college of gender bias in its sexual assault investigations, the Second Circuit...
2nd Circuit Decertifies Class After Jury Returns $32M Verdict
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A lesson of particular interest to class action civil procedure came out from a unanimous Second Circuit recently. That court of appeals affirmed a lower...
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