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Foot Locker Loses Appeal of $180 Million Verdict for ERISA Violations
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Foot Locker stepped on its employees, but didn't expect them to kick back. In Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc., the plaintiffs won a $180 million judgment against...
Silk Road Founder Loses Appeal of Life Sentence for Drug Trafficking
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court affirmed the life sentence for a darknet criminal who was convicted of selling more than $180 million in illegal drugs on the...
Court Reverses Illegal Smuggling Conviction
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court reversed the conviction of a man who smuggled a Pakistani man into the United States, then drove him to board a train to Canada with a...
Union Worker's Profane Post on Facebook Is Protected
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
An employee's Facebook comments -- including the f-word directed at a supervisor's mother -- days before a union vote were protected by labor laws, a federal...
New York City's 'Black Car' Drivers Are Independent Contractors
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
In New York City, the color of your car matters if you drive a taxi. Yellow cars can pick up passengers anywhere and anytime they hail you. Green cars can pick...
Top 5 Cases From the Second Circuit This March
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
It was truly a mad March, and we're not just talking about NCAA basketball or Russian spies. We're talking about the Second Circuit, as well. Over the past 31...
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