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In a premises liability action, the duty a landowner owes depends on the status assigned to the person upon the property. Generally, South Carolina acknowledges four categories; trespassers, invitees, licensees and children. While South Carolina’s...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

Chester Cty. Emps.’ Ret. Fund v. KCG Holdings, Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0421-KSJM (Del. Ch. June 21, 2019). Under Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC, 125 A.3d 304 (Del. 2015), Delaware courts generally will dismiss post-closing fiduciary duty claims...By: Morris James LLP

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: asset/wealth management — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 - CURRENT MARKET - Consistent, high activity levels. WE ARE SEEING - Industry consolidation—mostly smaller deals. Some medium-sized deals. No...By: White & Case LLP

Insurance carriers and employer sponsors of health plans were not exactly thrilled with the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. You might say, the Affordable Care Act was viewed as the “wicked witch.” Although the Affordable Care Act has...By: Burr & Forman

The Colorado legislature has been quite active in recent weeks, passing several new employment laws, many of which reflect nationwide trends. Among other things, the new laws address discriminatory pay disparities, salary history inquiries and...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

During the Obama administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rocked the HR world for employers, both union and non-union, by interpreting federal law to create broad restrictions on employer work rules, social media policies, trade...By: Fisher Phillips

The Aftermath of Marsh - When the Marsh case was decided in 2007 its broad interpretation of the “pure opinion exception” and narrow vision of the role of Frye took Florida expert evidence admissibility law well out of the mainstream. Florida law...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence bill (the “Law“) was passed in both houses of parliament and is due to be implemented by royal ratification after 1 January 2020. The aim of the Law is to put more responsibility on companies to prevent goods and...By: Hogan Lovells

An individual may file a claim under Tennessee’s “whistleblower statute”—the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA)—if she was fired solely for reporting or refusing to participate in illegal activity. Similar to federal law, the Tennessee Human...By: Butler Snow LLP

Headlines can command attention while not always fully informing, as might be the case with these eye-catching story titles, one fresh, the others a few years back......By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury