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The introduction of the new Commercial  Companies Law (New CCL), which came into effect on 17 April 2019 repealing the old Commercial Companies Law (No 4/74) (Old CCL), brings a number of measures aimed at creating a more transparent and robust...By: Dentons

In late 2018, in Sulyma v. Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff’s access to documents disclosing an alleged breach of fiduciary duty did not trigger the Employee Retirement Income...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Do you ever watch a television series or see a Broadway musical and think about the employment law issues that are being raised? (C’mon, I can’t be the only one out there.) I was reminded of my inability to separate out fact from fiction when I...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Truck accident lawsuits are substantially different than regular motor vehicle accident cases. Accidents involving semi-trucks require much more in-depth investigations and can become very complex....By: The Roth Firm

The Colorado Court of Appeals announced a recent published opinion in which, although the Court considered multiple issues on appeal, its opinion focuses primarily on the admissibility of evidence of past medical expenses when the plaintiff is...By: Wilson Elser

Des Plaines Limousine Service Refused to Hire Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service violated federal law when it refused to hire or consider potential accommodations for a...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

On June 18, 2019, in a decision authored by Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr., the Delaware Supreme Court en banc reversed the dismissal of a stockholder derivative suit against the directors and officers of Blue Bell Creameries USA, Inc. (the...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

New York State lawmakers have approved broad legislation that will lower the burden on plaintiffs seeking to prove claims of workplace harassment under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), as well as extend the statute of limitations and...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

“Success in creating [Artificial Intelligence] would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.” It’s almost as if Stephen Hawking, when he made that statement in 2014,...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

On June 19, 2019, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill S.6577, which upon Governor Cuomo’s anticipated signature will significantly expand the scope of employee protections provided by the New York State Human Rights Law (State HRL)....By: Wilson Elser