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Over the past two years, there has been an uptick in the number of lawsuits challenging director and executive compensation. Cases such asIn Re: Investors Bancorp, Stein v. Blankfein, Hertz v. Frissora and, most recently, Tornetta v. Musk are setting...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

Thirty-five years after deciding that arbitration clauses in employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) were unenforceable, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed itself by...By: Perkins Coie

OHL and Contrack v. Qatar Foundation [2019] - A decision of an English court in October 2019 has considered aspects of the Qatar Civil Code in the context of termination of a contract where a party was in default. This is an interesting development...By: Dentons

Just when you thought the regulators had forgotten about HVCRE ADC, they issued a new notice of proposed rulemaking like they were Beyoncé surprise-dropping a new album. And then…they disappeared again! We were waiting for more news before alerting...By: Dechert LLP

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini provided insight on a case involving a plaintiff’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against former employees who allegedly stole confidential client contact information prior to resigning from...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Project engineers should be wary of contractual language, as well as conduct, that may impose supervisory responsibilities to warn and protect employees of other contractors from dangerous conditions located on a project. A recent Mississippi Supreme...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a major set of restrictions on the actions California cities and counties may take to impede housing development. Senate Bill 330 broadly aims to prevent local agencies from putting up new barriers...By: Perkins Coie

Alabama’s materialman’s lien statute (specifically, Ala. Code § 35-11-211) was drafted with the intent of providing construction lenders priority over materialmen as to debts relating to construction projects. This intent was recently confirmed by an...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

As previously reported, Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law AB 5. The controversial law narrowing the classification of independent contractors was aimed at companies like Uber and Lyft. But what does it mean for the entertainment...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Our autumn round-up of articles written by colleagues highlights a wide range of issues affecting businesses in the UK construction industry....By: Dentons