Since the late 1970s, federal employees have enjoyed protection from retaliatory acts in response to the reporting of illegal or other wrongful conduct by their employers. Such protections were provided …
There is an old idiom that says: “the devil is in the details.” It generally means that although something may seem simple, the details are complicated and likely to cause …
Certain issues regarding Labor Law §240 were discussed in “Be Helpful at Your Own Peril”, an article posted on this Blog on October 20, 2017. Again, Labor Law § 240 …
Standing to sue derivatively requires stock ownership in the corporation at the time the lawsuit is filed and at the time of the wrongful occurrence. As noted in a recent …
In prior posts, this Blog has discussed the elements required to assert a shareholder’s derivative action. (Here.) Today’s article focuses on the standing requirements needed to commence such an action …
Real property owners or lessees (“Owners”) often find that their real property is in need of improvement and/or repair (the “Work”). Sometimes the Work requires access to the property of …
On November 28, 2017, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments (here) in Digital Realty Trust v. Sommers, a case that will determine whether employees who report suspected violations of …
J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) was recently fined $1.25 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) for how the securities firm handled criminal background checks. In particular, J.P. Morgan …
Yellowstone injunctions got their name from First National Stores, Inc. v. Yellowstone Shopping Center, Inc., 21 N.Y.2d 630, 290 N.Y.S.2d 721 (1968). A commercial tenant that is faced with the …
On November 3, 2017, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (“Thrivent”) obtained a preliminary injunction that temporarily restrains the Department of Labor (the “Department” or the “DOL”) from enforcing an anti-arbitration provision …
