Uber’s Plan to Keep Driver Complaints Out of Court
Uber says its drivers should enjoy the freedom that comes with setting their own hours, as long as that freedom ends at the courthouse steps. As its California drivers battle to be treated as employees...
View ArticleSupreme Court Oral Argument Calendar for October 6 and 7, 2015 (Supreme Court...
(Source: Supreme Court of California) SUPREME COURT CALENDAR SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR SAN FRANCISCO SESSION OCTOBER 6 and 7, 2015 FIRST AMENDED FILED 09/16/2015 The following...
View ArticleDuPont Found Liable in First of 3,500 Toxic Water Lawsuits
DuPont Co. was found liable for a woman’s kidney cancer in the first of 3,500 lawsuits over a toxic Teflon ingredient found in Ohio and West Virginia water, but spinoff Chemours Co. will have to bear...
View ArticleCourt decides ESB 60% liable for UCC flood damage
The Commercial Court has ruled that the Electricity Supply Board was 60% liable for damage caused to University College Cork's campus from flooding in November 2009. The court ruled that UCC was 40%...
View ArticleCourt Grants Standing Against Coca-Cola Employer for Breach of Employee...
(Source: Pepper Hamilton LLP) The decision does not change the law on what is necessary to prove standing, although it does reinforce the notion that a plaintiff will have standing if he or she can...
View ArticleCSWM Changes for Disposal Fee Schedule (Comox Valley Regional District)
(Source: Comox Valley Regional District) October 8, 2015 The Comox Strathcona waste management (CSWM) board is scheduled to adopt a new fee structure for the disposal of waste at the Comox Valley and...
View ArticleRECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING LEASE-LEASEBACK DELIVERY METHOD (Associated...
(Source: Associated General Contractors of California) RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING LEASE-LEASEBACK DELIVERY METHOD By: Eileen Diepenbrock, Diepenbrock Elkin LLP, Sacramento and Tim Truax, Law Offices...
View ArticleUS judge lifts hold on killer's execution
A US judge effectively gave the go-ahead Thursday for the execution of repeat murderer Alfredo Prieto, who has challenged the use of a lethal injection drug. However, with the clock ticking, it...
View ArticleKalista Alam case set precedent for combating forest fires
The serious air pollution (euphemistically referred to as ‘haze’) emanating from Indonesian forest fires has continued to result in wide-ranging harm, not only to human health, but also to people’s...
View Article"An Executive Order in Search of a Problem" (US House of Representatives...
(Source: US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business) WASHINGTON- Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce and Subcommittee on Investigations,...
View ArticleCommon Sense Remains ‘Painefully’ Obvious (JP Cullen & Sons Inc)
(Source: JP Cullen & Sons Inc) One of America's most influential 'founding fathers,' that is not necessarily counted as a founding father is Thomas Paine. He drafted the pamphlet 'Common Sense' and...
View ArticleAlabama Federal Judge Awards $3.5 Million in Mesothelioma Death Case Simon...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- An Alabama federal judge has awarded a $3.5 million judgment to the family of a woman who died from the lung disease mesothelioma after inhaling asbestos...
View ArticleDEQ fines Dan Rie hl Excavating $4,430 for asbestos violation at NE Portland...
(Source: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) 91432880bffab374d63bdc.pdf Oregon Department of Environmental Quality News Release Release Date: Sept. 15, 2015 Contact: Kieran O'Donnell,...
View ArticleTwo men held liable for Omagh bombing face jail for contempt
Two of the men found liable in civil court proceedings for theOmagh bombing face jail for contempt unless they comply with orders to disclose details of their assets. Liam Campbell and Michael Colm...
View ArticleFarglory, Taipei Dome architects to face committees
The Taipei City Government yesterday said it had reported Farglory Group (遠雄集團) and two architects overseeing the construction of the Taipei Dome to its disciplinary committees, and that it had upheld...
View ArticleDome subcontractors seek redress
A self-help association for Taipei Dome subcontractors was established yesterday, with members calling on the Taipei City Government and the Farglory Group (遠雄集團) to clarify when work could resume on...
View ArticleJudgments: key cases in brief
An examiner is not required to provide commercially sensitive information to bona fide potential investor. In re Ladbrokes (Irl) Ltd IEHC 381 (High Court, Cregan J, July 17th, 2015) The High Court...
View ArticleCDM Regulations 2015: Have you appointed your principal designer yet? (Reed...
(Source: Reed Smith LLP) In April 2015, the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (the Regulations) came into force (see our earlier alert) and the transition period is about to come to...
View ArticleDEQ cites Seaview Homes for asbestos violation (Oregon Department of...
(Source: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) c440bfb266a187080e5701.pdf Oregon Department of Environmental Quality News Release Release date: Oct. 6, 2015 Contacts: Richard Fitzgerald,...
View ArticleMesothelioma Website Releases Critical Information about How to Beat...
HOUSTON, Sept. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesothelioma.us, a free online resource that provides people with mesothelioma and their families with educational articles and other information about the...
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