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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it had reached a settlement with Liberty Energy, Inc – d/b/a Liberty Oilfield Services LLC – to resolve a race and national original discrimination lawsuit filed by the agency.Apparently, three of their employees – a Black field mechanic and two Hispanic co-workers – were exposed to a “hostile environment” and subjected to derogatory comments and racial slurs, such as the… [read post]

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Generative AI and transparency of databases and their content, from a copyright perspective

21 May 2024, 5:55 am by itars sis

One such case is Concord Music Group Inc. et al. v. [read post]

Center for Art Law Blog - http://itsartlaw.com

Guest Post: Standardizing Early Case Appraisal in Securities Class Actions

20 May 2024, 6:26 am by Kevin LaCroix

District Court for the District of New Jersey‘s 1989 decision in Cammer v. [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

TA DEDICATED WAS DEDICATED TO HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION?

17 May 2024, 8:00 am

TA Dedicated, Inc. d/b/a Transport America and TForce TL Holdings USA, Inc. d/b/a Transportation Enterprise Services, Case No. 1:23-cv-01802) in U.S. [read post]

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Section 230 Preempts Product Design Claims–Lama v. Meta

8 May 2024, 11:49 am by Eric Goldman

Meta Platforms, Inc., 2024 WL 2021896 (N.D.N.Y. [read post]

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Plaintiffs in this action contend State and City policies deny Black and Latinx students their state constitutional right to a "sound basic education"

8 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Vaseliou of the bar of the State of Texas, admitted pro hac vice of counsel), for Parents Defending Education, respondent.The New York Civil Liberties Union, New York (Stefanie D. [read post]

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Plaintiffs in this action contend State and City policies deny Black and Latinx students their state constitutional right to a "sound basic education"

8 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Vaseliou of the bar of the State of Texas, admitted pro hac vice of counsel), for Parents Defending Education, respondent.The New York Civil Liberties Union, New York (Stefanie D. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Of Mass Torts, Multidistrict Litigation, and Collateral Estoppel: Notes on Justice Thomas’s Dissent from the Denial of Certiorari in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Abbott

6 May 2024, 9:00 pm by Laura Dooley and Rodger Citron

Second, although in theory MDL cases return to their home districts for trial, many MDL cases end, either through global settlement, a dispositive pretrial motion, or other maneuvers around Lexecon Inc. v. [read post]

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Skadden Discusses Seventh Circuit Decision on Mootness Fees in Lawsuits Challenging Mergers

2 May 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding

Akorn Inc., et al.1 mapped out one means by which a court may evaluate mootness fees paid to individual shareholders after the voluntary dismissal of an action challenging a public company merger. [read post]

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Liberty Energy $265,000 EEOC Discrimination Settlement Warns Other Employers

30 Apr 2024, 9:40 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

Instead, the EEOC’s suit charged that after making his report, the Black mechanic was forced by management to perform undesirable work tasks and was isolated by his peers. [read post]

HR & Benefits Update - http://slphrbenefitsupdate.com/

Gig workers in Wisconsin

9 Apr 2024, 2:41 pm by vforberger

Lyft Inc., UI Dec. [read post]

Wisconsin Unemployment - https://wisconsinui.wordpress.com/

Treasurer’s Payment Mistake Requires Defense Coverage Under Property Association’s D&O Policy

27 Mar 2024, 7:12 am by Evan Holober and Geoffrey B. Fehling

When Aztec’s invoice wasn’t paid, Aztec filed a mechanic’s lien against the property and initiated litigation against Bridlewood alleging breach of contract. [read post]

Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog - https://www.huntoninsurancerecoveryblog.com/

The First Shot Across the Bow at the MLC’s Redesignation Proceeding

22 Mar 2024, 10:48 am by Chris Castle

Having appointed (or “designated”) The MLC, Inc. as the statutory mechanical licensing collective in 2019, the Copyright Office is required by statute to review The MLC, Inc. to see how they are doing with their exclusive monopoly over songwriter streaming mechanical collections. [read post]

Music - Technology - Policy - http://www.musictechpolicy.com/

[Eugene Volokh] Court Allows Media to Intervene to Unseal Documents in Lottery Winner's Lawsuit

22 Mar 2024, 9:45 am by Eugene Volokh

From today's order by Judge John Woodcock (D. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Ontario AG Looks to Circumvent the Rules Committee to Fix the Superior Court

22 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Guest Blogger

It consists of 12 further members, including Jennifer Bezaire, Chatelle Cseh, Darcy Romaine, Jacob Demstra, Jeremy Opolsky, John Adair, Rebecca Jones, Sunil Mathal, Suzanne Chiodo, Tamara D. [read post]

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A Noteworthy Omission in the Texas Border Litigation

20 Mar 2024, 12:56 pm by Ryan Scoville

In Oneok, Inc. v. [read post]

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