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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly refusing to hire a disabled applicant.Apparently, the company, which provides repairs to industrial processing equipment, was searching for a dump truck operator, and ultimately rejected an individual who was a right-arm amputee because one its clients was “uncomfortable” with a disabled operator.Since such conduct was believed to be violative of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits disability… [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Universal Studios Based on Employee's Use of "OK" Gesture

28 May 2024, 7:46 am by Eugene Volokh

Superior Court in McGee v. [read post]

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

Supreme Court takes Clean Water Act case

28 May 2024, 7:42 am by Amy Howe

The state court in that case explained that in 1970, in Williams v. [read post]

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What the Court Did Not Decide in Community Financial, and How That Might Prove Dispositive for Future Challenges to the CFPB’s Funding Statute, by Chad Squitieri

28 May 2024, 7:18 am by Guest Author

On two occasions, the majority opinion in CFPB v. [read post]

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Court granted school district's motion for summary judgment dismissing the petitioner's complaint based on the school district argument that it could not be held liable as the school district did not owe a special duty of care to the petitioner

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

Decided on May 1, 2024 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department ANGELA G. [read post]

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

Court granted school district's motion for summary judgment dismissing the petitioner's complaint based on the school district argument that it could not be held liable as the school district did not owe a special duty of care to the petitioner

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

Decided on May 1, 2024 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department ANGELA G. [read post]

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

NC Supreme Court Blesses Unilateral TOS Amendment to Add an Arbitration Clause–Canteen v. Charlotte Metro CU

28 May 2024, 5:42 am by Eric Goldman

Phillips also argued that the unilateral amendment right made the contract illusory, an argument that succeeded in the Harris v. [read post]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog - http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

Insurers obligation to meet reinstatement costs extends to further connected damage (AUS)

28 May 2024, 5:33 am by Patrick Bracher (ZA)

[Baralaba Coal Company v AAI trading as Vero Insurance [2024] FCA 532] Baralaba Coal Company Pty Ltd v AAI Ltd trading as Vero Insurance [2024] FCA 532 [read post]

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Western Federal District Court Addresses Viability of Recklessness and Punitive Damages Claims in a Products Case

28 May 2024, 5:00 am

In the case of C.M. v. [read post]

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AUTISM CENTER COMMITTED NEGLECT?

28 May 2024, 5:00 am

Ctr. for Autism, Inc. v New York State Justice Ctr. for the Protection of People with Special Needs [read post]

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When Law Firms Break Bad: The Valuation Battle Over Contingency Fees and Crypto Tokens

28 May 2024, 3:54 am by Peter J. Sluka

For some lawyers and experts, the results are in: Freedman Normand Friedland LLP v Cyrulnik, 21-CV-1746 (JGK) (SDNY May 15, 2024). [read post]