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Spokeo v. Robins: Supreme Court Requires Concrete and Particularized Injury Before Consumers Can Sue Under Federal Statutes, Giving Financial Services Providers an Additional Defense

27 Oct 2016, 1:00 pm by Dykema

A violation of one of the FCRA’s procedural requirements may result in no harm. [read post]

NextGen Financial Services Report - http://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/

Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Governmental Administration Dismissed: Failure of NY PL 195.05 Leads to Dismissal of NY PL 205.30

12 Oct 2016, 1:41 pm by Jeremy Saland

Alston, 9 Misc 3d 1046 (Crim Ct, NY County 2005). [read post]

New York Criminal Lawyer Blog - http://www.newyorkcriminallawyer-blog.com/

Banking and finance roundup

31 Jul 2016, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson

Cook: federal court rules Delaware practices on unclaimed property unconstitutional [Alston & Bird, my recent] “In praise of debt” [David Henderson] “The credit card companies were there for me” [same] May be wrong: Prof. [read post]

Overlawyered - http://overlawyered.com/

Symposium: United States v. Texas and the future of state-federal litigation

24 Jun 2016, 6:27 am by Ernest Young

Young holds the Alston & Bird Chair at Duke Law School. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Just Published: "Governance Polycentrism or Regulated Self-Regulation: Rule Systems for Human Rights Impacts of Economic Activity Where National, Private, and International Regimes Collide"

7 Jun 2016, 7:47 pm

A pre publication version of the contribution may be accessed HERE. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Reassigning individuals to perform duties alleged to be those of a position classified and allocated to a lower title and grade

20 Apr 2016, 4:00 am by The Public Employment Law Press

Chief Cox designated Detectives Scott Alston, Michael McEwan and James Surdoval to perform such police patrol duties.* As a result, these detectives "work[ed] part of [their] normal work week, during [their] normal work hours, in uniform on patrol. [read post]

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

Supreme Court’s ERISA ruling a victory for self-insured employers

3 Mar 2016, 8:12 am by Tammy Binford

The Court ruled 6-2 in Gobeille v. [read post]

Human Resources News - http://blogs.hrhero.com/hrnews/

Guest Post: Boards of Directors and Cybersecurity: Applying Lessons Learned From 70 Years of Financial Reporting Oversight

13 Jan 2016, 5:05 pm by Kevin LaCroix

John Reed Stark David Fontaine In this day and age, the members of the boards of directors of most companies understand that cybersecurity issues are both important and should be a board-level priority. [read post]

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

E485: 1. 2016 update Wills and Estate Planning- Free Seminar, January 13, 2016; Wednesday 12:15PM-1PM and again 5:15PM-6PM at the Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen, 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817. 2. Major Change in law permits car search if police have probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband or evidence of crime. Warrantless auto search permitted on probable cause in lengthy opinion.

11 Jan 2016, 12:35 pm by Kenneth Vercammen Esq. Edison

State v. [read post]

Gay & Lesbian Legal Update - http://gaybilesbian.blogspot.com/

Amicus Briefs on Enhanced Damages

20 Dec 2015, 4:47 am by Dennis Crouch

Nokia John Haynes of Alston & Bird filed Nokia’s brief that argues for broader enhanced damages. [read post]

Patently-O - http://patentlyo.com/patent

Important Preemption Decision

17 Dec 2015, 5:50 pm by Sean Wajert

Alston v. [read post]