The spotlight stays on the high-profile union-fees case that will be argued this month, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, in which the court will consider whether an Illinois law allowing public-sector unions to charge nonmembers for collective-bargaining activities...
At least five people were shot to death and several others wounded Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in a horrific episode of school violence that ended with the arrest of a former student, reports the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Panicked...
This past year was an eventful one in the corporate and securities litigation arena. In the following guest post, Haynes and Boone, LLP Partners Dan Gold, Kit Addleman, Thad Behrens, Emily Westridge Black, Carrie Huff, Tim Newman, David Siegal, and Odean Volker take a look...
The petition of the day is: Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission 17-1077 Issue: Whether a misstatement claim that does not meet the elements set forth in Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders can be repackaged and pursued as a fraudulent scheme claim. The post Petition of...
With three tanker trucks delivering diesel in South Florida, South River Fuel seemed like a legitimate operation. Investigators say the Medley, Fl., company, while registered with the state, had no licenses to sell or deliver fuel and the logos were just a front for an...
In 2015, guards fanned out across Texas with orders to round up 200 men who had completed lengthy prison sentences for sex crimes. The state calls them “sexually violent predators,” men required to register their whereabouts and to participate in a court-ordered monitoring and treatment...