On April 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Lamps Plus, Inc., et. al. v. Varela, No 17-988. In a 5-4 opinion, the Court held that an ambiguous agreement cannot provide the requisite contractual basis to support a finding that the parties agreed to submit a dispute to class arbitration.
This article is the first in a series of four primers on the key legal regimes incentivizing and protecting whistleblowers who report fraud: the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower programs.
Cell-cultured meat shows promise as a sustainable option for feeding a burgeoning world population, but regulatory turf wars threaten to hold up its progress.
Sue Maslow discusses supply chain investigations and enhanced compliance procedures to combat forced labor.
Proposed changes to Title IX regulations represent a significant departure from prior guidance, and education institutions should be prepared to review their own policies.
Reed Smith attorneys discuss a recent SDNY bankruptcy court decision holding liquidated damages unenforceable under certain circumstances.
Prof. Salil Mehra interviews Doneene K. Damon of Richards Layton and Finger
Interviewer:
Salil Mehra
Charles Klein Professor of Law and Government
Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
Guest:
Doneene K. Damon
Director, Executive Vice President
Richards Layton and Finger
Third Circuit Judge Dolores K. Sloviter retired in 2016, leaving behind a remarkable legacy. As a member of the bench for nearly 40 years, Judge Sloviter’s contribution to the Third Circuit’s jurisprudence bridges the expanse of the Court’s jurisdiction. Ranking these contributions would prove difficult. At the top of any list, however, would be Judge
Noah J. Goodman (LAW ’16) analyzes the opportunity cost incurred by MLB players who sign contract extensions that delay free agency.
A recent lawsuit that the Los Angeles City Attorney filed over data collection by the Weather Channel mobile application emphasizes the importance of privacy disclosures and may represent a new front in data privacy litigation. The suit, which names the IBM-owned The Weather Channel Product and Technology, LLC (“TWC”) as the defendant, alleges that the