Swimming With Killer Whales In 1999, Daniel Dukes died while trying to achieve his lifelong dream of swimming with a whale. He hid himself from the Sea World security guards and was subsequently killed by an Orca whale after the park closed. His parents filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Sea World for failure to …
The American Bar Association reports on this amazing lawyer…. Guatemalan human rights lawyer Eriberto Pop travels by car, motorcycle and foot to find parents separated from their children in the United States and deported without them under a controversial Trump administration program that has since been rescinded. The Washington Post chronicled Pop’s journey to a remote area of …
Richard Console, Jr. of Console & Associates reports that the court ruled in favor of the Plaintiff His article also provides updates from the trial as it progressed.. He writes Jury Awards Veteran With Hearing Loss $1.7 Million in Third Bellwether Trial A Florida jury’s $1.7 million judgment in favor of the plaintiff on June …
Authors: Lori Alexander and Kyle Roseman at Littler On June 24, 2021, Governor Lamont signed into law Public Act 21-69, which adds to Connecticut’s Fair Employment Practices Act an explicit ban on Connecticut employers inquiring into the ages of prospective employees “on an initial employment application.” The new law, An Act Deterring Age Discrimination in Employment …
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Amanda Afton Martin of Foster Swift Collins & Smith writes Many life events will prompt people to consider estate planning to protect their assets and family. Many will rush to an attorney before they travel (especially far), start a business, or complete a messy estate administration for a senior parent. An even more common event …
Craig Eller of law firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough has posted the following article In 2017, Congress enacted an amendment imposing a sharp increase in quarterly fees owed to the United States Trustee program by many chapter 11 debtors. Expectedly, the constitutionality of that decision has been challenged on several grounds, and there is …
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Jennifer A. Kearns (Philadelphia) of Duane Morris LLP writes… On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, holding that employers must pay premiums for missed meal and rest breaks at an employee’s “regular rate of pay.” Though the prevailing practice among most employers has been to pay missed …
In this July article by Nelson Akeredolu, Andrew Braden, Joshua Friedman, and Laura Udis – of the CFPB the authors write.. Just because you qualify for BNPL, or any other credit product, doesn’t mean you should use it. Here is their full analysis of these buy now pay later services .. Should you buy now …
The Law & Crime website reports… The girlfriend of a Pennsylvania man accused of murdering a New Jersey man in a popular Philadelphia cheesesteak shop has also been charged in the slaying as of Tuesday. Jamie Frick, 36, stands accused of murder and tampering with evidence over the July 22 shooting death of 23-year-old David Padro, …
Here’s their report Unregulated and Exploding How the CBD Market Is Growing Amid a Labyrinth of State Approaches and Rampant Consumer Confusion July 2021 Overview The cannabidiol (CBD) market is exploding. But the Consumer Brands Association’s latest survey shows that Americans’ knowledge about CBD is not. On a scale of one to ten, consumers regarded …
