New England Biz Law Update

Sometime employment litigation is complicated, so much so that the parties and judges cannot even agree on which court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal.

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In an effort to root out employee abuse of Family and Medical Leave Act violations, employers are increasingly relying on the “honest suspicion” defense — and winning.

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Hospital executives who had been terminated after the hospital was sold in bankruptcy were entitled to bring severance claims against the buyer despite the existence of a “no-third-party-beneficiaries clause” in the asset purchase agreement, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in ...

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An employee who lost his job when he was unable to pass a test required by his employer could not hold the employer liable for refusing to grant him a time extension as an accommodation for his medical condition, the ...

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In-house counsel at the country’s largest companies are not satisfied with the e-discovery work performed by their outside law firms, according to a legal consulting group’s recently released survey.

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Insurance carriers are becoming frequent players in employment discrimination lawsuits thanks to something known as “EPLI.”

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Any attorney who has tried an intellectual property case knows that presenting the evidence in a way that jurors fully comprehend is no simple task.

Tagged with: Sept. 30 2012 issue

Employment attorneys say that they have seen an increase in disability-related charges since final regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act went into effect more than a year ago.

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A union could enforce a “letter of agreement” preventing a highway construction general contractor from doing business with a named subcontractor, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

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A chiropractor who suffered an injury that prevented him from continuing to practice could collect total disability benefits even though he worked part time as a nurse, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled.

Tagged with: Sept. 30 2012 issue