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Preemption at issue in generic drug manufacturer case

Deciding where the preemptive effect of federal rules governing drug manufacturing ends and states’ ability to impose liability on drug makers begins has never been an easy task — not even for the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Fired salesman can sue over unpaid commission

An insurance salesman could sue his former employer under the Massachusetts Wage Act for failing to pay him “discretionary” commissions he claimed he earned before he was given notice of his termination, a U.S. District Court judge in Boston has ...

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Antitrust conspiracy suit vs. union denied

A union’s “job-targeting program” that subsidized union employers’ bids for steel-erecting jobs did not violate antitrust laws, even though a jury found that the union engaged in illegally coercive tactics in implementing the program, a U.S. District Court judge in ...

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All in a week’s work

For most lawyers, filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court and publishing a novel within the span of six days — as Bingham McCutchen partner P. Sabin Willett recently did — would qualify as the biggest week of ...

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Suit against Bobby Orr back on litigation track

STATUS CONFERENCE Updating a case previously reported in Lawyers Weekly The parties Plaintiff Jiri Poner is a Czech national, who makes his living as a hockey talent consultant. Defendant Bobby Orr Hockey Group is a sports agency that happens to ...

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Circuit court strikes down NLRB notice posting rule

A federal appellate court has struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial notice posting rule, the latest in a series of blows to the agency that has been mired in legal controversy.

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Cyber (in)security

Cybersecurity experts say a recent blockbuster report linking the hacking of more than 100 organizations to the Chinese military is the latest, though not the first, wake-up call to law firms. But this time they hope attorneys won’t hit the ...

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