The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption for businesses and individuals around the globe. Our content focuses on its impact on the legal industry, including law firms, the court system, in-house counsel, tech companies and law schools.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | January 29, 2025
"The district court had no general discretion to excuse civil contempt," Judge Neomi Rao wrote for the D.C. Circuit. "Although there is no general discretion to excuse violations of the 2007 injunction, the district court has discretion in assessing whether a violation has occurred."
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By Riley Brennan | January 10, 2025
"Although unlikely, it is possible that McCladdie El didn’t receive the right-to-sue letter until 32 days after the EEOC sent it," said U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois.
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By Sondra Mendelson-Toscano | December 26, 2024
“It is my prediction that the future of the court system includes a hybrid employment model for the bench.”
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By Mason Lawlor | December 18, 2024
In more than 800 cases nationwide, federal and state courts have interpreted the phrase "direct physical loss" as requiring some physical alteration or damage to property. The North Carolina opinion's author, Justice Anita Earls, put the onus on the insurance companies to clearly indicate what is covered and excluded.
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By Colleen Murphy | November 25, 2024
“A compensation judge who formerly sponsored a bill enacted into law is not per se disqualified from presiding over cases implicating or interpreting that law," Appellate Division Judge Lisa Puglisi said.
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By Riley Brennan | November 5, 2024
"Once information is public, it remains public. The Americans With Disabilities Act protects employees from employer disclosure of their confidential medical information. But it doesn't protect information that an employee shares with co-workers, including superiors, outside of an employer-conducted inquiry," said U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson.
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By Mason Lawlor | November 4, 2024
"We, like our sister circuits that have addressed nearly identical arguments, therefore conclude that Defendants were not acting under a federal official," Judge Babara Lagoa said. "Instead, Defendants operated as a private assisted living facility that may, or may not, have complied with federal recommendations and regulations concerning COVID-19."
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 23, 2024
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Norton Rose Fulbright US by a former IT worker who alleged he was fired for failing to comply with the firm's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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By John G. Koch | October 15, 2024
Many will interpret the Ungarean decision as the death knell for insurance policyholders' hopes of obtaining business interruption coverage for COVID-19 losses under Pennsylvania law, but a careful reading reveals the decision's limited scope.
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By Brian Lee | October 10, 2024
The measures are geared toward more effective and efficient oversight of the discovery process, whlle ensuring that cases are trial-ready by identifying and resolving obstacles earlier, and monitoring timelines.
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