Academic

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Technician Whistleblower
Jury orders DuPont Chambers Works to pay $1.224 million settlement to employee.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Westinghouse
alleging that former Westinghouse employees are being deprived of a choice in health care prescription plan benefits that were formerly available to them through union bargaining.

Undetected Sewage Spill
Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board spends $17 million on upgrades and testing.

Oppenheimer ATM-Free New York Municipals
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.