Litigation

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.

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.

Rock Band Great White
Settles Over 2003 Station NightClub Fire

Housing Buyer Discrimination
White homeowner settles $30,000 buyer-discrimination lawsuit.

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

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