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Justice Gorsuch’s Strange Detour in Alien Tort Statute Case

by Motley Rice

Justice Neil Gorsuch wasn’t a member of the U.S. Supreme Court back in 2004, when the justices ruled in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain (124 S.Ct. 2739) that in certain limited circumstances, foreign nationals can use a 1789 law, the Alien Tort Statute, to sue in U.S. courts for violations of the law of nations.

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An Interview With Serhiy V. Piontkovsky of Baker McKenzie

by Best Lawyers

The head of Baker McKenzie's Real Estate practice group in Ukraine discusses the firm's standout attorneys.

Serhiy V. Piontkovsky explains "Law Firm of the Year"

USA v. Moss Limits Regulatory Jurisdiction on the OCS

by Grady S. Hurley

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has primary regulatory jurisdiction over OCS oil and gas operations. Following the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2011, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) was created to issue leases and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) established to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve national resources.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco

by Clifford J. Zatz and Josh Thomas Foust

The decision “may make it impossible to bring certain mass actions at all."

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Does the First Amendment Protect Custom Home Design? Exploring Donald Burns v. Town of Palm Beach

by Joanne M. O'Connor

Is architecture speech? A recent landmark Eleventh Circuit case raised a host of curious issues encompassing property rights, aesthetics and the First Amendment.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Landmark Workers’ Compensation Decision

by Dave Brown

The claimants’ workers’ compensation bar in Pennsylvania scored a significant victory when the state’s high court issued its decision in Protz v. WCAB.

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Supreme Court further Restricts Where Plaintiffs Can Sue in Mass Torts

by Gregory Bubalo and Katherine A. Dunnington

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California will significantly impact the plaintiffs’ choices of forums for the filing of mass torts actions.

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Supreme Court Reinstates Venue Limitations in Patent Cases

by Jeff C. Dodd, Tonya Gray, Ben Setnick, John R. Hutchins, Rose Cordero Prey, and Mark A. Chapman

This week, in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, the Supreme Court undid the settled practice of virtually nationwide venue for patent infringement cases.

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The Impact of Duran on the Certification Process in Wage and Hour Class Actions

by Tim Freudenberger and Nancy Lubrano

In May 2014, class action defense attorney Tim Freudenberger from Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, obtained a very favorable decision from the California Supreme Court in Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn., 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014).

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Supreme Court Slams Door on Out-of-State Plaintiffs’ Suits

by Dona Szak

In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, multiple plaintiffs sued Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMS) in a California state court to recover damages allegedly caused by their use of BMS’ anti-clotting drug, Plavix.

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EEOC’s 2017–2021 Initiatives Announced

by Tawny Alvarez

EEOC outlines six enforcement priorities from 2017 to 2021 to strengthen workplace equity and legal protections.

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The Push and Pitfalls of New York’s Attempt to Expand Wrongful Death Recovery

by V. Christopher Potenza and Elizabeth M. Midgley

The New York State Legislature recently went about updating certain wrongful death provisions and how they can be carried out in the future. Here's the latest.

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It Was a Very Bad Year for Retail

by Michelle V. Rafter

While overall business bankruptcies dropped 5.4 percent through Q3, in excess of 300 stores filed for Chapter 7 or 11 in the same period, including big names like Toys “R” Us, Gymboree, and Payless ShoeSource.

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Social Media and Other Innovations Are Jarring the Judiciary

by Michelle V. Rafter

Judge Shira A. Scheindlin means it when she says social media is “totally disrupting the court system.”

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The Revolution in People Management

by Michelle V. Rafter

Organizations are changing how they find, manage, and review workers to keep up with shifts in demographics, new technology, competition for top talent, and the evolving nature of work.

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What Cheap Oil Hath Wrought

by Michelle V. Rafter

Plunging prices have decimated energy industry profits and jobs, but have given consumers more power at the pump.

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