April 27, 2022 | Law.com
Utah Appeals Court: Employer Must Pay for Failure to Consistently Apply Its Napping PolicyMichael Pickard thought he was allowed to take a nap at work. He fell asleep and was fired a week later. The Labor Commission ultimately sided with Pickard, finding his dismissal to be either discriminatory or retaliatory, and now a Utah state appeals court has agreed.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
April 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
'Quite Bluntly, We Need Judges': Court's Administrative Director Grant Testifies Before NJ Senate Budget CommitteeTestifying before the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Judge Glenn A. Grant, administrative director of the New Jersey Courts, pointed to "a new, historic high of 75 judicial vacancies."
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
April 26, 2022 | Law.com
Citing 'Growing National Consensus,' 7th Circ. Again Holds That COVID-19 Does Not Cause 'Direct Physical Loss or Damage to' PropertyEvery federal appeals courts to address the issue thus far has reached the same conclusion.
By Colleen Murphy
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April 26, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
In Dispute Over Lawn Signs, Pa. Superior Court Clarifies Standard for Content-Neutral InjunctionsIn a precedential ruling, the court found the "right to residential privacy may be violated when a listener is subjected to targeted speech, including picketing and protesting."
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
April 25, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
3rd Circuit: ADP Not Entitled to Preliminary Injunction Against Ex-Employee Despite NoncompeteMatthew Levin left his position as chief strategy officer with ADP for a step up the corporate ladder, taking over as CEO at BenefitFocus, according to the circuit's opinion.
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
April 25, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
Attorney Publicly Reprimanded After Refusing to Represent Client, Calling Courthouse a 'Cesspool for White Privilege'Pittsburgh attorney Milton Raiford was hit with a public reprimand by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Disciplinary Review Board for refusing to continue representing a criminal defendant after telling an Allegheny County trial judge that the courthouse was "a cesspool for white privilege" and that the court lacked empathy for minorities and the poor.
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
April 22, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Appellate Division: State Can Compel Defendant to Provide Cellphone PasscodeThe appeals court said the lower court "erred by misapplying the foregone conclusion standard and importing Fourth Amendment principles into what is purely a Fifth Amendment inquiry."
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
April 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Yankees Lose Appeal to Keep Sign-Stealing Letter SealedThe Yankees argued they would suffer "significant and irreparable reputational harm" if the letter is published.
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
April 20, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Superior Court: Masks Worn by Prospective Jurors During Voir Dire Did Not Prejudice Defendant"The record reveals the trial court reasonably considered the recommendations provided by AOPC regarding safety measures for jurors to be seated during the COVID-19 pandemic," the state Superior Court wrote.
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
April 20, 2022 | Law.com
Appeals Court: Allegedly Lax COVID Safety Measures May Entitle Worker to Unemployment BenefitsThe Utah Court of Appeals instructed the Workforce Appeals Board to reconsider the claim of an employee who quit his job over his employer's alleged failure to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read