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February 02, 2004 |

Noise and Air Pollution Continue to Impact Airport Neighbors

While many New Jersey residents must endure some form of pollution, those who live near airports endure more noise and air pollution than most. And it's getting worse.
14 minute read
March 22, 2013 |

'Act of War' Spares 9/11 Parties From Cleanup Liability, Federal Judge Rules

American Airlines and others sued in connection with the 9/11 attacks can claim the act of war defense to strict liability under a hazardous substance cleanup law, a federal judge rules.
4 minute read
October 03, 2002 |

Georgia GCs Are in the Money

The Fulton County Daily Report examined the pay of 33 GCs at public companies based in Georgia and found Coca-Cola's GC Deval L. Patrick topped the list at $10.35 million. Others didn't fare too badly -- with a median total compensation of $433,411 -- and there's no sign of thinning wallets. Some analysts predict new corporate governance rules will actually push pay even higher.
14 minute read
June 20, 2002 |

U.S. Justices Diverge on Job Bias Cases

Marcia [email protected] two simultaneous job discrimination decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken divergent paths, providing a clear, pro-employer rule in one and a not-so-clear rule in the other that promises to test employment lawyers and lower courts. The rulings involved the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
8 minute read
March 30, 2005 |

Aviation Law

Steven R. Pounian and Blanca I. Rodriguez, partners at Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, write that the longest-running aviation litigation � involving the Dec. 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland � may finally be drawing to an end after 16 years.
8 minute read
June 11, 2012 |

Tackling Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's Jonathan Blackman, Inna Rozenberg and Kamal Sidhu write that the Second Circuit's reasoning in 'In re American Express' leaves open the possibility that parties can craft dispute resolution mechanisms in their arbitration agreements that would sustain class arbitration waivers by reducing the cost of arbitrating claims individually and increasing the potential return from bilateral arbitration. Indeed, the Supreme Court in 'Concepcion' suggested as much when it highlighted the plaintiff-friendly procedures and generous payout scheme AT&T had established in its arbitration agreement.
13 minute read
March 25, 2013 |

'Act of War' Ruling Spares 9/11 Parties From Cleanup Liability

Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said that the act of war defense to strict liability under a federal hazardous substance cleanup law prevents the owners of a building one block south of the World Trade Center from recovering for damages and the cleanup of pulverized dust created when the twin towers collapsed.
5 minute read
October 15, 2013 |

Young Supreme Court Litigator Thrives on Challenges

Rock climbing and ERISA, an odd couple on the surface, share one quality: both are difficult to master. And that quality is exactly what attracts the passion of Matt Wessler of Public Justice.
4 minute read
April 13, 2009 |

New Rules for Harassment Claims in New York City

Attorney Jonathan L. Sulds reviews two decisions that alter the landscape for New York City workplace harassment law. One addresses the federal standard for determining whether there exists actionable harassment because of a hostile work environment. In the second, a federal district court ruled that employers accused of sexual harassment are not entitled to an affirmative defense under which there is no employer liability where the plaintiff unreasonably fails to utilize an existing internal process.
12 minute read
April 09, 2009 |

New Rules for Harassment Claims in New York City

Jonathan L. Sulds, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, reviews two recent decisions that alter the landscape for New York City workplace harassment law: in one, an Appellate Division panel held that the long-standing federal standard for determining whether there exists actionable harassment because of a hostile work environment, namely that incidents are "severe and pervasive," does not apply to claims brought under the City Human Rights Law, in the second, a federal district court ruled that New York City employers accused of sexual harassment are not entitled to an affirmative defense under which there is no employer liability where the the plaintiff unreasonably fails to utilize an existing internal complaint investigation and resolution process.
12 minute read

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