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The 4th U.S. Court of Appeals has revived a worker’s claim of same-sex sexual harassment, joining five sister circuits in holding that such plaintiffs aren’t limited to the three distinct evidentiary options outlined in a U.S. Supreme Court decision from ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Court of Appeals Sexual harassment Title IX U.S. Supreme Court

A judge correctly read an ambiguous contract to find that a juice maker had been squeezed by one of its buyers for millions of dollars in rebates that the buyer wasn’t entitled to, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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A former justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court, convicted on 11 criminal counts in a week-long trial, challenged his convictions and sought an evidentiary hearing claiming one of the jurors improperly checked her Twitter account during the trial.  But ...

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a South Carolina judge’s ruling that found no conflict of interest with either an insurer’s reservation of rights letter to an insured or the actions of the attorney provided to the ...

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The neighbors of a North Carolina hog farm have reportedly reached a deal with the company that owns the farm after the 4th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict holding the owners liable for compensatory and punitive damages ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephanie D. Thacker Nuisance law

Teeing up a circuit split, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a party to private arbitration in the United Kingdom can obtain testimony from residents of South Carolina for use in the arbitration. ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

The third year of law school typically entails late nights of studying, trying to get any and all papers complete on time and the rising terror of the approaching bar exam. Not typically on the agenda: the Miss USA pageant. ...

Electronic discovery strikes fear in the hearts of many attorneys. Unfamiliar with the terminology and hesitant about technology in general, lawyers have struggled with the tidal wave of electronically stored information, or ESI, hitting the courtroom. “The biggest mistake lawyers ...

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Taxes remain one of the certainties in life but a new interpretation by the Internal Revenue Service could have clients – and lawyers – paying even more if they aren’t careful. For years, taxpayers have had the luxury of conducting ...

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As the expression goes, “the clothes make the man.” Apparently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission agrees, recently issuing new guidance on employee rights with regard to religious garb and grooming. Claims of religious discrimination in violation of Title VII have ...

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