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Employer Found Liable for Harassment By Client
In a recent, unpublished decision, the Fourth U.S. Court of Appeals held that an employer may be responsible for the sexual harassment of one of its employees by the employer's client. This is an interesting issue that the Fourth Circuit had failed to address ' until this decision.
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'Ban the Box' Legislation
Ban the Box" types of legislation, designed to ensure that employers are fair when screening persons who may or may not have criminal records, can unintentionally create impossible hiring decisions and pose huge legal risks for employers.
Which State's Anti-Discrimination Law Applies?
For multistate employers, which state's law applies? Is it where the allegedly discriminatory decision is made? Where the company is headquartered? Or the law of the state where the impact of any allegedly discriminatory decision is felt?
IP News
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Bd. of Regents of The Univ. of Wis. v. Phoenix Int'l. Software, Inc.
By challenging the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's decision to cancel its trademark registration for "CONDOR," the state of Wisconsin unintentionally waived its sovereign immunity and opened itself to a suit for trademark infringement by Phoenix International Software, Inc.
Seeing Red: The Reemergence of Aesthetic Functionality
Although some will see new threats to trademark owners and the licensing industry and others will see new opportunities, trademark owners using creative designs will surely take notice of two decisions this summer: <i>Fleischer Studios Inc. v. A.V.E.L.A. Inc.</i> and <i>Christian Louboutin SA v Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc.</i>
The Federal Circuit and Patent Eligibility in the Wake of Bilski v. Kappos
This article discusses Federal Circuit decisions on patent-eligibility issues following the Supreme Court's <i>Bilski v. Kappos</i> ruling.
<i><b>Case Study:</b></i> Managing e-Discovery In-House with Discovery Attender
As the person at Babst Calland responsible for the technical aspects of electronic discovery, I recognized early on that our mid-sized law firm was facing an ever-increasing amount of electronically stored information (ESI). This required us to review and improve our e-discovery tools and processes to address the challenges associated with collecting, searching and processing the growing volume of client data.
10 Questions About WestlawNext
As corporate clients continue to push back on legal costs and define client value, law firms are looking at technology to drive internal efficiencies and productivity to achieve these twin aims. Jaye Lapachet is the Manager of Library Services for the San Francisco-based law firm of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP. In this Q&A, she discusses her application of WestSearch capabilities within WestlawNext and Folder Sharing, which she has found drive significant efficiencies and productivity.
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