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Arbitration Agreements & Class Action Waivers. Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

Chances are that you've heard about the US Supreme Court's decision that employers are free to not only require employees to sign an agreement.. Read More

WesternGeco v. Ion: Will the Supreme Court Take Patent Damages Into Uncharted (International) Waters?

The Supreme Court will soon decide, in WesternGeco, LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp., whether a patent owner can recover damages for a defendant's.. Read More

Supreme Court Slams Door on Corporate Liability under the Alien Tort Statute

I previously wrote about the case of Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, which asked whether corporations can be liable under the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"),.. Read More

Faruki Attorney Selected as 2018 Forty Under 40 Winner by the Dayton Business Journal

Michael Mayer, an attorney at Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing PLL, joins the ranks of previous Faruki+ winners, being named a Forty Under 40.. Read More

UPDATE: 1-800 Contacts' Reply Brief and Oral Argument Scheduled in the FTC's Antitrust Case Against 1-800 Contacts

In this latest update on the FTC's case against 1-800 Contacts, I can report that on February 27, 2018, 1-800 Contacts filed a Reply Brief on Appeal.. Read More

Corruption Trial of Governor Cuomo's Former Aide Tests New Definition of "Official Act"

The trial of a former aide to New York governor Andrew Cuomo is the first in a series of high-profile cases that will apply the Supreme Court's.. Read More

Protecting Data Privacy for EU Residents: An Action Plan Towards GDPR Compliance

What You Need to Know About GDPR GDPR, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, seeks to protect the privacy rights of EU consumers... Read More

Can Customs and Border Protection Agents Forensically Search Your Smartphone Without a Warrant?

Case Overview According to the one court of appeals, the answer is yes. Last week, a divided panel of judges from the Eleventh Circuit Court of.. Read More

March 2018 Website Newsletter

Jeff Cox's February 2 article, "Four of the Most Important Letters in the Alphabet - G, D, P and R" regarding the impact to U.S. businesses from the.. Read More

What is a Government Employer Anyway? The Ninth Circuit Splits with Decades of Precedent and Holds that the ADEA's 20-Employee Requirement Does Not Apply to Public Employers

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of their age. But applying the.. Read More