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Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC -- Supreme Court to Soon Consider Corporate Liability under the Alien Tort Statute

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon be taking a second crack at determining whether corporations can be liable under the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"), 28.. Read More

Department of Labor to Close ERISA's "Broker Dealer" Loophole (Authored by Faruki Attorney Augustus B. Flottman at gflottman@bgdlaw.com)

President Trump's pronounced distaste for financial regulations placed the fiduciary duty into the national spotlight earlier this year when the.. Read More

If You Practice in the Sixth Circuit, then It's Time to Reassess Your Standard Protective Order

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit just issued an opinion that should have all litigators who practice in its courts revisiting their.. Read More

The Power Prep - Effective Preparation of Your Client for a Deposition

Proactive defense strategies are essential to a successful defense of a deposition. Often, attorneys tasked with defending a deposition fail to take.. Read More

Amateurism is Dead, Long Live Amateurism?: Splitting the O'Bannon Baby

As its college football season is in full swing, National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") finds itself as both the winner and loser on the.. Read More

Supreme Court Holds "Content-Based" Sign Code Unconstitutional; What Laws Are Next?

This past June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a little-noticed, but major First Amendment decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 135 S. Ct. 2218.. Read More

Ohio's Actual Knowledge Requirement for Agreements with an Arbitration Provision

In Ohio, a party must have actual knowledge of an agreement that requires arbitration of disputes before that party can be compelled to arbitrate a.. Read More

College Athletes as Employees? Not so Fast, My Friend!

On August 17, 2015, one of the major sports law cases over the last two years came to a surprising close. The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB".. Read More

Waiving the Right to Arbitration By Participating in Litigation

Many business contracts have an arbitration provision that states something similar to: "any dispute arising out of or related to this agreement.. Read More

Piracy of the Century?

The May 2, 2015 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was billed as the "Fight of the Century."[1] It broke many records,.. Read More
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