In a matter of first impression, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently confirmed that the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) mandates the dismissal of an employee’s action against the Secretary of Labor once the Department of Labor has completed its standard enforcement proceedings.

Wilmington Partner Rafael X. Zahralddin will join a webinar on government contracting compliance, hosted by Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter on February 21 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Atlanta Partner Jonathan Goins recently spoke with the New York Law Journal (NYLJ) (part of Law.com) for an article titled, “'Be Careful What We Wish For': Jury Rules for Hermès in Historic MetaBirkin NFT Trademark Trial,” which discusses the verdict in one of the first intellectual property trials involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

On February 8, 2023, a Manhattan federal jury found an NFT artist liable for having infringed upon Hermès' popular Birkin brand, awarding Hermès $133,000 in total damages. This was one of the first trials involving trademark rights in the digital space of NFTs.

New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner recently issued a statement indicating that due to “the current high number of judicial vacancies, trials in the Civil Division and matrimonial trials will not be conducted in [Vicinage 13 or Vicinage 15], beginning Feb. 21, 2023, except for very limited circumstances.”

Jackson, Mississippi Partner Robert Walker, CIPP/US, who serves as a chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (DPCS) Practice, recently spoke with The American Lawyer (part of Law.com) regarding his team’s move to the firm. As the article describes, Mr. Walker, along with New Orleans Partner Ross Molina, Atlanta Partner Tawana Johnson, Jackson Associates Erica Lloyd and Rachel Pitts, and Houston Associate Ryan Cook, joined Lewis Brisbois from Wilson Elser on February 6.

Atlanta Partner Seth M. Friedman will speak at the upcoming American Bar Association (ABA) Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, hosted at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tuscon, Arizona on March 4 at 10:45 a.m. MT.

Denver Partner Jeffrey Kass recently obtained a favorable settlement in a pro bono matter on behalf of a group of high school students who were seeking to prevent the Denver Public Schools’ (DPS) attempt to register a trademark for a social justice podcast that the students had created.

Newark Partner Meredith Kaplan Stoma will present at an upcoming seminar hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) on March 25 at 10:45 a.m. ET.

Fort Lauderdale and Chicago Partner Michael Gnesin recently closed two separate multimillion-dollar transactions on behalf of firm clients, with assistance from Fort Lauderdale Partner Howard Gitten and Northwest Indiana Partner John Terpstra, respectively.

This alert reviews key developments in Iowa labor and employment law from the prior year, as well as how these developments will impact employees and employers in 2023.

Cincinnati Managing Partner Judd Uhl recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an anesthesiologist in a high-exposure, wrongful death matter following a nine-day jury trial.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys to its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (DPCS) Practice. This nationally recognized team includes Jackson, Mississippi-based Partner Robert Walker, CIPP/US, Associates Erica Lloyd and Rachel Pitts, as well as New Orleans-based Partner Ross Molina, Atlanta-based Partner Tawana Johnson, and Houston-based Associate Ryan Cook.

On January 12, 2023, Illinois House of Representatives member La Shawn K. Ford introduced House Bill 35, amending the Illinois Wrongful Death Act to allow for the recovery of punitive damages in wrongful death actions. If signed into law, the statutory change will allow heirs of decedents to recover punitive damages in wrongful death actions.

Chicago Partner Mary A. Smigielski recently spoke with Law360 about the Illinois Supreme Court decision in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers Inc., which held that plaintiffs may rely on the "catchall" five-year limit on statute of limitations for all claims brought under the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).