Hartford Partner Christy E. Jachimowski and Associate Jennifer E. Karr recently obtained a victory for a client company at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, with the appeals court affirming the dismissal of a complaint accusing the client of violating an employee’s constitutional rights by withholding federal income tax from his wages. The Court of Appeals took just one day to uphold the lower court decision in the client’s favor.

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, rejecting a materially significant disadvantage analysis for Title VII lawsuits over job transfers, could increase employers' exposure to such litigation. 

Northwest Indiana Managing Partner Renee J. Mortimer will lead a discussion on persuasive defense strategies at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) Advanced Trucking Litigation seminar, hosted at French Lick Springs Resort in Indiana on May 16 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Jeffrey H. McClelland to its Denver office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. Mr. McClelland, who has more than a decade of experience counseling employers on an array of legal issues and handling complex litigation, joins Lewis Brisbois from an international labor and employment firm

In MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORP. v. MOAB PARTNERS, L.P. the U.S. Supreme Court held that pure omissions are not actionable under Rule 10b–5(b)

San Francisco Partner Florence McClain will present at an upcoming CLE seminar hosted by Ramboll in downtown Los Angeles on May 2 at 9:00 a.m. PT.

On April 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in favor of a landowner who asserted that legislatively imposed land use and permit fees could be seen as violating the Takings Clause under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Fort Lauderdale Managing Partner Michael G. Platner recently spoke with Authority Magazine on the crucial aspects of building and scaling a business in the interview titled "Michael Platner of ‘Going Liquid’ on Five Things You Need to Know if You Want to Build, Scale, and Prepare Your Business for a Lucrative Exit." 

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits covered entities from discriminating on the basis of disability.  Over the past ten years thousands of lawsuits – many styled as class actions – have been filed against covered entities alleging that they have failed to make their websites and mobile applications accessible.  The proliferation of litigation has been exacerbated by the failure of the Department of Justice, which is tasked with enacting regulations under the ADA’s public accommodation provisions, to issue long-anticipated regulations on how to measure digital accessibility. The lack of regulations has led to ambiguity about which standards applied, leaving covered entities largely in the dark regarding the best way to protect themselves from litigation and to accommodate persons with disabilities.

On April 11, Lewis Brisbois, the U.S. Commercial Service and the Houston District Export Council jointly hosted a webinar titled “Two Years In: Where Are We Now in the Business & Legal Landscape of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?” 

New York Partner and National Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Steven C. Beer will join a webinar, titled “Indie Producer’s Playbook: Business Affairs and Legal Issues,” presented by Entertainment Partners on April 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

A new federal bill introduced by Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) this week would require AI companies to disclose which copyrighted works were used to train their models. The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act would apply to both new models and retroactively to previously released and used generative AI systems.

Houston Partner William S. Helfand, Dallas Partner John M. Lynch, Lafayette Partner Jeffrey A. Riggs, and New York Partner Elior D. Shiloh will present an employment webinar, titled “Texas & Louisiana Employment Law Trends,” on April 30 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Boston Partner Patricia Gary will serve as a co-chair for an upcoming Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) seminar centered around climate change on April 25 at 4:00 p.m. ET.