In recent years, nuclear verdicts have become increasingly commonplace in Dallas County, Texas – both in District courts, and now, significantly, also in the County Courts at Law. 

The 2023 Minnesota legislative session brought about numerous changes to employment law that will have wide-ranging and immediate impacts on all Minnesota businesses. From non-compete agreements, to paid leave and pregnancy accommodations, many aspects of Minnesota employment law have been altered. Summarized below are the major developments and dates organizations should keep in mind to stay in compliance with the changes.

In a recent decision by the Oldham County Circuit Court, Lewis Brisbois Partner Andrew Weber and Associate Jason Paskan obtained summary judgment for a paving company client after successfully arguing that their client did not owe the plaintiff a duty at the time leading up to her trip and fall. Although the court concluded that there was a genuine issue of fact as to whether a parking space wheel stop actually caused her fall, the court noted that whether the wheel stop “constituted an unreasonably dangerous condition necessitating a duty to eliminate them or warn of them is an entirely different matter.” Rebecca Reynolds v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc., et al., Oldham Circuit Court Case No. 21-CI-00236, *6 (Dec. 21, 2023).

In the state of Washington, the legal trend has been laws favoring employees, often at the expense and burden of employers.   

That trend continues in 2024 with the following new employee-favorable statutes and regulations. 

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is a significant regulatory change affecting a broad range of U.S. and foreign business entities formed and registered in the U.S. As of January 1, 2024, entities formed or registered with filing with a state must report their Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”), unless exempted under one of the 23 specified exemption categories.

New York Partner Peter T. Shapiro and Sacramento Partner Shane Singh will present a webinar on the complexities of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility litigation on February 13 at 9:00 a.m. PT. 

Phoenix Associate Rosa Maria Leon will moderate a sports law panel on “Women Leading the Leagues,” co-hosted by the Hispanic Bar Association of DC (HBA-DC) and The Sports Lawyers Association Latinx Affinity Group, at the Wizards Corporate Offices on February 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

New York Partner and National Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Steven C. Beer was recently quoted in a Variety article exploring the implications of the upcoming expirations of DC Comics' copyrights for its iconic Superman and Batman characters. 

It was a busy year for labor and employment law in the State of Michigan. Here is a recap of some of the key developments in 2023.

Last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) settled with Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (“PURE”) for $466,200 for its alleged violations of Ukraine/Russia-related sanctions.

In the second part of a two-part series, we explore more of the notable corporate and commercial decisions of Delaware courts in 2023, including a Court of Chancery ruling that rejected a former Twitter investor's request for a mootness fee in connection with the decision of Elon Musk to purchase the social media giant.

This alert discusses the major developments in Arkansas labor and employment law from the previous year, including changes to minors’ eligibility for employment and the recognition of a special type of leave to care for foster children.

New Orleans Associate Shiena Marie N. Burke was recently appointed to the Louisiana State Bar Association’s House of Delegates for the state’s Twenty-Second Judicial District.