Have you had to engage in workplace investigations? Let Elena Paraskevas-Thadani — Founder and President of EPT Legal, Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH), and licensed private investigator — guide you through...

Oral Surgeons, P.C. v. Cincinnati Ins. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit April 14, 2021, Submitted; July 2, 2021, Filed No. 20-3211 Opinion  [*1143]  WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge. Oral Surgeons, P.C., offers oral and maxillofacial surgery...

By Elias Kahn Millions of Americans are now headlong into the process of returning to their respective workplaces after nearly 18 months of pandemic-required lockdowns and business disruptions. One of the unpleasant truths to accompany this post-COVID...

The attorney's client was accused by the wife of rape. The attorney was concerned that his client would be lynched, and after the attorney discovered that the prosecuting attorney had told a newspaper that the attorney's client was accused of...

Petitioner Johnson, a Tennessee prisoner, was disciplined for violating a prison regulation which prohibited inmates from assisting other prisoners in preparing writs. The District Court held the regulation void because it had the effect of barring illiterate...

Prison Legal News is a Washington nonprofit corporation that publishes and distributes publications regarding legal issues of interest to inmates, such as prisoners' rights. It publishes a monthly subscription magazine, which has 3,000 subscribers...

Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit September 22, 2008, Decided 2006-1562 Opinion  [***1660]   [*668]  BRYSON, Circuit Judge. We granted rehearing en banc in this design patent case to address the...

Durham v. Lockheed Martin Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 20, 2005, Argued and Submitted, San Francisco, California ; April 26, 2006, Filed No. 04-15243 Opinion  [*1249]  KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: ] A defendant has thirty...

By: Theodore K. Cheng, Esq. , ADR Office of Theo Cheng This article discusses the complex issue of whether and how an arbitrator can compel parties to participate in remote arbitration hearings amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ONE IMPACT...

SEC v. Scoville United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit January 24, 2019, Filed No. 17-4059 Opinion  [*1209]  EBEL , Circuit Judge. This case involves an alleged worldwide Ponzi scheme and the antifraud provisions of the federal Securities...