Bernstein v. Virgin Am., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit January 14, 2021, Argued and Submitted; February 23, 2021, Filed Nos. 19-15382, 20-15186 Opinion  [*1162]  M. SMITH, Circuit Judge: This case requires us to determine whether...

Barrett v. Claycomb United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit September 19, 2012, Submitted; January 29, 2013, Filed No. 12-1001 Opinion  [*318]  BEAM, Circuit Judge. In this interlocutory appeal, Donald Claycomb, in his official capacity...

TX, FL, IA Govs Sign on for Alcohol to Go : The governors of Florida, Iowa and Texas signed measures last week that make permanent pandemic-induced temporary regulations allowing restaurants to sell alcohol to go or for delivery. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds...

Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Millions to Restore Service: Colonial Pipeline Co. reportedly paid almost $5 million in cryptocurrency to hackers this month to get its ransomware-disabled computer network restored and resume operation of its fuel pipeline...

Business: WASHINGTON Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signs SB 5172 , a bill that will ensure farm laborers in the Evergreen State receive overtime pay. The law will be phased in, granting the additional pay for workers who put in more than 55 hours of work by 2022;...

Business: The FLORIDA Senate fails to reach concurrence on HB 969 , a comprehensive data privacy measure that would have allowed consumers to know what personal information companies have collected on them and to demand they delete it. The measure passed...

FL Legislature Approves Big Auto, Property Insurance Changes: On the final day of their regular 2021 session last month, Florida lawmakers passed two bills that would bring significant changes to the state’s auto and property insurance industries...

EUA Status of COVID-19 Vaccines Unlikely to Hinder Employer Mandates: Although employers seem to be leaning toward encouraging their workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 over requiring them to do so , the very real prospect of such mandates has sparked...

Dr. Ordonez, a neurosurgeon, performed surgery on Peggy Trees that involved installing a plate made by Synthes ("Synthes plate") on Trees’ cervical spine. Following the surgery, Trees’ health deteriorated, and she ultimately sustained...

The Illinois Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) barred employment discrimination on the basis of physical handicap unrelated to ability. To obtain relief, a complainant had to bring a charge of unlawful conduct before the Illinois Fair Employment Practices...