By: Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas D. Goslin , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Climate change is arguably the most high-profile and rapidly evolving environmental issue facing the global business community today. Governments of nearly every nation...

By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue & Lannis Parties drafting contracts often want to set in stone the precise dollar amount of damages that will be awarded in the event of a breach, commonly called liquidated damages. The idea is that if a breach...

By: Zach P. Hutton and Justin M. Scott , Paul Hastings. Introduction In Flores v. City of San Gabriel , 1 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered an issue of first impression: whether “cash-inlieu of benefits” payments made directly...

By: Sarah Ligon Pattishall, Mcauliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP A 17-year-old bet his high school programming club that artificial intelligence (AI) could outperform human beings. To prove it, Robbie Barrat developed a program that could...

By: John B. Lewis and Dustin D. Dow This article provides step-by-step guidance to consider when enforcing arbitration agreements and class action waivers in employment cases. Arbitration agreements are agreements that force individuals to bring legal...