In Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group, et al, California’s First District Court of Appeal recently handed employees two lifelines in their battle against being compelled to arbitrate employment disputes.

At the start of 2020, a new statute went into effect in California requiring insurers, under certain circumstances, to take steps to determine if a claimant is in arrears on a child support obligation.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey issued a unanimous decision recently regarding legal malpractice liability to third-parties.

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that Title VII, the federal employment law that prohibits discrimination “because of sex,” bars discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation and transgender status. This alert discusses the landmark 6-3 decision, background on the cases involved, and what employers should consider going forward.

Last month, the Missouri legislature passed Senate Bill 591 (SB 591), making important changes to the state’s punitive damages laws, civil procedure, improper healthcare laws, and its consumer protection statute, the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA). Part II of this two-part alert discusses the effects of the bill on the MMPA and actions based on improper healthcare.

On June 4, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down an opinion in the joint actions Christy Rios et al., Appellees, v. Bayer Corporation et al., Appellants and Nichole Hamby et al., Appellees, v. Bayer Corporation et al., Appellants (Docket Nos. 125020, 125021), which again recognized new U.S. Supreme Court due process limitations for personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants.

Suffolk Supreme Court Justice Carmen Victoria St. George recently granted summary judgment in favor of a Lewis Brisbois transportation client in a personal injury suit brought by a bus driver. The court found that the plaintiff’s bodily injury complaint must be dismissed based on the exclusivity provisions contained in New York's Workers’ Compensation Law. New York Partner James M. Strauss explains

On June 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.38, which continues until July 6, 2020, the tolling of civil deadlines in response to the COVID-19 crisis.