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Who Can Sue Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act? A Claimant Must Now Have a Concrete Injury to Go to Court

by Julie Totten and Jessica R. L. James
3 minute read | June.07.2016

On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the closely watched case Spokeo, Inc. v. Thomas Robins et al., addressing the issue of ...

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Court-Sanctioned Employee Theft? Self-Help Discovery May Be Protected Activity In Discrimination Cases

by Jill Rosenberg and Mark Thompson
5 minute read | June.14.2016

Recently in Verdrager v. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., No. SJC-11901, 2015 WL 10937776 (Mass. May 31, 2016), the Supreme ...

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It's All a Matter of Degree: Fourth Circuit Upholds Four-Year Front Pay Award and Tuition Reimbursement

by Renee Phillips
4 minute read | June.18.2016

Affirming a SOX victory for an employee, the Fourth Circuit in a 2-1 decision in Gunther v. Deltek upheld a Department of Labor award of four-years ...

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OFCCP’s New Sex Discrimination Regulations Bring Few New Requirements But Highlight Need for Contractors to Revisit Policies and Practices

7 minute read | June.17.2016

On June 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) unveiled its final sex discrimination ...

District Court Dismisses ATS Claim Where Alleged Conduct in US Was Not Directly Linked to Injuries Claimed in Other Countries

June.29.2016

Ate v. Gülen, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, June 29, 2016 Plaintiffs, citizens and residents of Turkey, sued a ...

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Bank Regulatory Issues Impede Cannabis Industry Financing Opportunities

by Justin Cooper
June.06.2016

The nation’s rapidly expanding legal cannabis industry, which operates in 24 states and the District of Columbia, faces a multibillion-dollar ...

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Defense Energy Projects: Latest Trends

by Harry Clark and Evgeniya Shakina
June.30.2016

In this Industry Current, originally published in Power Finance & Risk, three attorneys at Orrick discuss the evolution of the U.S.Department of ...

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Pay Equity: Employers Must Be Vigilant

by Jessica Perry
December.05.2016

The pay-equity movement has gained steady momentum over the past eight years. And even with the anticipated transition in the Oval Office, it is ...

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London: The Truth About Brexit

by Shawn Atkinson
December.01.2016

Shawn Atkinson, a partner in Orrick’s M&A and Private Equity team in London, authored an article for Private Equity International on the reasons why ...

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Final Treasury Regulations Defining Issue Price

by Dean Criddle and John Stanley
December.13.2016

For a variety of reasons related to arbitrage, it often is important to identify the "issue price" of tax-exempt bonds with precision and certainty.

District Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction over Executive of Italian Implant Manufacturer who Signed Contract, but not over Low-Level Employee who was only Involved with Contract on Administrative Level

December.09.2016

Precision Orthopedic Implants, Inc. v. Limacorporate S.P.A., US District Court for the Central District of California, December 9, 2016 Plaintiff ...

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Court Order to U-Haul: Haul Your Non-Compete Clauses Out of California

3 minute read | December.09.2016

A California appellate court recently upheld a permanent injunction in Robinson v. U-Haul Company of California barring U-Haul from enforcing its ...