In Williams v. Reed, 145 S. Ct. 465 (2025), the United States Supreme Court reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision affirming the dismissal of plaintiffs’ Section 1983 claims for lack of jurisdiction, based on the...more
A district court from the Central District of California cast its lot against the growing argument that federal courts lack jurisdiction over TCPA claims based on conduct that occurred when the government debt exception was...more
Last week, the District of Nevada contributed to a growing consensus among Ninth Circuit district courts that TCPA liability generally does not extend to companies that produce equipment used to place unlawful calls—such as...more
The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin May 20, 2020 In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision finding that the defendants did not waive the defense of lack of personal...more
Last week, nine Cook County school districts and Calumet City filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of rehearing in the case A.F. Moore & Associates Inc. v....more
We remember when legislative and regulatory developments rarely occurred in December, but those days are behind us. A Reminder About New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Rate Increases: Many minimum wage, tipped and exempt...more
The plaintiff filed a putative class action for alleged violations of California employment law, and the defendant moved to compel arbitration....more
It's an old aphorism that "you can't fight City Hall." Now it's time to add a related aphorism: "you can't sue the government under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) for disclosing your trade secrets" – at least so...more
SC20088 - Arciniega v. Feliciano - One slate of petitioning candidates for a town committee election sued to have several signatures on the competing slate declared invalid. The competing slate intervened and filed a...more
Best Best & Krieger LLP Partner Joseph Van Eaton and co-counsel Kristen Wilson, city attorney for Rye, New York, filed a successful motion for the City of Rye that resulted in a dismissal of a lawsuit challenging local...more