Victims of fraud have extensive legal rights to help them recover assets taken by the fraudster, and to sue him for damages.

On Dec. 31, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a long-awaited decision reversing the ruling of former Judge David Jones of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, blessing the Serta Simmons Bedding 2020 uptier transaction.

Recent developments in Alberta suggest the limitation period can begin before the injury has occurred. The Plaintiff brought an action against Homes by Avi, the Defendant, for personal injuries...

The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision last week in Westerhof v. Gee Estate and McCallum v. Baker (2015 ONCA 206), which are the companion cases to Moore v. Getahun.

The new edition of the JC guidelines was published in hard copy this week and, as expected, makes across-the-board adjustments for RPI inflation to the recommended guidelines for all categories of all personal injuries.

On March 16, 2020, the New Jersey Legislature proposed Assembly Bill 3844, which seeks to force insurers to pay COVID-19 business interruption claims notwithstanding a "Virus or Bacteria" exclusion.

Such a two-step procedure may have significant drawbacks, however, such as increasing the time, expense and potential for error in the process.

In a climate of increased national scrutiny regarding employer use of criminal background screening, plaintiffs are turning to a provision in the Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA), 18 Pa.C.S. § 9125.

As many state legislatures open their 2015 sessions, Virginia has become the first this year to continue the legislative trend towards protecting applicants' and employees' personal online accounts.

Litigation and medical funding have been hot topics in the legal world for some time

ESG proponents are presently concentrating on several important topics. These include issues with managing human resources, particularly about equality, inclusion, and diversity, as well as

In 2016, the CFTC continued to pursue high-profile enforcement cases and to test its new enforcement authority under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).

In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its long-awaited "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions...

Recent amendments to Minnesota law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by most private employers into a candidate’s criminal past.

In Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk (11-1059), plaintiff filed a FLSA collective action on behalf of herself and other persons similarly situated claiming that 30 minutes were improperly deducted for meal breaks each day when employees actually worked.

Among the many financial innovations that came out of the COVID era, non-pro rata uptier transactions as a liability management exercise ("LMEs") are among the more controversial.

The prevalence of computers in the workplace and employees' increased use of them gives rise to questions about the existence of privacy rights in materials stored, accessed or transmitted using employer-owned hardware and network systems.

Artificial intelligence and digital transformation are no longer experimental but are increasingly embedded in legal practice. The pace of change is accelerating — courts are formalising AI guidelines...

The employment tribunal system was established to provide an employee the regime in which to make a formal complaint that their employer has violated the Employment Act 2000.