OM 12_31 Report of the Acting General Counsel Concerning Social Media Cases.docInteressantes zu Social Media und Rechtsfälle in den USA: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL / Report of the Acting General CounselConcerning Social Media Cases updated report from the Acting General Counsel concerning social media cases within the last year:OM 12_31 Report of the Acting General Counsel Concerning Social Media Cases.doc
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Most ridiculous Lawsuits: Former inmate alleges Kardashians, rapper Kanye West conspired with terrorists
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reality television star Kim Kardashian and controversial rapper Kanye West recently participated in a secret al-Qaida training camp somewhere in West Virginia, according to a lawsuit filed by „the world’s most litigious man.“ Weiterlesen
California: Class Arbitration Prohibited if Not Authorized in Agreement
National Law Review 9/2012, betreff US-Arbeitsrecht und Erhebung einer Sammelklage; Unzulässig, wenn nicht explizit in einer bestehenden Schiedsgerichtsvereinbarung aufgeführt.
A California appeals court recently held that a former security officer’s wage-and-hour class action suit must be submitted to arbitration on an individual basis and that class arbitration is prohibited unless expressly noted in the arbitration agreement. In Jesus Reyes v. Liberman Broadcasting, Inc., Weiterlesen
Zustellungsverweigerung rechtsmissbräuchlicher Klagen im Rechtshilfeverkehr Deutschland – USA
Hier der vollständige Aufsatz, abgedruckt im DAJV Newsletter 3/2012. NIETZER & HÄUSLER ist Mitglied des DAJV (Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung): DAJV Newsletter 3-12, 24.09.2012 ; im übrigen gilt: Der transatlantische Rechtsverkehr ist Teil des US-deutschen Wettbewerbs und es gelten rauhe Sitten, der Kampf mit harten Bandagen im auch zivilprozessualen Sinne ist keine Seltenheit.
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US-Arbeitsrecht
In den USA ist eben nicht alles im Arbeitsrecht erlaubt, der alles entscheidende Gradmesser, ob zulässig oder nicht, ist die Frage nach „Diskriminierung ja/nein“.
(National Law Review September 2012) Discrimination Claims Based on Denial of Religious Clothing Is “Low Hanging Fruit” to EEOC; At a recent workshop for attorneys, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provided guidance on what employers should consider when enforcing a dress code policy on religious clothing. Weiterlesen
Most Ridiculous Lawsuit: Lawsuit Claims Hairy Man Contest On Cruise Led To Burned Feet For Florida Man
Your average Carnival cruise offers plenty of entertainment options. You can stuff yourself full of deli meats and warmed-over pasta at the buffet. You can swim in a chlorinated pool in the middle of an ocean. You can pretend to like shuffleboard. Or, like Orlando resident Kurt Gies, you can strut your stuff in a contest to find the hairiest man on the boat.
FCPA: The Art of Strategic Compliance Plan – A Seven Step Process
I recently wrote about my colleague Stephen Martin’s thoughts on having a 1-3-5 year strategic plan for your company’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or Bribery Act compliance program. I am often asked where a compliance practitioner can come up with some ideas to put in such a strategic plan. Weiterlesen
Most Ridiculours Lawsuits: Botched Facebook IPO Spawns Botched Lawsuit With Wrong Plaintiff
The lawyers at Johnson & Weaver were lightning-quick to accuse Facebook and its underwriters of a multitude of errors after the social-networking giant’s botched initial public offering on May 18. Only there was a problem, a big one: The law firm apparently never had a client.
San Diego-based Johnson & Weaver supposedly found a plaintiff named Matthew Pilgram, fully investigated his claims and filed a lawsuit in San Mateo County Court in California on May 23, just three business days after Facebook went public. Weiterlesen