Ruling by Supreme Court Significantly Broadens Scope of FOIA Exemption Protecting Confidential Information From Public Disclosure
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision in a case involving the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that has
Seventh Circuit Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts by Ruling That Even “Extreme” Obesity Must Have a Physiological Cause To Trigger ADA Protection
Addressing the issue for the first time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled recently that even
Unanimous Supreme Court Rules That Failure To File Title VII Charge With the EEOC Does Not Automatically Bar Plaintiff From Suing
Resolving an important question that the lower courts have wrestled with for years, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that
Substantial Deference to EEOC Subpoena Demands
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed a trial court’s refusal to enforce an U.S. Equal
Second Circuit in Natofsky v. NYC Joins Several Other Federal Appeals Courts in Holding That “But-For” Standard Applies to Discrimination Claims Brought Under the ADA
In an issue of first impression before it, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that
NT Lakis’s Brief to the Eighth Circuit in Harris v. Union Pacific Argues That Lower Court Erred in Certifying ADA Class Action
NT Lakis has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in a case
Supreme Court, Agreeing With Arguments Raised in NT Lakis Friend-of-the Court Brief, Rules in Lamps Plus v. Varela That Class Arbitration Cannot Be Inferred From “Contractual Ambiguity”
In another important ruling reaffirming the strong federal policy favoring arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5 – 4
Revised Opinion by Fifth Circuit in Nall v. BNSF Cures Problematic Portion of Prior ADA “Direct Threat” Ruling
Last December, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a troubling opinion
EEOC’s Final FY 2018 Enforcement Numbers Confirm Significant Drop in Charges Filed
Final fiscal year (FY) 2018 (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018) enforcement and litigation statistics released recently by the
Ruling by Supreme Court Leaves for Another Day a Determination of Whether Non-Victim Relief Can Ever Be Used To Settle Class-Based Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed on technical grounds a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that class