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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

CORPORATE COUNSEL

Old Models, New Practices
Splunk GC Scott Morgan says the Wild West mentality of the technology sector presents a challenge to thoughtful attorneys to provide calibrated advice.

Small Businesses

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judges

California’s new Democratic senator, Laphonza Butler, will take over for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, making it possible for confirmations of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees to move forward.
News
Judge approves arbitration in Citibank Armenian bias case
A federal judge in Los Angeles found Citibank’s arbitration clause did not violate public policy and paused a case where a woman and a putative class accused the bank of denying and canceling credit cards of those whose last names suggested Armenian heritage.
IVF company faces multiple suits over lab accident
A major in vitro fertilization company faces multiple claims it mishandled or destroyed embryos.
Arizona students still unsure of financial aid for fall as Gov. Katie Hobbs announces FAFSA campaign
Students across the state are still in limbo as they wait to hear how much financial aid they can expect to receive for the upcoming school year.
Arbitration as an effective mechanism for resolving asset purchase agreement disputes
In the realm of commercial transactions, asset purchase agreements (APAs) are a cornerstone, facilitating the transfer of assets from one entity to another.
Opening Major League Baseball clubhouses to women reporters
It was Oct. 18, 1977. I was a new associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.
Arizona Coyotes’ turbulent season, young talent lay groundwork for fresh start in Utah
The action never seemed to dissipate for the Arizona Coyotes this season.
What turned into a whirlwind of a season – on and off the ice – began with one of the franchise’s best starts in the last decade.
4th annual American Indian Youth Disability Summit honors ASU student with Youth Tribal Leadership Award
The fourth annual American Indian Youth Disability Summit, held on April 13, awarded a Youth Tribal Leadership Award to a college student whose interest in learning disabilities and her own speech disorder led her to study speech and hearing sciences at Arizona State University.

GUEST COLUMNS

Bissonnette: The Supreme Court grabs the wheel on the ‘transportation worker’ exemption
In recent years, courts, employment counsel, employers, and employees have all been vexed to answer the question: what is the scope of the “transportation worker” exemption under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)?
A holiday present for all of us… no more Confederate names of military bases
On Oct. 7, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin ordered implementation of the findings of the Naming Commission, established by Congress last year. Austin’s order will be held up by a 90-day waiting period, and the renaming process should be in place by 2024 at the latest.
Voting rights litigation may become a contradiction in terms
The scope and strength of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10101, et seq., is again at issue this Supreme Court term.
Courtroom displays of bias assault the Justice System
Once a wealthy, manicured business scion, the defendant sits slumped and disheveled on her wheelchair.
Guest Column
Privately enforceable rights under spending clause on Supreme Court docket

On November 8, when it hears oral argument for Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, et al., v. Talevski, 6 F.4th 713 (7th Cir. 2021), review granted (May 2, 2022), the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether: (1) it should reexamine its holding that the spending clause may allow for privately enforceable rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”); and (2) assuming it does, whether the Federal Nursing Home Amendments Act of 1987 (FNHRA) provisions on transfer of residents and medication warrant such private enforcement.