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Uber Drivers’ Day of Strikes Has Muted Start Before Company’s Big I.P.O.

Drivers for the ride-hailing company in Australia and Britain began a series of planned work stoppages to protest ride-hailing companies’ wages and work conditions of ride-hailing services. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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Strong Collaboration Between Legal and Risk Management Departments Is Key to Maximizing the Value of Your Company’s Insurance

As outside coverage counsel for corporate policyholders, we see firsthand how corporate risk management and legal departments interact and work together—or don’t. Some risk management and legal departments are in sync. They tackle intersecting insurance and legal issues through a … Continue reading

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Self-Harm: Company’s own 102(e) prior art Cancels the Patent

by Dennis Crouch Duncan Parking Techs., Inc. v. IPS Group, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2019) andIPS Group, Inc. v. Duncan Solutions Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2019) This decision involves parallel appeals from (1) a district court siding with the accused infringer on … Continue reading

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California Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against IBM Alleges Employee Fired for Warning Company’s Acts Were Illegal

Allegations of California age discrimination at tech companies are continuing to pile up. One of those on the receiving end of this litigation is IBM, which has noted in a March 2018 ProPublica investigation, had eliminated more than 200,000 of … Continue reading

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Insurance Company’s Bad-Faith Investigation Forms Basis for a Deceptive Business Claim

Plaintiff made a claim to its insurance company for water damage and loss of business. After what appears to have been a contentious investigation, the claim was denied because the carrier alleged that plaintiff did not provide it with all … Continue reading

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