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Archive for June 2014

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Public Employees

Thursday 26 Jun 2014

With my work often involving complex issues with the employer-employee relationship, I was interested in a recent piece on NPR surrounding a Supreme Court ruling.  The Court ruled that public employees cannot be fired as a result of truthfully testifying in cases regarding public concern or corruption. In ...

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Amazon E-Book Sales Contract Dispute

Thursday 19 Jun 2014

With many of the cases I work on surrounding contract disputes, I am always interested in finding negotiations that hit the national scene. Over the past couple of months, digital marketplace Amazon has been in a heated quarrel with Hachette, a major publisher and e-book distributor. ...

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Paternity Leave and Workplace Flexibility

Friday 13 Jun 2014

I recently came across an interesting article in Fortune about the issue of paternity leave for new dads. Being a father myself and with Father’s Day this weekend, I thought it was timely. Just earlier this week, the Obama administration convened the first-ever White House event focused ...

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Update in Paulina Rubio Case

Wednesday 4 Jun 2014

  One of the big cases I was working on has come to an end, as Paulina Rubio entered a confidential settlement in the lawsuit we filed against her for missing a concert in Colombia. The Latin singer was sued by Miami businessman Carlos Gutierrez and ...

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