Other Litigation and Disputes
This is FindLaw’s collection of Other Litigation and Dispute articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Here you’ll find valuable information on Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection extended by the Supreme Court of the United States, an informative piece on understanding your ethical obligations as in-house counsel if you represent an employee, as well as the company, and frequently asked litigation questions. You’ll also be able to learn the advantages that litigation finance offers to both corporate clients and their lawyers. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
Litigation and Disputes
Other Litigation and Disputes Articles
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Virginia Public Utility Law
When the history of public utility regulation in Virginia is written, the 1998 session will be but a footnote to the events we expect will follow next year (or maybe in the year 2,000). Before the General Assembly even convened this year, Jack ...
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Users Facilities Requirements Under the Safe Medical Devices Act
Manufacturers should be aware of their responsibilities and requirements under the Safe Medical Devices Act. They may not, however, be aware of the responsibilities of their customers - hospitals, nursing homes and other user facilities - under the ...
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Unpaid Staff Are Not Employees Under the NLRA
Unionized employers with workers who receive neither pay nor benefits will be very interested in the unanimous August 26, 1999 decision by the National Labor Relations Board in WBAI Pacifica Foundation, 328 NLRB No. 179, 1999 NLRB LEXIS 586. The ...
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Unions Cheer as NLRB Overrules Four Representation Case Precedents
An earlier Employment Law Alert article (May 1999) noted that Board Chairman John Truesdale planned to attack the Board’s backlog by tackling several cases pending undecided before the Board for many months and, in some cases, many years. On July 26 ...
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Union Organizing and The Virtual Workplace
Unions face major challenges in organizing employees at today’s virtual workplaces. No longer can union representatives simply station themselves at plant gates when workers change shifts. Today’s workers are often widely scattered and many are ...
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The Russian Law “On Natural Monopolies”
The recent legislative development in the area of regulation of natural monopolies constitutes a new trend in Russian law. Not only is the concept of natural monopoly novel for it, but the system of regulation which this new legislation purports to ...
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The Power of Associations in Court
A recent case in the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revealed that appellate courts are interested in granting intervention to associations in OSHA cases and learning about industry practice and the impact of new interpretations upon safety ...
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The Northwest Perspective on the Electricity Crisis: Where Are We, How Did We Get Here, And How Can We Get Out?
From the perspective of the Northwest, this paper addresses the electricity crisis currently besetting the entire West. The first section describes where we are, and where we are headed if effective action is not taken. The second section describes ...
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The Neuse River Buffer Rules Alter Land Values in North Carolina
Recently, a series of government regulations have been adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (the "EMC") in response to the well known fish kills which have occurred in the Neuse River primarily in and around the New ...
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The Food and Drug Administration’s Seafood Regulatory Program
The U.S. national regulatory authority for public protection and seafood regulation is vested in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA operates an oversight compliance program for fishery products under which responsibility for the ...
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