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Joe Whitcomb: February 16, 2025
Continental Cement Company petitioned for review of a decision by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, which found that the company had discriminated against an employee, Tara Otten, for exercising her right to accompany mine...
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Joe Whitcomb: February 15, 2025
GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance, Inc. (GMS) petitioned for judicial review of a decision by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission...
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Joe Whitcomb: February 14, 2025
BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS HS) filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the application of the Service...
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Joe Whitcomb: February 08, 2025
In Call Henry, Inc. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed a dispute concerning a government services...
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Joe Whitcomb: February 07, 2025
In a decision that underscores the challenges of proving whistleblower retaliation, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a former federal...
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Joe Whitcomb: February 06, 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled on disability discrimination claims in Der Sarkisian v. Austin Preparatory School, clarifying legal...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 26, 2025
In Succession of Schimek, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal addressed whether securities accounts designated as Transfer on Death (TOD)...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 16, 2025
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling in Jordan v. Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center, PC, issued in 2015, clarified the definition of a "landowner"...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 14, 2025
The Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in White Bear Lake Restoration Association ex rel. State v. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, issued...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 13, 2025
The Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in State v. City of Minneapolis addressed the application of the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act (MERA) to...
