In what appears to be the largest attorney fee award against a political campaign or president, an arbitrator ordered Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. to pay $1.3 million in legal fees and $17,300 in costs to former White House staffer, Omarosa Manigault Newman, as...
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Utah Becomes the 4th State to Pass Consumer Privacy Legislation – Will the Federal Government Ever Catch Up?
The UCPA is the Nation’s Fourth State Consumer Privacy Law On March 24, 2022, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed Utah Senate Bill 227, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) into law. The UCPA is the nation’s fourth state consumer privacy law, following California,...
Examining the Legal Challenges Stemming From an Unprecedented Election
President Trump has repeatedly tweeted that his campaign and the Republican party will litigate the election outcome, and cases have already been filed. So far it doesn’t appear that we are on track to experience a second Bush v. Gore where the Supreme Court decides or impacts the outcome of the election.
Corporate Boards & Diversity Demands: the Latest Frontier for Shareholder Lawsuits
Following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, along with the resulting social unrest, there has been a renewed focus on issues of racial diversity, equality and inclusion. In the business world, investors have turned their attention to the...
The DATA Act: Proposed Federal Data Privacy Law
On June 18, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown proposed legislation before Congress to create a comprehensive federal data privacy law. The bill, the Data Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) of 2020, would be among the only comprehensive federal laws relating to data...
Five Lessons About Cybersecurity & COVID-19
Without belaboring the point, there are many similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and cybersecurity. We can take lessons from the response to the COVID pandemic and apply them to cybersecurity. 1. We Know It Is Coming For decades, public health planners have...
DoorDash and Others Face Potential Achilles Heel in Arbitration Provisions
For years, many companies have entered into agreements with their employees which call for individual arbitration of all employment claims. The corporate entities likely concluded that these arrangements both precluded class-action claims and lowered the likelihood of...
What Must Your Financial Advisor Tell You? You Might Be Surprised.
You place great trust in the person who helps you invest your money. You like them, listen to them and are sure that they are obligated to do only what is best for you at all times. Think again! The obligations this person owes are actually dependent on how...
Split Supreme Court Ruling Could Change Future of Class-Action Claims
By Rob Gilmore, Brett Krantz & Andrew Wilber On Wednesday, April 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an important decision regarding class-action arbitration. The 5-4 decision held that under the Federal Arbitration Act, a court cannot compel...
VIDEO: Keynote by Alan Page, retired Minnesota Justice and NFL Hall of Famer
Football fans and attorneys alike can stream video in its entirety of the keynote address by Alan Page, retired Minnesota Justice and NFL Hall of Famer, at the Meritas 2018 Annual Meeting. Moderated by KJK Partner Brett Krantz, Justice Page’s comments focused on...