The Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are no strangers to controversy and legal challenges. As KJK has previously written on, Section 401 of the CWA, which focuses on curbing the discharge of pollutants into U.S. navigable waters or...
This article was originally published by Security Boulevard (https://securityboulevard.com/). At the end of January 2022, Akron, Ohio resident Heidi Moon was staying in a hotel in Kent, Ohio when her ex-boyfriend texted her, indicating that he knew where she was. Four...
This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca) a division of LexisNexis Canada. In recent years, large law firms organized as Swiss vereins (such as Dentons and DLA Piper) have continued to expand around the globe. A significant...
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz (KJK) is the most active law firm in the country regarding the defense of its clients’ rights in commercial litigation, according to the latest report by legal analytics and data company Lex Machina. The report, which looks at more than...
A recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case highlights the importance of defendants actively participating in lawsuits even when named as a seemingly nominal defendant. When property is in dispute, the owner is often not the only party with an interest in the...
A recent federal case in New York cautions against failing to pay arbitration awards if the party wishes to keep an arbitration decision out of the public eye. What is Private Arbitration? One of the benefits of private arbitration is the ability to keep disputes...
The Supreme Court, on June 21, 2021, issued its landmark decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, bringing about fundamental change for collegiate athletes seeking benefits and compensation in connection with their athletic performance. In...
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that state agencies are not immune from claims brought under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) in the case Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, United States Supreme...
When the police, acting under the color of law, deprive a person of their civil or constitutional rights, the person generally has two remedies. First, if they are the victim of an unconstitutional search or seizure, a forced or unlawful confession or the deprivation...
Resolving an issue over when a party has waived their right to arbitrate, the United States Supreme Court recently granted plaintiff’s a major victory, holding that litigants are no longer required to show prejudice when opposing a party’s delayed attempt to compel...