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Will ‘Slaughter’ end independent agencies at federal level?
A New Deal era precedent was on the chopping block when the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Dec. 8 in Trump v. Slaughter, in which the Trump administration challenged a provision in the Federal Trade Commission Act providing that commissioners can be removed only for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”
Has the federal government abandoned regulation of noncompete agreements?
Employers should consider a review of their restrictive covenant agreements to ensure that the agreements are carefully crafted, in accordance with applicable law, and consistent with the employee’s role and responsibilities within the organization.
Boston firm hit with two data breach class actions
Casner & Edwards faces class actions over a 2024 data breach that exposed the personally identifiable information of nearly 13,000 current and former clients.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
