/employment-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Employment Authority Other Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 19 Sep 2025 21:07:20 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2390373?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2390373 A University of Las Vegas defensive lineman has won his bid to play another season when a Nevada federal judge ruled that the NCAA's eligibility rules are subject to antitrust scrutiny because the ability of athletes to get paid for their performance makes the restrictions commercial in nature. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:05:05 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2390363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2390363 Two beneficiaries under separate Prudential life insurance policies issued for an aviation company's pilots told a Washington federal court that they were wrongly denied benefits after their partners died in a plane crash, arguing an "aviation exclusion" either doesn't apply or should be stricken altogether. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:07:46 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2390352?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2390352 A Berkshire Hathaway unit has no duty to defend a group of cannabis companies in an underlying suit over a worker's death, the insurer told a Florida federal court Friday, arguing that the suit does not allege that the companies were the employers of the worker as required to trigger coverage. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:50:00 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2390275?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2390275 A Connecticut appeals court on Friday refused to uproot an arbiter's $691,000 attorney fee award in favor of WorldQuant Predictive Technologies LLC and against its ousted CEO, agreeing the arbiter neither exceeded the scope of the questions presented to him nor manifestly disregarded the law. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:52:07 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389925 Air charter broker XO Global sued its competitor Jet365 in Miami, claiming the rival bribed a onetime XO sales employee to steal confidential business information that allowed Jet365 to redirect millions of dollars' worth of charter flights to itself. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:30:19 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389861 The Georgia Court of Appeals has revived a woman's wrongful death suit over her son's accidental shooting while in training as a security guard, overturning a lower court's ruling that her claims were preempted by a liability release in a workers' compensation settlement. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:14:19 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389740?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389740 A lawsuit by the former president of the National Rifle Association alleging breach of contract against the gun rights organization was split by a federal judge Thursday, with Florida state law claims being kept in the Sunshine State and its contract-related claim moved to Virginia. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:16:35 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389552?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389552 A Washington federal judge has barred an artificial intelligence startup's former chief technology officer from using trade secrets to hurt the company, making disparaging statements about it or contacting the company's current or prospective customers. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:53:44 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389755?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389755 The liquidation trustee for bankrupt medical staffing company American Physician Partners has told a Delaware bankruptcy judge that former top executives drained the company with millions in unauthorized bonus payments and "made-up" consultation fees. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:27:22 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389465?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389465 A Texas federal judge has sent two conspiracy lawsuits brought by clients of Texas personal injury attorney Tony Buzbee against Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's company Roc Nation and his attorneys back to state court in Houston, finding the court lacks jurisdiction in the case despite the defendant's argument that law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP was "improperly joined." Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:24:55 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389863?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389863 Jackson Lewis PC announced Thursday that it has hired two former Stokes Wagner attorneys as principals in two of its California offices to bolster the employment law services it offers its clients. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:17:36 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389693?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389693 The Eleventh Circuit seemed unpersuaded Thursday by a push to overturn MetLife's denial of death benefits to a worker who died days after she broke her leg and ankle exiting a vehicle, with judges zeroing in on plan language that barred coverage when contributing illnesses were involved. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:31:53 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2386694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2386694 A Florida federal jury’s recent $329 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal crash demonstrates how jurors’ perceptions of nuanced facts can make or break a case, and why attorneys must maximize the potential of their mock jury exercises to pinpoint the best trial strategy, says Jennifer Catero at Snell & Wilmer. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:14:25 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389582 The federal government has asked the D.C. Circuit to rethink its decision to temporarily reinstate the head of the U.S. Copyright Office who was fired by President Donald Trump, saying the president has the authority to remove the copyright chief because the position is part of the executive branch. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:57:11 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389644?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389644 The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not push back oral arguments for two cases up to be heard next month, despite the state Attorney General's Office's concerns that their counsel wouldn't be able to participate because of a potential government shutdown. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:21:52 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389789?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389789 President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to allow him to move forward with firing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, escalating a fight over presidential removal power that will test the boundaries of the central bank's traditional independence. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:48:25 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389699 An IRS official serving as head of the agency's Large Business and International Division who was placed on leave accused the agency of unlawfully leaking information on her employment status to news outlets including Fox News and Bloomberg, according to a complaint filed Thursday in D.C. federal court. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:43:59 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2370787?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2370787 My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is necessary for the law to exist, says Addison O’Donnell at LOIS Law. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:02:47 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2389056?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2389056 Software company NCR Corp. asked the full Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday to examine a pension payout fight with former executives in the wake of a three-judge panel's ruling last month that the company can't issue lump-sum payments to plan participants as alternatives to promised life annuities. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:32:06 +0000 /employment-authority/other/articles/2388730?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /employment-authority/other/articles/2388730 The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed that Danos LLC is not required to indemnify Genesis Energy in the defense of a suit by a worker who fell during an oil platform repair, finding the contract between the companies is not covered by maritime law.