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January 12, 2012

Insurance Company Special Investigators are Exempt Under Federal and State Laws, Ohio District Court Rules

After a trial to the court in September 2011, the United States District Court for the Southern District

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January 12, 2012

NLRB Ruling Puts Arbitration Agreements with Class Action Waivers in Question

In D.R. Horton, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) last week ruled that arbitration

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January 11, 2012

California Supreme Court Applies Administrative Exemption to Claims Adjusters

In the waning days of 2011, a unanimous California Supreme Court gave California employers a holiday

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January 11, 2012

Claims Review Procedures Must Be in Plan Document (Not Just SPD) Post-Amara, District Court Holds

In Kaufmann v.By Danielle K. Herring In Kaufmann v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, a New Hampshire

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January 11, 2012

The IRS Reduces Its Program for Requesting Tax Status Determination Letters

By Adam J. Peters On January 3, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2012‑6,

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January 11, 2012

California Appellate Court Holds Insurance Agents Not Employees Under California Law

In Arnold v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, a California appellate court issued a published decision

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January 11, 2012

NLRB Strikes Down Arbitral Class Action Waiver

In D.R. Horton, Inc., (pdf) the National Labor Relations Board, by a 2-0 vote, found that an arbitration

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January 10, 2012

Pennsylvania Court Clarifies When Attorneys' Fees May Be Imposed For Bad-Faith Prosecution Of Misappropriation Of Trade Secrets

When may attorneys’ fees be imposed on a plaintiff for prosecuting a claim for misappropriation of

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January 10, 2012

Plaintiff Sanctioned for Negligence after Third Party Vendor Destroys ESI

In Cyntegra, Inc. v. Idexx Laboratories, Inc. [pdf], CV 06-4170 (C.D. Cal. 2006), U.S. District Court

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January 10, 2012

Court Reduces Counsel's Rate for Mishandling Electronic Discovery

In Chen v. Dougherty [pdf], No. C04-987 (W.D. Wash. 2009), U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman granted,

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