Strategic lawsuits against public participation, called SLAPP suits, have been characterized as suits having little legal merit but filed “to burden opponents with legal defense costs and the threat of liability and to discourage those who might wish to speak out in the future.” 600W. 115th St. v. Van Gutfeld,…

As wage transparency laws are being enacted in a patchwork fashion across the country, legal experts are weighing in on how employers can best protect themselves in a shifting landscape of legislation designed to prevent pay discrimination. Wage transparency laws have now been passed in 10 states, such as Washington,…

Representing minors in childhood sexual abuse (CSA) cases comes with great reward but great evidentiary and emotional challenges. With new and fortunately favorable laws emerging around the country to benefit child victims, now is the time to think about the intricacies of representing minor clients. The following are points to…

Philadelphia personal injury firm Laffey Bucci & Kent has parted ways with named partner and firm co-founder Brian Kent, effective on April 11. “We prefer to say nothing further about our former partner,” said an emailed statement from firm co-founder Jeffrey Laffey, who confirmed Kent’s departure as occurring earlier this…

The closing of Reddit’s oversubscribed IPO earlier this month is certainly an event that IPO market participants are celebrating. It is anticipated that Reddit’s successful transaction will jumpstart an IPO market that has seen very limited activity over the past two years. Ari Edelman, partner at Olshan Frome Wolosky. Courtesy…

There’s something of a subgenre here at The Litigation Daily involving appellate advocates who accomplish great logistic travel feats to deliver their arguments. Be it logging 1,100 miles to deliver arguments on back-to-back days in separate circuits or handling three arguments in four cases in one week, we’re a sucker…