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Justices take CSX case on causation standard
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether plaintiffs alleging negligence under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act must prove proximate causation. The case stems from hand injuries suffered by a...
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CSX Transportation fights $184K award to railroad engineer
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> WASHINGTON — Just how much at fault must an employer be to face liability under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act? The Supreme Court took on that question...
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4th Circuit: Computer fraud law doesn’t cover misuse
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> An employee did not violate the federal computer fraud statute by “misusing” proprietary information that he downloaded from his work laptop before leaving his...
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Federal court denies ex-Illinois governor’s appeal
CHICAGO — A federal court in Chicago on Monday denied George Ryan’s appeal seeking his release from prison, dashing what was widely regarded as the former Illinois governor’s last hope to cut short...
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High court to decide who counts as a supervisor
WASHINGTON — When does your co-worker also count as your supervisor? The Supreme Court may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work colleagues and work managers, at least...
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7th Circuit strikes down concealed-carry law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In a big victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois — the only remaining state where carrying...
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Court: Sex offender Facebook ban unconstitutional
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from using Facebook and other social networking sites that can be accessed by children is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court...
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Supreme Court stays out of Planned Parenthood funding case
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will likely stop defending a law that stripped Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case Tuesday, an attorney who represents the...
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Jury’s still out on whether vacant post is accommodation
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Leaving unresolved a question that has split the circuits and perplexed employment attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to decide whether the Americans with...
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High court ADEA case could end up a bust
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The Supreme Court chose to kick off its new term by hearing a case that considers whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act trumps constitutional age...
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