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Daily Headline : Legal Issues
09/13/2007 - Stronger surveillance law not used to spy on German jihadists.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
09/12/2007 - A federal court has determined that a man who has filed more than 400 lawsuits against companies for violating the American’s with Disabilities Act is a vexatious litigant and will not be allowed to file further claims. The man, who is handicapped, visited businesses—some of them hundreds of miles from his home—and then claimed to have been injured by doorways that were too small. (Molski v. Mandarin Touch Restaurant, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. CV 040450 ER, 2007)
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
09/12/2007 - E-mail accounts stored by an Internet service provider carry the expectation of privacy, ruled a federal appeals court. The government must obtain a warrant or tell the e-mail account’s owner a subpoena has been issued for that information.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
09/12/2007 - A court rules that a business owner should have increased security because of gangs on his property. Plus, legislation on identity theft, aviation security, and discrimination.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
09/12/2007 - A federal appeals court has ruled that a woman suing her former employer for sex and pregnancy discrimination may pursue her claim even though the company replaced her with another female employee. The employee, ruled the court, need not show that she was replaced by a male employee to establish a case of sex discrimination, previously a requirement under case law. (Miles v. Dell, Inc., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 04-2500, 2005)
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
09/12/2007 - A New Jersey court has ruled that an employer who chooses to give references on former employees can be held liable for misleading references.
Legal Issues
09/11/2007 - Negligent hiring. An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a national organization established to help children cannot be held responsible for the sexual abuse of a child at its Chicago location. The court ruled that the organization had no responsibility to protect children from harm.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
09/11/2007 - A bill (H.R. 1646) introduced by Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) would dedicate certain radio frequencies for use by first responders and public service agencies. The Federal Communications Commission would have to dedicate some existing frequencies and assign new frequencies for this use by January 1, 2007.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
09/11/2007 - The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held hearings on a proposed transportation security bill (S. 1052) that would require the Homeland Security Department to establish a task force to conduct a vulnerability and risk assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation systems
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
09/11/2007 - A student sued a community college when he was injured while learning arrest and control measures in a peace officer training class.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
09/11/2007 - The California Supreme Court has ruled that a restaurant patron who was assaulted in the parking lot can sue the restaurant for negligence.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
09/10/2007 - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has declared a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act unconstitutional.
Government: Legal Issues
09/06/2007 - In a work force of increasing religious diversity, managers must understand what the law says about individual rights and religious expression on the job.
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