Michigan Court Refuses Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claim
By Mitchell L. Marinello – December 4, 2019 | What a court views as “unimaginable” is not much of a guiding legal principle.
Civil Rights Litigation
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Recent Practice Points
Protecting Communications with Incarcerated Clients
By Sheena Foye and James R. Wyrsch – December 3, 2019 | The recordings of attorney client communications at Corrections Corporation of America in Leavenworth, Kansas and how to protect attorney client communications with clients who are incarcerated.
Articles
Youth Access to Mental Health Services Is an Un-Prioritized Civil Right
By Victor M. Jones – December 4, 2019 | Children deserve the dignity of receiving quality services that allow them to lead healthy and productive lives in their homes and communities.
BNSF Subject to Class Action Based on Illinois Biometric Privacy Act
By David Y. Loh – November 6, 2019 | This decision is possibly the beginning of other lawsuits alleging technical violations in the collection and preservation of personal biometric data in the transportation industry.
Sound Advice Podcasts
Legal Implications of the #MeToo Movement
Elizabeth Saylor, employment law expert who has litigated many sexual harassment cases, discusses the legal effects of the #MeToo movement. (38:46 min.)
Getting a Job in Public Service
Lambda Legal attorney Nancy Marcus describes how her career path led her to Lambda Legal and provides advice for younger lawyers seeking jobs in public interest law. (09:37 min.)
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Events & CLE
Jan
29
Events | In-Person
2020 Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts, and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint Regional CLE Program
CLE 540 min
The 2020 Joint Regional CLE Program will cover cutting edge litigation topics that impact environmental & energy, mass torts, and products liability practice areas over the course of three days in Sn…
Feb
13
2020 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar
CLE 540 min
For over 30 years in-house and outside counsel have come together each winter to learn, network and share expertise about the unique challenges they face in representing corporations.
Feb
20
Events | Webinar
Legal Implications of New Technologies, Part Three: Autonomous Vehicles in the Air and Elsewhere
CLE 60 min
Attorneys should expect to be confronted with various issues arising out of the design and use of autonomous vehicles including, for example, civil and criminal liability.