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29 07, 2022

Grubhub Drivers Are Not Exempt From Arbitration, Massachusetts High Court Rules

By | July 29th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Grubhub Drivers Are Not Exempt From Arbitration, Massachusetts High Court Rules

On-demand delivery drivers for Grubhub are subject to the company’s mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in overturning a lower court that found the drivers were entitled to an exemption under federal law. …

29 07, 2022

NY Attorney Gets Three Years in Cash4Cases Litigation Funding Scheme

By | July 29th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NY Attorney Gets Three Years in Cash4Cases Litigation Funding Scheme

A disbarred New York lawyer was sentenced yesterday to 36 months in prison for defrauding investors in his now bankrupt litigation finance firm called Cash4Cases. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jaeson Birnbaum previously …

13 06, 2022

Policy Doesn’t Obligate Insurer to Cover Prevention Costs. Should Common Law?

By | June 13th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Policy Doesn’t Obligate Insurer to Cover Prevention Costs. Should Common Law?

A salad dressing maker is seeking coverage from its insurer for costs it incurred in preventing a shutdown of one of its processing plants due to a pollution event. Massachusetts-based Ken’s Foods maintains its insurer has a common law duty …

8 06, 2022

Massachusetts Health Firm Reports Cyber Attack

By | June 8th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Massachusetts Health Firm Reports Cyber Attack

A major medical imaging and outpatient surgery firm in Massachusetts has reported a cyber attack that may have compromised the medical data and identity of millions of patients. Shields Health Care Group said it recently became aware of suspicious activity …

8 06, 2022

Massachusetts Health Firm Reports Cyber Attack

By | June 8th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Massachusetts Health Firm Reports Cyber Attack

A major medical imaging and outpatient surgery firm in Massachusetts has reported a cyber attack that may have compromised the medical data and identity of millions of patients. Shields Health Care Group said it recently became aware of suspicious activity …

9 06, 2022

New Hampshire Allows Exception to Workers’ Compensationn ‘Coming and Going’ Rule

By | June 9th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New Hampshire Allows Exception to Workers’ Compensationn ‘Coming and Going’ Rule

A worker who was injured in a car accident when he was traveling home from his job site in the middle, rather than the end, of the workday at the direction of his employer is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, …

20 05, 2022

Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private

By | May 20th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private

The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit against the Alphabet Inc. unit. Texas, …

20 05, 2022

Livestream Tech Firms Learn Hard Lessons from Violent Videos Tied to Mass Killings

By | May 20th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Livestream Tech Firms Learn Hard Lessons from Violent Videos Tied to Mass Killings

These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning out their brutal attacks. They also create marketing plans while arranging to livestream their massacres on social platforms in hopes …

17 05, 2022

How Sunken Boat Insurance Claim Factors Into Vermont Murder Case

By | May 17th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How Sunken Boat Insurance Claim Factors Into Vermont Murder Case

A boat insurance claim denial and fraud investigation have surfaced as integral pieces of the murder case being brought against a 28-year-old Vermont man charged with killing his grandfather and mother for inheritance money. In addition to facing two murder …

11 05, 2022

Court Says Federal Law Preempts in Tossing New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety

By | May 11th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Court Says Federal Law Preempts in Tossing New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety

A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing to adequately protect thousands of workers at two New York City facilities against COVID-19. The Appellate Division in Manhattan said …