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Thu Jan 21, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

The recent saga of Caitlyn Jenner called to the forefront issues, opinions and prejudices regarding transgender people.The chance exists that your company will eventually have to face transgender...

Mon Dec 14, 2015

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We’re human.  We all have some personal issues (some large, some small).  And we’ve all heard that the divorce rate in the U.S. is hovering around 50%.  (That’s actually a misleading...

Fri Nov 6, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation by Gene Killian | Share

One of the more incredible episodes resulting from the 2008 financial crisis involved the stunning collapse of the venerable, white-shoe law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP.  Following the collapse,...

Fri Sep 25, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation by Gene Killian | Share

For some reason, all this talk lately about cyberbreaches, cyber-snooping and hackers reminds me of the old Rolling Stones song “Fingerprint File.”   (“Know my moves/Way ahead of...

Tue Aug 25, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Negotiation by Gene Killian | Share

There’s an old saying in car sales:  “There’s an ass for every seat.”  The business world will never have a shortage of unscrupulous operators trying to “get...

Wed Jul 29, 2015

Posted in Corporate Litigation, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

A Pennsylvania trial court recently wrestled with the question of whether employees can sue their employers when personal (payroll) information is compromised by a breach of the company’s...

Wed Jun 10, 2015

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Abercrombie & Fitch, which prides itself on "exclusionary" marketing, recently learned an expensive lesson about "exclusionary" hiring and religious discrimination. In this case, the job applicant...

Wed May 13, 2015

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Discovery, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

The late American novelist Philip Dick once wrote: “There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on...

Thu Apr 16, 2015

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

One thing I’ve learned from trying cases over the years is that opinions are like a certain body part – everyone has one.  “Make sure you do this.” ...