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The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the denial of attorneys’ fees pursuant to section 38.243, N.R.S. and in association with the confirmation of an arbitration award. The Nevada statute provides “on application of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under [Nevada laws seeking confirmation, vacatur, or modification of an arbitration award], the court may add reasonable attorney...

Former legislator files lawsuit over Wyoming voter ID law  KPVI News 6

Whether you live in fear of misusing the latest Gen Z slang or getting trapped in a never-ending reply-all chain, the world can be a scary place. But what specifically keeps lawyers — a famously skittish group — up at night? In a quest to uncover what gives attorneys the night sweats, Above the Law and Embroker asked over 500 lawyers and other legal professionals about their deepest fears. Ma...

The fight to pass the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act in South Carolina is now intensifying, as several Republican state senators hold out against it. The state is one of only two in the U.S. that does not have hate crime legislation signed into law. Pinckney, a state senator and pastor, was one of nine Black parishioners murdered by Dylann Roof in a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in...

Businesses with automatic renewal contracts—including subscriptions—should take note of Colorado’s new law that went into effect earlier this year on January 1, 2022. While companies subject to other state’s auto-renewal laws and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (“ROSCA”) will be familiar with the three-prong approach of upfront clear disclosure, simple cancellation, and ongoing re...

Kentucky became the latest state to adopt the NAIC insurance data security model law with Governor Andy Beshear’s signing of House Bill 474. The new law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2023, and gives covered licensees one or two years for implementation, depending on the specific provision. Like many other states, Kentucky enacted the law with some variations to the model law. One notable differenc...

After a 2-year hiatus, health care transactional attorneys and related industry professionals descended upon Nashville, TN April 25th – 27th for the 2022 American Health Law Association (“AHLA”) Health Care Transactions Conference. Aside from hot chicken and honky tonks, this conference was largely a celebration of the strength and resiliency of the health care industry during the past two CO...

Q: We use a staffing agency to provide workers during busy times throughout the year. Even though we do not directly hire these employees, I am wondering if we can be held responsible in case one of them files a claim for unpaid wages or gets hurt on the job. Should I be worried? A: In California, there are at least two “joint employer” theories that could impose liability on businesses that ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Today, a Cayce police officer killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest. Some of his fellow officers were with him when he lost his life. In Kershaw County this morning, deputies saw a man take his life right in front of them. And yesterday, the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office announced the passing of one of their young deputies who died from cancer. What are the...

America is unique among the nations of the world because we were not built around any particular tribe, religion, or ethnicity — instead, we were built around an idea: that all people are created equally and deserve to be treated equally throughout their lives. Though we have never fully lived up to that idea, we have never walked away from it either. It is an idea that serves as the heart of...