Recent Articles from CORREY E STEPHENSON
DOJ food allergy settlement sets the table for future actions
Does a food allergy constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
How to budget for law firm marketing expenditures
Despite all the financial demands solos and small-firm attorneys face, it’s crucial to make some room in the budget for marketing expenditures.
FTC releases consumer privacy tips
With the use of facial recognition technology on the rise, the Federal Trade Commission has released a report with recommendations on how companies can protect consumers’ privacy.
NFL seeks to dismiss concussion multi-district litigation
Hitting back in the multi-district litigation brought by current and former professional football players alleging injuries from head trauma, the National Football League has filed a motion to dismiss the suits as “labor disputes” preempted by federal law.
US Supreme Court denies certiorari for Engle litigation
In between hours of oral argument over the federal health care legislation, the justices took the time to deny certiorari in the first of the Florida tobacco suits to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court holds federal courts have discretion to order consecutive state, federal sentences
A U.S. District Court has the authority to order that a federal criminal sentence run consecutively to an anticipated state sentence that has yet to be imposed, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Justices hold Privacy Act doesn’t cover mental, emotional damages
The Privacy Act does not unequivocally authorize damages for mental or emotional distress and therefore, the Government has not waived sovereign immunity for such claims, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
HIPAA audits have begun
All entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act must get ready – audits of privacy and security compliance under the Act have officially begun.
Tax Court: Father not entitled to tax exemptions for kids
Despite the terms of a couple’s divorce agreement granting a father the right to claim tax exemptions for his children, because the children spent more than half of the year living with their mother the father is not entitled to the deductions, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled.
IRS issues guidance on health care
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance on a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that requires employers to report the cost of health coverage on employees’ W-2 forms. The requirement is informational only and does not affect an employee’s income determination or whether any particular coverage is excludable from gross income. […]
EEOC issues final regs for ADA Amendments Act
After more than a year of waiting for employment lawyers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its final regulations addressing the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act.
U.S. Supreme Court to rule on scope of exclusionary rule
Does the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule apply to a search authorized by caselaw that has since been overruled?
Legal News
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
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