Labor & Employment

Insurance Coverage & Recovery

Catherine A. Conway, Rex S. Heinke | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The end of 2011 brought two significant labor and employment decisions that will have a large positive impact on insurance employers in California. In Harris v. Superior Court, 2011 WL 6823963 (Cal. Dec. 29, 2011), the California Supreme Court elaborated on the application of the...

Intellectual Property

Christopher J. Morvillo, Megan E. Farrell | Clifford Chance

With apologies to Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that every company possesses information that it wants to keep out of its competitors' hands. Whether that information is a list of customers or clients; a strategic plan or business practice; pricing information; or...

Labor & Employment

Mark E. Chopko, Marissa Parker | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

In mid-January 2012, a mere 10 weeks after oral argument, a unanimous Supreme Court held that, under the First Amendment, religious institutions could hire and fire ministry personnel according to their own internal principles and needs. Although the Court rejected application of secular and...