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Severance Agreements and Release of Claims
I meet with people weekly to review severance agreements. Almost all severance agreements include a release of claims. A release of claims is an agreement whereby the one person agrees not to assert claims or file lawsuits against the other. It is logical to wonder... read moreJurors are Tweeps Too: Web-based Mistrials A Trend
Jurors are instructed not to conduct independent research about issues in the cases they are selected to decide. They must decide the case on the evidence presented. They must not discuss the case until deliberations and then, only while in active deliberations with... read moreToo Harsh to Enforce: Unemployment and Economic Reality
South Carolina’s unemployment rate has hit 9.5%, and all indications are that it will continue to rise. And as hard as it is for the unemployed to find a job, for too many it is made even more difficult because of a noncompete, which prohibits the unemployed... read moreMassachusetts Bill Would Ban Non-Competes
The law is titled “An Act to Prohibit Restrictive Employment Covenants.” The bill would render unenforceable “any written or oral contract or agreement arising out of an employment relationship that prohibits, impairs, restrains, restricts, or places... read moreStill Have Questions? The best way I can serve you is by starting a conversation.
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