A recent Ohio appellate court decision vividly demonstrates that a majority shareholder’s heightened fiduciary duty to a minority shareholder is not without bounds and does not protect a minority shareholder simply because that shareholder has been disadvantaged by the majority’s actions. As long as the minority shareholder has an equal opportunity to benefit from the majority’s action and there i…
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When you start a medication like Dupixent (dupilumab), you expect relief from eczema or asthma, not the devastation of a cancer diagnosis. Yet growing medical evidence shows that some patients developed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and other rare cancers soon after beginning Dupixent treatment.
Now, with the first Dupixent-related wrongful-death lawsuit filed in federal court, patients and fa…
The Fair Work Ombudsman (“FWO”) has released its most recent annual report, which reveals another significant recovery of $358 million in unpaid wages and entitlements for the 2024-25 financial year. The latest $358 million means that the FWO has been involved in the back-payment of more than $2 billion over the last five years.
Last year’s recoveries arose from the following key activities:
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On Nov. 4, 2025 (Budget Day), the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne tabled the first federal budget in over a year and a half, titled: “Canada Strong: Budget 2025” (Budget 2025). The title alludes to the Government’s plans to increase defence spending, deal with the U.S. tariff threat, and give a shot in the arm to the Canadian economy.
Budget 2025 proposes measures that show a clear shift as…
In a recent article in Frantz Ward’s “Full-spectrum Wisdom” column with Cannabis Business Times, Naomi G. Tellez, Jean E. Smith-Gonnell, and Keenan M. Jones examine the growing wave of litigation in the cannabis industry and how collective advocacy through trade organizations may bring about regulatory reform.
Their article, “A Recipe for Avoiding Disaster: How Strong Trade Associations Can Help …
In Baskin v. Pierce & Allred Constr., Inc., 676 S.W.3d 554 (Tenn. Sept. 28, 2023), a Tennessee resident discovered that even when an out-of-state contractor gets licensed in Tennessee, registers to do business there, and advertises on their website that they’re “licensed in Alabama and Tennessee,” it does not guarantee that you can sue them in Tennessee courts.
This Tennessee Supreme Court ca…
In Garrett v. Hidden Valley Homes, LLC, No. M2022-015310-COA-R3-CV, 2023 LEXIS 426 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2023), the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the Trial Court’s ruling that complying with Codes may not be enough to avoid liability for defective construction, offering a cautionary tale to Tennessee homebuilders.
Background:
A dispute arose between the buyer, sellers, and builder of a ho…
On October 20, 2025, USCIS issued clarifying guidance on the Presidential Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers on their website. USCIS’ new guidance clarifies the following:
The $100,000 fee applies only to H-1B petitions filed on or after September 21, 2025, for beneficiaries who are outside the United States and do not hold a valid H-1B visa.
The fee does n…
ABSTRACT: The Tenth Circuit recently confirmed that the illegality defense offered by a defendant in a product liability case – that is, where the defendant asserts that a plaintiff’s claims are barred due to the plaintiff’s illegal conduct while utilizing a product – is alive and well under Kansas law and that it applies to product liability claims.
The Tenth (10th) Circuit, in Messerli v. Aw D…
As a general rule, criminal proceedings may be initiated in four ways: by police report, ex officio, by complaint (denuncia), or by private prosecution (querella).
A denuncia is a declaration or communication to the authorities reporting the possible commission of an act with the appearance of a criminal offence, subject to relatively relaxed formal requirements.
In contrast, a querella is a forma…