For Businesses

Paraquat Exposure Linked to Parkinson’s Disease – What You Need to Know

By WBE | 6.23.2021 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  As one of the world’s largest agricultural producing countries, the U.S. is known for using some of the most advanced farming products and technology in the world. From sophisticated ...
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Device Deportation: Bayer to Discontinue Essure in Canada and Multiple European Countries

Device Deportation: Bayer to Discontinue Essure in Canada and Multiple European Countries

By WBE | 6.26.2017 | Around The World, For Businesses, In The News, The Firm, You Should Know
Essure, the permanent birth control device that has made numerous headlines around the world due to its high risk of complications, has not had the best year in regards to global markets. In ...
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A Breakthrough Ruling on Employment Arbitration

By WBE | 6.1.2016 | For Businesses, In The News, You Should Know
The Seventh Circuit’s recent opinion in Lewis v. Epic Systems Corp.[1] is one of the most important recent decisions regarding class action waivers and employment arbitration. But the story may ...
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What is an Employee Nowadays?

By WBE | 9.2.2015 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
The economy is changing dramatically in front of our eyes, but I’m not talking about the devaluation of the Yuan. I’m talking about the “on-demand economy.” This new economy is reshaping the ...
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The Fallout from Hobby Lobby

By WBE | 7.18.2014 | For Businesses, For Consumers, You Should Know
On June 30, 2014, the United States Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in Burwell et al. v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al. that has triggered a tidal wave of responses and opinions.  ...
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Hall of Shame: Experian

By WBE | 6.20.2014 | For Businesses, For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Villain Of The Week, You Should Know
As someone who has experienced a (relatively minor) case of identity theft, I can personally attest to how frustrating and time consuming it can be to correct blatant misinformation with the ...
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GSK Pays for its Past, But What About its Future

By WBE | 7.3.2012 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Federal prosecutors announced Monday a record-breaking $3 Billion settlement with the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”). GSK, which agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges, is ...
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Second Circuit Reaffirms Refusal to Enforce Class Action Waiver

By WBE | 2.13.2012 | For Businesses, For Consumers, You Should Know
Earlier this month, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed its prior holding that a class action waiver was unenforceable where it effectively precluded plaintiffs from vindicating their ...
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Bifurcated Discovery in Class Actions: Two Reasons Why it Doesn’t Work

By WBE | 10.19.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, For Investors, You Should Know
A common weapon in class action defendants’ arsenals is the motion to “bifurcate” discovery, splitting the process into two phases: first, discovery as it relates to the elements of Federal Rule ...
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What’s Wrong With THIS Picture? Emasculating the SEC is NOT Good for the Country

By WBE | 6.23.2011 | Columns, For Businesses, For Consumers, For Investors, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Ken Wexler, You Should Know
I picked up the Financial Times this morning. Like the Wall Street Journal, it has a series of short paragraphs (blurbs) in a column on the left-hand side of the first page. The top one was ...
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Strict Construction My Eye: Supreme Court Blows by Seventh Amendment

By WBE | 6.22.2011 | Columns, For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, Ken Wexler, You Should Know
On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court took another sledgehammer to the right to a jury trial guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.  Maybe ...
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Ever Heard of Swipe Fees? It’s Time to Start Paying Attention

By WBE | 6.16.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
For the past several weeks, our nation has been fixated on the actions of Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and his lurid Twitter postings to six young women.  To be sure, these are the ...
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