The Risks and Rules of Auto-Renewal
Many direct marketers adopt automatic renewal policies in connection with sales or lease programs for consumer goods or services for personal or household uses. In California, automatic renewal is...
View ArticleHelping Clients Understand and Prepare for a Rapidly Changing Workplace
Blank Rome Partner Brooke T. Iley, who serves as vice-chair of the Firm’s labor and employment group, and Stephanie Gantman Kaplan, an associate in the Firm's labor...
View ArticleNoncompetes a Nonstarter in California? Think Again
Until 2008, the scope of California’s statutory prohibition against noncompetition agreements, codified in California Business Code §16600, was subject to widely varying...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Dismisses “Lime-a-Rita” Class Action
In a March 16, 2017 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative consumer class action against Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC. In this action,...
View ArticleFirst Amendment Protects Right to Record Police Activity, Third Circuit Holds
The Third Circuit recently joined the growing consensus of courts recognizing that the First Amendment protects the act of recording police officers conducting their official duties in public....
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