A California state judge Monday ruled that a former Live Nation executive who claims the company fired him for blowing the whistle on corporate misconduct can't avoid arbitration, although he said the parties can bring him any discovery disputes, citing concerns about the arbitrator's discovery rules.
Three universities told a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday that the 11th Amendment shields them from a lawsuit by a group of college athletes fighting to be recognized as employees, arguing that as arms of the state they cannot be sued privately in federal court.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has told the Fourth Circuit a lower court erred when it nixed retaliation claims from a consulting firm director who said her male boss mistreated her, arguing the trial court hadn't properly applied a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision.