By Jo Bennett In a decision issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit clarified that a single comment may give rise to a claim of workplace harassment. In its decision, issued in Castleberry v. STI Group, the court reinstated harassment claims brought by two African […]
Schnader attorneys Melissa S. Blanton, vice chair of the firm’s Corporate and Finance Practice Group, and Stephen J. Shapiro, co-chair of the firm’s Financial Services Litigation Practice Group, will be presenting a financial services webinar on November 19 at Noon EST titled “Effective Loan Documentation for Lenders: How to Deter and Prevent Litigation through Proven […]
By Scott J. Wenner A sharply divided panel of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has embraced the Department of Labor Arbitration Review Board’s (ARB) broad redefinition of “protected activity” under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). In Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-4257 (March 19, 2013), Judge Vanaskie, writing for himself […]