Since the Sherman Antitrust Act, federal law has prohibited price-fixing as a general rule. But under Section 568 of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994, universities that are “need-blind” (meaning that they don’t factor an applicant’s ability to pay into admissions decisions) are allowed to work with their competitor schools to help determine need-based financial aid given to students. The idea […]

The Supreme Court of Virginia recently upheld the four-year suspension of attorney Richard Robol, who an Ohio federal court says concealed inventories of gold his former client recovered from a shipwreck. (My colleague says lawyers should take it easy with the nerd references, so I’ll do my best not to make any jokes about Tolkien’s dragon, Smaug. Oops, I guess I just did.) […]

The number of ways law firms and other businesses have had to pivot in the last few years has left those of us who write about such topics running out of ways to introduce them. How many times can we say, “Wow, the pandemic sure changed things, huh?” At least once more, as always. Whether due to the continuing battle over […]

Tesla’s founder and CEO Elon Musk is known for his controversial tweets, ranging from criticism to gender pronouns to predicting close to zero new coronavirus cases in the United States by April 2020. Most of his tweets do not generate repercussions beyond heated online debates—but there was one tweet in 2018 that cost him and his company $40 million, and still haunts him […]

Biometrics are a quick and easy way to determine identification, which is why fingerprints, faceprints, and even vocal cadence have become a popular way to provide an additional level of security both online and in secure facilities. But while biometric data can be useful for unlocking your smartphone or providing additional security at company headquarters, it is also particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks. […]

Arbitration has the potential to make dispute resolution easier for parties, but especially where parties have unequal bargaining power, information, or resources, the weaker party may ultimately question the enforceability of the arbitration agreement. Now, a new federal law signed by the President along with several recent circuit court decisions have narrowed the enforceability of some arbitration provisions, going against a […]