Articles / Newsletters / Legal Alerts / Case Law Updates

Capehart Scatchard frequently contributes by-lined articles on current legal topics to business, legal and trade periodicals. On this frequently updated page, we will post published and unpublished articles, legal updates, and other pertinent developments.

• Articles
  1. Read the "Fine Print" in Your Contracts (PDF)
  2. Beware of an Out-of-Date Buyout Provision (PDF)
  3. Obtaining Attorneys Fees in Frivolous State Court Actions (PDF) - 4/20/2011
  4. When Does a Shareholder Have the Right to Inspect the Corporate Books and Records (PDF) - 4/20/2011

• Workers' Compensation Newsletters
  1. Intelligent Business - December 2011
  2. 10/11 WC Newsletter
  3. Intelligent Business - Beware of an Out-of-Date Buyout Provision (PDF) - 9/23/2011
  4. Longshore Newsletter for August 2011 (PDF) - 8/31/2011
  5. 07/11 WC Newsletter (PDF) - 7/13/2011
  6. Longshore and Defense Base Act Newsletter for June 2011 (PDF) - 6/7/2011
  7. Intelligent Business - May 2011 (PDF) - 5/26/2011
  8. Intelligent Business - March 2011 (PDF) - 3/17/2011
  9. 03/11 Workers' Compensation Newsletter (PDF) - 3/15/2011

• The Dealer Quarterly
  1. The Dealer Quarterly_June 2011 (PDF) - 7/11/2011
  2. The Dealer Quarterly_March 2011 (PDF) - 3/15/2011

• Labor Lights

• Litigation
  1. Litigation Quarterly - April 2011 (PDF) - 4/29/2011
  2. Litigation Quarterly - January 2011 (PDF) - 1/19/2011
  3. Litigation Quarterly - September 2011 (PDF) - 9/28/2011

• Maritime & Federal Workers' Compensation

• Tax & Estate Newsletter
  1. Tax & Estate Newsletter - February 2011 (PDF) - 2/11/2011

• Transportation Newsletter

• Legal Alerts
  1. Increase in Contributions Toward Health Coverage Benefits for School Employees (PDF) - 6/28/2011
  2. Recent Federal Court Case Rules That Physician Assistants Paid On Hourly Basis Are Not Exempt Employees (PDF) - 4/19/2011
  3. Affidavit of Merit is Key to Defense of Legal Malpractice Claim (PDF) - 4/18/2011

• Case Law Updates
  1. New Jersey Town Did Not Discriminate When It Refused To Hire Applicant For Police Officer Position - 1/29/2012
  2. Recent Case Law Opens Cracks In The FMLA - 1/19/2012
  3. Court Affirms Award For Stroke Related To Unusually Stressful Work Conditions - 1/12/2012
  4. Employer May Have Violated FMLA In Replacing An Employee Who Was Out Of Work Caring For 18-Year-Old Daughter Following Car Accident - 1/9/2012
  5. Occupational Back Claim Is Held To Be Time Barred And Alleged Subsequent Work Injury Is Defeated By Medical Records Showing An Injury At Home Immediately Prior To Cessation Of Work - 1/3/2012
  6. Facebook - Ushering In a New Era Of Discovery? - 12/20/2011
  7. Gross Negligence Is Insufficient For Plaintiff To Prove Intentional Harm Claim - 12/15/2011
  8. Can An Employer Defeat An Asbestos-Related Cancer Claim Based On The Statute Of Limitations? - 12/5/2011
  9. Sixth Circuit Decision Bolsters Power Of Medicare Secondary Payer Law - 11/27/2011
  10. Plaintiff's Claim For Intentional Harm Survives Motion To Dismiss Made By Defendant - 11/18/2011
  11. Once Per Week Hairstylist Found To Be Employee And Not Independent Contractor At Senior Facility - 11/6/2011
  12. Are Complications From Flu Shots Provided By Employers Considered Compensable? - 11/2/2011
  13. Workers' Comp Rates Are On The Rise Again In New Jersey - 10/27/2011
  14. Owner Of Restaurant Who Left Home Earlier Than Usual For Meeting Was Not Covered In Accident On Way To Work - 10/25/2011
  15. Employer Did Not Owe Temp Benefits To Employee Fired For Violation Of Company Drug Policy - 10/19/2011
  16. Part-Time Worker Receives Total Disability Award And Reconstructed Wage - 10/11/2011
  17. Employer Properly Fired Employee For FMLA Abuse - 10/4/2011
  18. No FMLA Violation Where Walgreens Fired Employee With Honest Belief That He Violated Company Policy - 9/29/2011
  19. Employee Is Not Excused From Call In Procedures Just Because Absences Are Covered Under FMLA - 9/20/2011
  20. Employee Of Property Management Company Can Sue Affiliated Mobile Home Park Where He Worked - 9/9/2011
  21. Company Manager Did Not Violate ADA's Confidentiality Provisions In Telling Prospective Employer About Former Employee's Health Condition - 9/2/2011
  22. Judge Of Compensation After Full Trial Finds Medical Provider Was Properly Compensated In Burn Claim - 8/29/2011

• NJLADvisor
  1. NJLADvisor - March 2011 (PDF) - 3/24/2011

• H.R. Brain Break

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