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Duress in Demotion and Termination Case: Not so Fast, Employers
In times when it seems that employers often not only attempt to, but also often get away with, unreasonable demotion and/or termination attempts, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the rights of employees not to be forced into unreasonable demotion "agreements." The crucial facts of the case are as follows: In 2011, Timothy Gilkerson wa […]
Insurer not obligated to pay additional insured in faulty fire system case
A New York Marine & General Insurance Company unit is not obligated to pay an additional insured under its commercial general insurance policy for a faulty fire suppression and protection system, says an appeals court, in upholding a lower court ruling. Media, Pennsylvania-based McShane Construction Company L.L.C. hired Omaha, Nebraska-based Mallory Fire […]
8th Circuit rejects challenge to Nebraska law prohibiting picketing at funerals
The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church on Friday lost its bid to overturn a Nebraska law that forbade picketing at funerals, according to the Lincoln Journal Star and Reuters . The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Nebraska statute, which prohibits picketing within 500 feet of a funeral, does not infringe on protesters' […]