Tag Archives: Circuit

Louise A. Herman Quoted in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly on Significant 1st Circuit Decision Affecting Whistleblower Cases

East Providence, Rhode Island – Louise A. Herman, a distinguished whistleblower attorney, was recently featured in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly discussing the implications of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in United States v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The ruling adopted the heightened “but/for” causation standard in order to prove a violation of the False … Continue reading Louise A. Herman Quoted in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly on Significant 1st Circuit Decision Affecting Whistleblower Cases

Levy Goldenberg LLP Wins Major Second Circuit Appeal

New York, New York – Levy Goldenberg LLP has secured a critical appellate victory, overturning rulings from both the Bankruptcy and District Courts in a case many thought was unwinnable. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of Levy Goldenberg’s client, affirming their right to pursue a $48 million … Continue reading Levy Goldenberg LLP Wins Major Second Circuit Appeal

The Third Circuit Appeals Court Names John Melaragno to Replace Retiring Judge for the Erie Division of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Erie, Pennsylvania – Attorney John C. Melaragno has been named the new judge for the Erie Division of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Melaragno succeeds Thomas P. Agresti, who retired in February of 2023 after 19 years as the federal bankruptcy judge for Erie. Melaragno, after graduating from the Case Western … Continue reading The Third Circuit Appeals Court Names John Melaragno to Replace Retiring Judge for the Erie Division of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Second Circuit Reconsiders Challenge to Connecticut Trans-inclusive School Sports Policy

For years, we have been covering the rising tide of legislation concerning transgender people, particularly youth. Just earlier this month, we dissected a Republican-backed bill that recently passed the House of Representatives. The bill aims to modify Title IX, the eminent civil rights law in the U.S. On the one hand, federal judges have for the most … Continue reading Second Circuit Reconsiders Challenge to Connecticut Trans-inclusive School Sports Policy

Docking PTO Is Legal When Employees Miss Productivity Quotas, Third Circuit Rules

You might have thought that your PTO was sacred, but employees with minimum work quotas should now be wary. A federal appellate court has just ruled that employers can take away salaried employees’ paid time off (PTO) when they fail to meet productivity quotas. Involving employees of a nursing home facility, the case of Higgins v. … Continue reading Docking PTO Is Legal When Employees Miss Productivity Quotas, Third Circuit Rules

Ron Herman Named Chair of 15th Circuit Bar Grievance Committee

Attorney Ron D. Herman West Palm Beach, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 30, 2019 – After serving as a committee member on the Fifteenth Circuit Grievance Committee (“A”) of the Florida Bar, attorney Ron D. Herman has recently been named its Chair. The Grievance Committee is tasked with reviewing cases where attorneys have allegedly violated … Continue reading Ron Herman Named Chair of 15th Circuit Bar Grievance Committee

Vathys (YC W18) Is Hiring a Circuit Verification Engineer

Vathys is developing transformative hardware with a radical new architecture and new circuit techniques to deliver unprecedented machine learning performance as well as flexibility. We are hiring a circuit verification engineer in order to perform verification for our circuits as well as some parts of the architecture. Note that this is primarily a circuit level … Continue reading Vathys (YC W18) Is Hiring a Circuit Verification Engineer

Vathys (YC W18) Is Hiring a Circuit Verification Engineer

Vathys is developing transformative hardware with a radical new architecture and new circuit techniques to deliver unprecedented machine learning performance as well as flexibility. We are hiring a circuit verification engineer in order to perform verification for our circuits as well as some parts of the architecture. Note that this is primarily a circuit level … Continue reading Vathys (YC W18) Is Hiring a Circuit Verification Engineer