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Kurtis Jewell and more than 1,700 of his current and former co-workers at Aaron’s Inc. claim their jobs were so pressure-packed they could not take lunch breaks, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C....

Ordinarily, when partnerships or employment relationships end abruptly, and a partner or employee leaves disgruntled, no weapon is more important than a well-drafted, up-to-date non-compete agreement.  But consider...

Cable television packages or “tiers” have long drawn the ire of sports leagues.  Tiers carry specific types of programming (e.g., science fiction, business news, or out of market sports), and are available to...

Independent sales rep X-Cel Sales, LLC represented A.O. Smith Corporation, the well-known water heater manufacturer, for 15 years in Arizona and Nevada.  Soon after terminating X-Cel in June 2010, A.O. Smith...

"It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears."

Compensating plaintiffs for wrongful pain and suffering is typically the jury’s province, and a look at some recent cases vividly displays just how difficult, even...