On December 21, 2009, President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act into law. The Act will extend the current nine-month COBRA subsidy for an additional six months, allowing for a total of 15 months of COBRA subsidy. The Act will also extend eligibility to workers who are involuntarily terminated through February 28, [...]
On November 25, 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court addressed an appeal on a lawsuit which was dismissed under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute. Nevada adopted a statute similar to several other states, which protects against a meritless suit filed primarily to chill the defendant’s exercise of First Amendment Rights, such as when a citizen makes a report [...]
The Justice Department announced October 28, 2009 that it reached a settlement to resolve its suit filed on behalf of former Utah Army National Guardsman and current Air Force Reservist Matthew T. Denning against Stonescape Pavers, LLC. The settlement must be approved by the federal court in Las Vegas. The Department’s complaint, filed in June [...]





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