Realistic Expectations? The Glamour and Glory in the TV series Suits
My son has been trying to get me to watch the series Suits for quite some time. I keep telling him that I don’t want to watch at night what I live every day. Over time, however, he wore me down and one night I found myself with nothing to binge watch, so I decided […]
Congress Prevents Rule Banning Arbitration From Coming Into Force
On October 24, 2017 the U.S. Senate voted 51-50 with Vice President Pence casting the tie-breaking vote to disapprove and nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule, which would have allowed consumers their day in court by banning pre-dispute arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts involving many consumer financial products and services, and by […]
Another Company Settles Minimum Wage and Overtime Claims for $5 Million
On April 2, 2018, the operator of 17 Houlihan’s restaurants in New Jersey and New York agreed to pay $5 million to settle the government’s claims that it violated the minimum wage, overtime, and record-keeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The US Department of Labor complaint, originally filed in September 2015, claimed, […]
Locks Law Tip Series: 2018 Taxes
Locks Law Tip Talk – 2018 Taxes Tip 1: This year the deadline is Tuesday, April 17th, 2018, rather than the traditional April 15th date. Tip 2: Have you moved since last tax season? Be sure to fill out Form 8822 for change of address! http://ow.ly/lZYM30jcIbo Tip 3: If you have an elderly parent or […]
Getting Hurt in a Foreign Country – What to Do
As the weather gets warmer and we see Spring Break and the summer on our horizon, people are starting to plan their vacations to foreign countries. But as you go ahead and plan for your good time, it’s important to know what to do if you happen to get hurt on one of those vacations. […]
Sex, Lies and Videotape
The case began simply enough. A bar in Scranton served beer to a minor. The minor took the beer out to the parking lot and used the glass to gash out our client’s eye. Under Dram Shop law and cases, a bar is liable if it serves a minor or a drunk and that person […]
Groundbreaking Win for Privacy Advocates in New Jersey
This morning, the Appellate Division in New Jersey affirmed the right to proceed to trial for 30 women who alleged that they had been surreptitiously videotaped in their work bathrooms: Friedman, et al. v. Martinez, et al., A-4896-15T1 (New Jersey Appellate Division, Mar. 23, 2018). The women were represented by attorneys from Locks Law Firm, […]
Orbitz.com Announces Data Breach
The popular travel website Orbitz.com has announced that it discovered evidence of a data breach in which an unauthorized third party accessed personal information for consumers who booked travel between: Reports indicate that approximately 880,000 payment cards were affected by the breach, and that along with the payment card information hackers may have accessed customers […]
Environmental Impact of the Olympics
As the Olympics have just ended, we have celebrated the wonder of sports and their power to spread joy. The Olympics are an awesome event that brings together people and countries in unparalleled ways. But one thing that shouldn’t get lost in this process is that preparing for the Olympics often involves large construction jobs […]
Little Known Locks Law Firm Trivia
So many of my blog entries have to do with very serious issues, such as riding mower rollover deaths, asbestos disease, complex regional pain syndrome, and other life-threatening matters. This month, I thought it might be fun to lighten up the subject matter. The Locks Law Firm is perhaps unique among all of the other […]
Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis After a Motor Vehicle Accident
Technological innovation has improved the safety of motor vehicles over the last thirty years. The mandatory use of seat belts has been accompanied by the development of harness belts and sensor technology. Airbags have become sophisticated to the extent that their deployment depends upon the location of vehicle impact during a crash. But for all […]
Trump Administration Continues to Gut EPA’s Ability to Protect Americans
I have written before on this page about the Trump Administration’s vendetta against the agencies that are tasked to protect our environment and Americans from toxic substances by gutting their budgets and closing departments responsible for the enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. A year into this Administration the assault on our health and safety […]