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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer will slow down an area of employment litigation that has been on the rise for years — claims that an employer retaliated against a worker for complaining about discrimination. Management-side attorneys applauded the ...

For the second time, a federal judge has turned back an attempt by Montana authorities to force former billionaire Tim Blixseth into bankruptcy to recover $57 million in alleged back taxes. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Markell in Las Vegas dismissed ...

Canyon County is adding 15 new beds to its jail and creating space for inmates to meet privately with attorneys, the latest effort to improve the facility following a lawsuit alleging prisoners were subjected to inhumane conditions because of chronic ...

Each quarter, Idaho Business Review and the law firm of Holland & Hart bring experts to the table to discuss topical issues of concern. June’s topic was Idaho transportation. It’s no secret that Idaho has a transportation dilemma. Our roads ...

Genetic discrimination in the workplace is a relatively new issue, but lawyers say it needs to be on the radar of employers who otherwise risk facing lawsuits and fines. Although it has been nearly five years since the Genetic Non-Discrimination ...

Patent trolls beware: President Barack Obama has you in his sights and he wants to stop you. The Obama administration announced five executive actions and seven legislative proposals aimed at tightening patent rules and stopping “patent assertion entities” from claims ...

A sharply divided Supreme Court has decided to make it harder for Americans to sue businesses for retaliation and discrimination, leading a justice to call for Congress to overturn the court’s actions. The court’s conservatives, in two 5-4 decisions, ruled ...

Idaho courts administrators are evaluating bids for the creation of a new electronic case management system, a move lawyers say will mean more convenience and lower costs for firms. The current system is heavily dependent on paper, which means lawyers ...

In greater numbers, workers are asking their bosses to change their work schedules, relax company dress codes and make other adjustments so that they can fulfill their job requirements and religious obligations at the same time. And workers are increasingly ...

A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over last week’s discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving down wheat prices and causing some international ...