Author: Elizabeth Barnes
O’Hagan Meyer Named a Chicago Top Workplace
O’Hagan Meyer is ecstatic to once again to be named a 2022 Top Workplace! This latest honor was awarded by the Chicago Tribune. Employees at our Chicago headquarters anonymously responded to an employee engagement survey shared to help us understand how effectively we are supporting their growth, contributing to their job satisfaction, and creating a […]
Overview & Observations Regarding FINRA’s Latest Expungement Reform Proposal
On July 29, 2022, FINRA submitted to the SEC for its approval a new set of rule changes that impose stricter requirements on its process governing the expungement of customer dispute information.[1] FINRA’s current expungement rules provide a procedural mechanism whereby associated persons and Firms can obtain a court order directing FINRA to expunge reference […]
Relatively Unnoticed Supreme Court Decision Has a Big Impact on Public Employers
The Supreme Court just completed its most consequential term in decades, issuing several blockbuster decisions. By any measure, Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Pub. Safety, No. 20-603, 2022 WL 2334306 (U.S. June 29, 2022) was not among them. Still, Torres is significant for any public employer who employs veterans and is subject to the Uniformed […]
Recent SEC Enforcement of Regulation Best Interest (Reg. BI)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has moved into a new area of broker-dealer enforcement relating to suitability of securities transactions. Historically, SEC enforcement of broker-dealer misconduct involving suitability of trades centered on violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Exchange Act”). Indeed, for decades, the SEC did not bring […]
SCOTUS Finds Individual PAGA Claims Subject to Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated opinion in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana on June 15, 2022, finding that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts portions of California’s PAGA statute. In an 8 to 1 ruling, the Court reasoned that claims brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) can be split […]
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of Case Holding that Floor Plans are Entitled to Copyright Protection
As anyone who has shopped for or sold a home is aware, inclusion of floor plans in real estate marketing materials is a common and long-standing practice. This practice, however, may run afoul of copyright law under a 2021 appellate decision which the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review on June 27, 2022. In August […]
O’Hagan Meyer’s Sports & Entertainment Practice Sponsors Songs 4 Hope & Healing Concert July 19th
O’Hagan Meyer is a proud supporter of Music Heals International (MHI), a Platinum-rated GuideStar Charitable Organization. We are honored to announce the Firm’s Sports & Entertainment practice group as a sponsor of MHI’s exclusive summer fundraising concert benefiting its important programs: “Songs 4 Hope & Healing.” On July 19, 2022, “Songs 4 Hope & Healing” will […]
O’Hagan Meyer Named a Richmond Top Workplace
O’Hagan Meyer is honored to be named a 2022 Top Workplace! Only 87 Richmond businesses made the Richmond Times-Dispatch annual list which features iconic employers like CarMax and Capital One and includes only four other Richmond law firms. For the full list of Top Workplaces, click here. The awards are based on anonymous employee survey […]
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Has Issued a Critical Ruling for Franchisors Everywhere
On March 24, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued its highly anticipated ruling on a certified question in Patel v. 7-Eleven, Inc. (Docket No. 20-1999). On December 13, 2021, we wrote about looming implications for franchisors as the federal trial court’s concern focused on a perceived conflict in two laws: first, the Massachusetts Independent […]
Superior Court Decision Provides Roadmap for Protecting Trade Secret Information Provided to State Agencies
Companies in regulated industries are often required to submit information to state agencies, and sometimes those submissions will include commercially sensitive information considered to be proprietary and trade secret. Legitimate concerns exist about maintaining the trade secret status of information after it is in the hands of a state agency, particularly considering public records laws […]