Canada: Alberta’s PIPA Scheduled To Lapse On November 15, 2014

On November 15, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada found Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) to be invalid and gave Alberta’s Legislature 12 months to make it constitutional.1

To date, no amendments to PIPA have been tabled by the Alberta government and the next session of the Alberta Legislature has been delayed until November 17, 2014.

On September 22, 2014, Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner wrote an open letter to Alberta’s Premier, the Minister of […]

By | October 11th, 2014 ||

United States: Seventh Circuit Rejects Attorney Fee Award Premised On Administrative Costs

As we’ve commented before, class actions frequently take on a life of their own. They involve large sums of money, frequently raise difficult discovery and case management issues, and are subject to surprises for all the litigants. At the same time, recognizing that tensions exist between the class and class counsel regarding attorney fees, courts are more closely scrutinizing settlements, particularly where the attorney fee award approaches, or even surpasses, the relief to the putative […]

By | October 11th, 2014 ||

United States: Brand Protection: The Case For Franchisor Auditing And Enforcement Of Franchise Agreement Compliance Clauses

Executive Summary:  The recent criminal prosecution of several 7-Eleven franchisees, which arose out of a criminal alien employment investigation, as well as efforts by government agencies to treat franchisors and franchisees as joint employers for the purposes of liability under federal labor and wage and hour laws, highlights the need for franchisors to take proactive steps to ensure they and their franchisees are in compliance with applicable labor, immigration and employment laws.

7-Eleven Franchisees Indicted […]

By | October 11th, 2014 ||