One of the most important decisions in employment discrimination law this year remains the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Balderson v. Lincare Inc., in which the Court reiterated that ...

A current bill in the Maryland General Assembly would shift the burden of proof against school districts in disputes over student special education plans. That’s a bad idea. Such hearings typically ...

In an August 2, 2024, decision in Pizarro v. The Home Depot, Inc., No. 22-13643 (11th Cir. Aug. 2, 2024), the Eleventh Circuit reaffirmed its position — and the position of the majority of federal ...

In this photograph taken on November 18, 2020 in Lille, a person poses with a smartphone showing an Amazon logo, in front of a computer screen displaying the home page of Amazon France sales website. ...

The justices will consider if and when the burden shifts to employers to show they did not unlawfully retaliate against a whistleblowing employee. The U.S. Supreme Court next term will consider the ...

Bing Wu of Beijing East IP explains what factors courts take into account when deciding where to place the burden of proof in patent infringement cases A patent owner who wants to enforce his patent ...