Monthly Archives: April 2019
HMBR Wins Summary Judgment for Local Teamsters Officers in Embezzlement and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Action
Hogan Marren attorneys successfully defeated breach of fiduciary duty claims brought against three former officers of a local Chicago teamsters union by a union member seeking disgorgement of the officers’ salaries totaling over $1.3 million. The local union member alleged the officers defrauded the members by concealing the poor financial […]
Sheila Sokolowski to Present an Overview of the Law and its Impact on Clinical Research at SOCRA
Sheila Sokolowski will be speaking at the SOCRA’s Hot Topics and Practical Considerations for Protecting Human Research Participants Program in Scottsdale, AZ on April 26. Sheila will address the use of the legal system to address issues related to the protection of human subjects in her presentation entitled “ Common Causes […]
Legal Alert: Department of Education Issues Guidance on Implementation of 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment Final Regulations
The U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) has issued guidance on the 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment (“BDR”) final regulations, which took effect following unsuccessful litigation by the Department to delay their implementation. Given changes that may have occurred at institutions between the original implementation date (July 1, 2017) and the […]
Debbie Osgood Presents on the Needs of Transgender Students and Employees at upcoming NACUA CLE Workshop
Debbie Osgood will be speaking on Thursday, April 4th in Seattle, Washington at the 2019 CLE Workshop: The Ever-Evolving Field of Higher Education Discrimination Law: What You Need to Know Now Debbie will be addressing the needs of transgender students […]