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Guest Column: Enough With the Snow, We Deserve Accessible Sidewalks

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By Brendan Kearney
| StreetsblogMASS
When the mega-snowstorm ended on January 26, we were all asked to be patient. Plow crews were working around the clock; in the meantime, we should do our part by clearing the sidewalks and curb cuts along our homes and businesses. Yet remarkably few property owners actually cleared the 3-foot-wide paths required by local ordinances. Those who ventured out found many sidewalks full of snow or with just narrow paths cleared, and tall snowbanks often blocking passage.
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Unwrapping 2024’s Key Trends in Data Privacy Litigation | JD Supra

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By Christopher P. Crum, Brendan Kearney
| JD Supra
Data breaches made headlines throughout 2024, affecting governments, health care groups, and telecoms. Follow-on litigation has kept pace. Nearly 4,000 class actions involving data privacy issues are estimated to be filed in federal courts by the end of this year. Growth in litigation meant that 2024 saw legal developments in several areas including standing to sue and web video suits.
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Ropes & Gray Discusses Supreme Court Ruling on SOX Retaliation Claims

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By Greg Demers, Doug Brayley, Brendan Kearney, Jack Shaffery
| LexBlog
Plaintiffs bringing retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act do not have to prove their employers’ “retaliatory intent,” only that their whistleblowing activity contributed to their termination, according to a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a unanimous opinion issued on February 8, 2024, the Court held that Sarbanes-Oxley does not include a retaliatory intent element, and that such requirement would be inconsistent with the statute’s burden-shifting framework.
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