RSHC news

RSHC’s Ed Casmere has penned a new article “A Lawyers Guide to Negotiation: Eight Negotiation Insights Inspired by Shakespeare,” for Best Law Firms ranked by Best Lawyers.

RSHC’s Nick Kahlon was interviewed by The Cook County Record for their article “'Floodgates have officially opened': IL employers facing new lawsuit blitz under state's genetic info privacy law,” written by Stephanie N. Grimoldby.

The excitement surrounding air mobility is palpable. San Francisco will host the AIRTAXI World Congress this year from October 2-5, 2023.

In “How to Create a California-Compliant Piece-Rate Compensation Policy,” published in Law360, RSHC Attorney Ashley Paynter advises California employers on drafting compensation policies that involve a piece rate.

RSHC attorney Blake Kolesa addresses Illinois federal districts' application of the Snap Removal Doctrine and Forum Defendant Rule in an article in the August 2023 Illinois State Bar Trial Briefs for the Section on Civil Practice & Procedure titled, “The State of Snap Removal in Illinois District Courts.”

Cue our “weird” world. Before November 2022, “generative AI” was not a household term. By early December 2022, ChatGPT had 1 million users; by the next month, it had more than 100 million users. This explosive growth far outstrips any user adoption of consumer applications in history.

In a recent conversation as part of the Lawyer Limelight series, RSHC founding partner Bob Riley, a member of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame, reflects on a career in the courtroom and explains how RSHC’s commitment to professional excellence has fueled the firm’s growth and success.

RSHC’s Managing Partner Patricia Brown Holmes is featured in the most recent Best Lawyers® “From Across the Bench” article.

RSHC’s Greg Curtner is interviewed as part of a feature article “The Business of College Sports” in the Michigan Law School’s current Law Quadrangle.

Most criminal cases end in negotiated plea agreements to mitigate the risks of going to trial for both sides.

RSHC’s Bruce Wagman graces the cover of Los Angeles Lawyer magazine. His article, “Accommodating Your Best Friend,” gives legal guidance for tenants with disabilities who depend on animals and live in “no pets” housing situations.

The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in the SuperValu case confirmed the importance of a defendant’s state of mind in False Claims Act cases, holding that, “what matters for an FCA case is whether the defendant knew the claim was false.”

Not all lessons for a successful law career are learned in the classroom.

The serious shortage of veterinary services began with the pandemic and has escalated to unanticipated proportions.

Social inflation — in the form of billion-dollar lottery jackpots, nine-figure professional sports contracts, and handsomely paid “influencers” — coupled with significant traditional economic inflation has normalized outsize, “nuclear” jury verdicts and this phenomenon is impacting the outcomes of cases.