Just a year ago, the NFL settled a multi-million class action lawsuit brought by former NFL players who accused it of hiding evidence of brain injuries caused by the game. That settlement provides payments to players who suffer from concussion-related trauma and...
Protection From Employer Wage Theft
The Fair Labor Standards Act protects employees from wage theft by their employers. Among other protections, it prohibits employers from charging "business costs" to their employees. One restaurant found a novel way to make employees pay for its business costs: it...
Driving While Black
Many white Americans have no idea what "driving while Black" means for so many Americans. The entire relationship with the police is a completely different experience for many law abiding Blacks than it is for whites. It can easily result in a pile up of traffic...
Office Closure on July 15, 2016 for Staff Event
NachtLaw's offices will be closed beginning 12:30 PM (EST) on Friday, July 15, 2016 due to our summer company outing. Office operations will resume at normal business hours on Monday, July 18, 2016. We'll respond to all inquiries upon return. If you need immediate...
Does a Victim of Sexual Assault Have a Case For a Civil Lawsuit?
Sexual crimes are among some of the worst offenses in the criminal justice system. They can be violent and horrific, and the victim often has to live with the emotional and physical scars of the attack for the remainder of their life. While these types of tragedies...
What Should A Powerful Woman Look Like?
In the law, we tend to find "reasonable" outcomes to be lawful. But what judges and juries see as reasonable is very much determined by what happens in our culture. In this thoughtful piece, a female member of the Kennedy clan suggests we need an American conversation...
