July 26 marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law passed in 1990 that for first time in our history created nationwide standards for combating discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, tele-communications relay services and government activities. The Act has …

By Steve Silverman Last week, the Third DCA’s opinion in Gulliver Schools, Inc. v. Snay served as a lesson to the Facebook generation to once again think before posting.  The former Gulliver headmaster sued the school for wrongful termination and the parties reached a settlement whereby Snay was to receive $10,000 …

Last week, Kluger Kaplan Partner and labor and employment expert, Michael Landen, spoke to the Associated Press about the possible legal options pro-football player has in his case against the Dolphins.  Check out what he said here… MIAMI (AP) — The legal options for offensive lineman Jonathan Martin may be …

“We are thrilled to have Marissa on our team,” said Founding Member Alan Kluger. Prior to joining Kluger Kaplan, Marissa was a summer associate at the firm of Jackson Lewis, LLP and a Field Placement Intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.  She also interned …

By Bruce A. Katzen Recently I have encountered situations where an individual is named co-trustees of a trust , but really just acts as a rubber stamp and has very little interest or desire to fulfill the obligations.  Rather than resigning, the co-trustee may allow another trustee to make all of …