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The American Lawyer

Sidley Adds Cooley Partner to Lead New VC Fund Formation Group

Shane Goudey has formed more than 1,000 funds ranging from early stage and pledge funds to multibillion-dollar venture capital and leveraged buyout funds, Sidley said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Is This Ruling Good News for Employees Bringing Vaccine-Related Religious Discrimination Claims?

"Plaintiffs go too far in asserting that it is abhorrent to scrutinize whether a party's belief is rooted in religion," the decision said. "The Second Circuit has held that an individual's conviction, even if sincere and strong, does not 'automatically mean that the belief is religious' and, instead, could be found to be based on secular or scientific principles."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Good News for Insurer Facing Business-Interruption Suit: Judge Finds COVID Was Only 1 Occurrence

"Under the clear language of the policy itself, it's the order of a governmental authority, which prohibits access to the premises, which triggers the coverage. Because there were several different executive orders which were issued, in our view, each order triggered coverage under the policy," plaintiffs attorney Michael Canning said.
4 minute read

Law.com

Maine High Court Reinstates Suit: Judicial Branch's Website Directed Plaintiffs to Follow Outdated, Pandemic-Era Form

The court concluded that while the district court didn't err in dismissing the lawsuit over plaintiffs' nonappearance, as they believed they were to appear by telephone, the dismissal was too drastic given the circumstances.
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The American Lawyer

'Acceptance' of Return-to-Work Policies Permeates Big Law

"What we found was, the majority of law firms aren't forcing people back to the office full time (and are) not being particularly strident in their enforcement, and lawyers are saying, 'Oh, this strikes a good balance,'" one analyst said.
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National Law Journal

Ex-Baltimore City State's Attorney Receives Nonprison Sentence for Criminal Convictions

Marilyn J. Mosby, who was convicted of making a false mortgage application and two counts of perjury, received 12 months of home confinement as part of 36 months of supervised release.
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The Recorder

California Supreme Court Sides With Insurer in COVID-19 Loss Case

The unanimous high court stopped short of saying that COVID-19 could never cause insurance-covered property damage. But a concert venue company failed to prove that it did in this case, the court held.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

What Lawyers Now Need To Know About COVID-19 Tolling in New York

A discussion of two recent Court of Appeals decisions interpreting the COVID-19 executive orders that tolled statutes of limitations.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

College, COVID and Compensation: Who Pays for the Loss of In-Person Classes?

"Was the difference significant enough to lead to a legally required prorated tuition refund?" write Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Leaves Questions Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions for Jury to Decide

According to U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, Bey plausibly pleaded he gave his employer fair warning of the conflict, finding he couldn't be faulted for not providing more information about his faith on the religious exemption form.
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