Decisions, Decisions, Settling Weinstein, Baker's Dozens: The Morning Minute
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June 26, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
|WORK AHEAD - Eight opinions remain to be seen from SCOTUS this term, and we'll get at least a few today. Still to be revealed are decisions involving the citizenship question on the 2020 Census, partisan gerrymandering and the power of federal agencies, among others. With that pile of cases, the justices may well extend the term a day or more.
AS SEEN ON TV - The DOJ is suing Omarosa Manigault Newman for allegedly failing to file a certain ethics disclosure after she was fired by the White House, Nate Robson reports. Seeking civil penalties from the former White House adviser, the DOJ alleges in the complaint brought in D.C. federal court that Newman, formerly a contestant on “The Apprentice,” did not file a “termination” financial disclosure, a required filing for many executive branch employees after they leave public service.
DEAL OR NO DEAL - Lawyers in The Weinstein Co. bankruptcy case are expected in Delaware bankruptcy court today for the first public hearing since they floated a possible settlement that would resolve civil claims by Harvey Weinstein's accusers. Attorneys for the women have called the proposed agreement inadequate and vowed to oppose it. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath is scheduled to preside over the omnibus hearing.
IN THE WORKS - A creative plan to settle thousands of opioid lawsuits needs a bit more time to gel, it seems. Amanda Bronstad reports that U.S. District Judge Dan Polster in Ohio had planned to hear arguments Tuesday about the plaintiffs' motion to certify a so-called “negotiation class” of 24,500 cities, counties and other smaller governments seeking to hold several companies liable over the opioid crisis. Calling the proposal a “novel idea,” Polster instead granted plaintiffs' attorneys more time to craft the plan, after several distributors, pharmacies and state attorneys general had filed objections. Polster set a new hearing for Aug. 6.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
|New Association of Corporate Counsel Benchmarking Report Lets Legal Departments Measure Up
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
|LAYOFFS - Baker McKenzie has slashed 46 positions across its London-based professional and business services teams, with another 33 jobs at risk. Rose Walker reports that the cuts follow a consultation begun last year as part of a three-year assessment of Bakers' global professional and business services functions. Cuts include jobs in human resources, finance, business development, marketing and communications, and knowledge management teams.
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