COVID-19 Legal News Roundup
Here is a regularly updated lineup of breaking news and ongoing coverage impacting the profession.
May 12, 2020 at 11:08 AM
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Empty 42nd street subway station during the COVID pandemic in New York City. Photo: Ryland West
Law.com and its affiliates are working hard to bring you the latest news on COVID-19, and how the pandemic is affecting law firms, law schools, legal departments, courts and legal technology.
Here is a regularly updated lineup of breaking news and ongoing coverage impacting the profession.
Pay Cuts, Layoffs, and More: How Law Firms Are Managing the Pandemic
'A Scary and Sad Time': Asian American GCs Talk About Current Racism
As Salary Cuts Move to Higher-Profit Firms, What Happens Next?
Cost Cuts Spread Across Big Law's Billion-Dollar Club
Guarding Cash, Quinn Emanuel Hits Pause on Partner Distributions and Rejiggers Draws
Legal Industry Shed 64,000 Jobs in April as Layoffs and Furloughs Spread
Injunction Issued Against Company Accused of Price-Gouging N95 Masks
Law Deans at Top Schools Outside NY Balk at Bar Exam Access Plan
State Bankruptcies May Still Be a Long Shot, but Big Law Is Ready
Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell Guide US Treasury on COVID-19 Air Carrier Relief
Ohio's First Post-COVID Jury Trial Was Set to Begin. Then the Defendant Nearly Collapsed
Gilead's Suing the Feds, and Working With Them, Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Federal Judge Says He Can't Order Immigration Courts to Close Over COVID-19
More Suits to Come: Podhurst Orseck, Boies Schiller Unite to Sue Insurer Denying COVID-19 Coverage
Recruiters Are 'Flouting Privacy Rules' to Place Candidates
Is a Coronavirus Loan Truly a 'Loan'? Federal Judge Questions Whether Lobbyists Can Tap Relief Funds
Banks Bumped Big Loans Ahead of Others in COVID-19 Relief Program, Lawsuits Say
Lawyers Predict a 'Huge Explosion' in Worker Class Actions Over COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, Fewer International Students Could Hit Law Schools—Hard
First Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed Against Princess Cruise
System Overload: Lagging Internet May Be Inconvenient Mainstay for Attorneys
Ditching the Bar Exam Puts Public at Risk, Says Test Maker
Avenatti Ordered Released from Manhattan Federal Lockup Over Coronavirus Concerns
Dissatisfied with Online Courses, University Student Files Class Action for Refund
Ex-Judge Slams Houston Criminal Judges for Forcing In-Person Appearances Amid COVID-19 Spread
In Unusual Statement, 2 SEC Officials Urge Companies to Talk About the Future
Remaining 'T-14′ Law Schools Yield to Mandatory Pass/Fail Pressure
'I'm By Nature Suspicious': Meet Brian Miller, Trump's Pick for Pandemic Watchdog
An Emerging Entry in WARN Notices: Law Firms
As US Unemployment Soars, Legal Industry Hopes to Avoid Widespread Layoffs
'Strong, Big-Name Firms' Are Looking at Imminent Cuts to Partner Draws, Consultant Says
'Nobody Is Recruiting Over the Summer': OCI Season Postponed
Lawyers Watch for Consumer Class Actions as COVID-19 Hits Pocketbooks
DOJ, FTC Bend Antitrust Rules to Let Companies Collaborate on Fighting COVID-19
How to Determine What Is 'Essential Business' as More States Order Shutdowns
System Error: The IT Issues Plaguing Attorneys' Transition to Remote Work
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Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
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