Law Firms Still Getting Scammed the Old Fashioned Way; Justin Walker Makes His Oral Argument Debut; Why In-House Succession Planning During COVID-19 Is a Must: The Morning Minute
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September 15, 2020 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
CHECKS AND BALANCES – For all the warnings about cyber breaches and online phishing scams, it's worth remembering that law firms can still be scammed the old school way too. John C. Hernandez of Dorsey & Whitney has entered an appearance for Zions Bancorporation, N.A. in a lawsuit arising from a check fraud scam against a Texas law firm. The complaint, filed July 29 in Texas Southern District Court by Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons on behalf of Elliott & Polasek, contends that the bank failed to identify a fraudulent cashier's check sent to the law firm by a phony client, resulting in the loss of nearly $100,000. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Charles Eskridge. Read the full complaint and stay up to date on major litigation nationwide with Law.com's Legal Radar.
WALKER, DC CIRCUIT JUDGE – Today, three months after being confirmed to the bench amid fierce criticism from Senate Democrats that he was inexperienced and unqualified, Judge Justin Walker of the U.S Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit makes his oral argument debut in Cable News Network v. FBI. The case revolves around CNN's bid to score unredacted copies of ex-FBI Director James Comey's memos recounting his meetings President Donald Trump. Last June, a federal judge said CNN was entitled to some, but not all, of the unredacted records.
SUCCESSION IN A RECESSION – The pandemic has shown everyone how quickly the good times can roll right off a cliff. That realization, Dan Clark reports, should prompt in-house legal department leaders to ensure that they have succession plans in place and that, as part of those plans, they're training the next generation to interact with the board of directors and lead during a crisis. "If you want to promote from within, then you need to build into your development programs those business acumen traits or characteristics. Something that will buttress strengths in those areas," A.B. Cruz, a senior adviser at BarkerGilmore in San Antonio, Texas, said.
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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.
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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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