Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
Get alerted any time new stories match your search criteria. Create an alert to follow a developing story, keep current on a competitor, or monitor industry news.
Thank You!
Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.
March 27, 2015 | National Law Journal
The crash of a Germanwings Flight 9525 at the hands of a pilot who may have deliberately downed the plane raises questions about the effectiveness of pilot screening for mental illness and the liability that airlines may face.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 26, 2015 | National Law Journal
A federal appeals court has found that "service advisers"—those people at the car dealership who give repair estimates—are entitled to overtime pay under federal labor law.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 25, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
A New Jersey industrial landlord has filed a suit against H.J. Heinz Company, claiming the condiment giant breached terms of its lease after allegedly vacating a Fair Lawn warehouse building and leaving it reeking of anchovies.
By Jennifer Genova and Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 25, 2015 | National Law Journal
Marc Jacobs had just finished a late dinner in downtown Chicago when he hailed a cab to his suburban Hinsdale, Illinois, home. Jacobs, a real estate partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg, had been meeting with an executive from Wells Fargo Bank, one of his clients.But on the way home to his wife and two sons, ages 12 and 8, the cab suddenly veered off Interstate 294, slamming into a concrete wall at 70 miles per hour, according to a lawsuit Jacobs filed. Jacobs, 44, suffered massive brain injuries.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 23, 2015 | National Law Journal
In a court battle involving perhaps the only song more popular than "Blurred Lines," a federal judge is set to decide whether a Los Angeles-based music publisher has unlawfully been collecting licensing fees for the copyright to "Happy Birthday to You."
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 20, 2015 | National Law Journal
Two leading manufacturers of vacuum cleaners named Animal and Shark are battling it out in court over whose product sucks more.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 19, 2015 | National Law Journal
Target Corp.'s $10 million settlement of a nationwide class action over its massive 2013 data breach comes as the lead plaintiffs attorney in the case said he faced major hurdles ahead.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 17, 2015 | National Law Journal
Two leading manufacturers of vacuum cleaners named Animal and Shark are battling it out in court over whose product sucks more.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 16, 2015 | National Law Journal
The plaintiffs bar has filed more than 50 class actions in the past month that accuse retailers like Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of widespread fraud through the sale of herbal supplements.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
March 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 9 declined to review the appeal of Somalia's former prime minister, Mohamed Ali Samantar. The decision ended an 11-year case brought by victims and their families over torture and killings that occurred in the 1980s. Steven Schulman, head of the pro bono practice and a partner in the Washington office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, teamed with the Center for Justice and Accountability on the case.
By Amanda Bronstad
1 minute read
The Daily Report is honoring those attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
Consulting Magazine identifies consultants that have the biggest impact on their clients, firms and the profession.
The National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers recognizes U.S.-based law firms performing exemplary work on behalf of plaintiffs.
Health Law Associate CT Shipman is seeking an associate to join our national longstanding health law practice. Candidates must have t...
Shipman & Goodwin LLP is seeking two associates to expand our national commercial real estate lending practice. Candidates should have ...
Associate attorney position at NJ Immigration Law firm: Leschak & Associates, LLC, based in Freehold, NJ, is looking for a full time ass...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS