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April 19, 2024 | The Recorder

Former Law Firm Secretary Files Sexual Harassment Suit Against Founding Partner

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.

By Marianna Wharry

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April 17, 2024 | Law.com

California, Colorado-Based Antitrust Litigation Against NCAA Will Not Be Centralized, Panel Rules

Karen K. Caldwell, the chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued the order on behalf of the six-judge panel and said centralization is currently not necessary for the convenience of the parties and witnesses in order to conduct the litigation.

By Marianna Wharry

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April 15, 2024 | Law.com

Hospital May Be Held Liable for Independent Contractor Doctors, Washington Court Holds

"However, where an entity has a nondelegable duty, it cannot avoid liability simply by delegating its duty to an independent contractor," Chief Justice Steven C. González wrote on behalf of the Washington Supreme Court. "Instead, an entity will be vicariously liable for the independent contractor's negligent performance of that duty absent special circumstances not present here."

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April 12, 2024 | The Recorder

A Fumble for Bumble? Class Action Claims the Dating App Discriminates Against Heterosexual Women

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.

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April 10, 2024 | Law.com

Washington State Ban on High-Capacity Magazines Declared Unconstitutional, Law Remains Intact Pending Appeal

""Since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, every other court that has considered a challenge to a law restricting high-capacity magazines around the country under the Second Amendment and article I, section 24 of the Washington Constitution has either rejected that challenge, or been overruled," said Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, noting that two federal district courts have ruled against such laws, and both were stayed by higher courts.

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April 10, 2024 | Law.com

Attorney Sues Former Firm for Termination While Seeking Postpartum Depression Treatment

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.

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April 04, 2024 | The Recorder

Class Action Suit Alleges Amazon Failed to Pay Out Employees' Paid Personal Time, Vacation Wages

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.

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April 03, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Allows Suit to Proceed Against BMW Vehicles Alleged to 'Spontaneously Combust and Catch Fire'

The judge declined to dismiss the plaintiffs' other claims, including allegations of consumer fraud, unfair competition, false advertising violations out of California, New Jersey and Nevada, along with a Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claim.

By Marianna Wharry

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April 01, 2024 | The Recorder

Wells Fargo Litigation Over 'Reverse Redlining' in Mortgage Lending Practices Moves Federal Courts

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

March 28, 2024 | The Recorder

Franita Tolson Appointed as First African American Dean of USC School of Law

Tolson received her juris doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 2005, where she was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review and won the Thomas Mulroy Prize for Oral Advocacy in the Hinton Moot Court Competition.

By Marianna Wharry

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