By Erin Mulvaney | November 27, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge this month, ruling for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, awarded $55,500 in damages and other relief to a private employee who claimed he was discriminated against because he is gay. The case was a test for the agency as it pushes for such protections to be recognized under federal civil rights laws.
By Christine Simmons | November 27, 2017
Cravath, Swaine & Moore on Monday announced end-of-year bonuses that match last year's scale. Paul Weiss and Milbank were among the first to fall in line.
By Scott Graham | November 27, 2017
There was no clear majority Monday signaling the death of inter partes review—the administrative procedure for reviewing patent validity created by the 2011 America Invents Act.
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By Lizzy McLellan | November 27, 2017
Jim Schultz has returned to private practice after nearly one year serving the Trump administration.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 27, 2017
Anthony Alexis, the former enforcement director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is joining Goodwin Procter, where he will lead the firm's consumer financial services enforcement practice as a partner. Goodwin Procter was among several firms that recently had expressed interest in hiring a top official from the Obama-era agency, whose leadership was thrown into tumult over the weekend. Two acting directors of the agency, replacing Richard Cordray, have assumed power.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 26, 2017
A top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official on Sunday night sued the Trump administration to block the appointment of Mick Mulvaney as the temporary director of the independent agency. The lawsuit forces a judge to confront a clash over who should rightfully lead the agency as the White House looks to nominate a permanent replacement for Richard Cordray.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 24, 2017
Richard Cordray named Leandra English, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's chief of staff, as deputy director—putting her in place to become acting director. The White House moved to block the appointment, naming Mick Mulvaney, director of OMB, as the leader of the Obama-era agency.
By Jason Grant | November 22, 2017
In a nearly full reversal of a 2015 lower court ruling, an appeals panel has ruled that Susan Kassapian, a principal administrative law judge from 2009-13, stated several claims that should survive the city's motion to dismiss.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | November 22, 2017
Houston property owners who suffered flood damage have brought "takings" claims against the government.
By Lizzy McLellan | November 22, 2017
A California state appellate court revived supermodel Janice Dickinson's defamation claims against Bill Cosby's lawyer, Martin Singer, who called Dickinson's rape allegations a lie.
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