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Lawyers Suing Over Flint Crisis Want Compensation Fund

Lawyers suing over Flint, Michigan's contaminated drinking water want a fund established to compensate more than 100,000 victims of a public health crisis that they insist government officials and two engineering firms created and then covered up.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Venable's Thompson to Lead Baltimore Police Monitoring Effort

In his role, Thompson will oversee a set of reforms suggested in a DOJ consent decree calling for a series of reforms in the city's stop, search and arrest practices. The federal government and city of Baltimore agreed to the reforms in January.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Wells Fargo CEO, Facing Senate, Resists Call to End Forced Arbitration

Wells Fargo & Co. chief executive Tim Sloan defended the bank's use of mandatory arbitration as he appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, drawing stiff criticism from Senate Democrats who are resisting a Republican effort to repeal a new regulation that bars the financial industry from forcing consumers to waive their right to file class actions.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Volatility Abounds in Large Law Firm Growth

The largest law firms appear to be getting smarter about what sizes they want to be. In a world where size and growth is a near-obsession at some of the country's largest firms, many have continued to grow at a rate that's more volatile than what the average nationwide statistics suggest. And inversely, some of the biggest firms have decreased their footprints in a noticeable way.
5 minute read

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