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National Law Journal

U.S. Consumers Lost More Than $10B to Fraud in 2023, FTC Says

"Digital tools are making it easier than ever to target hard-working Americans," said Samuel Levine, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Starbucks Takes Fight Over Union Pins Distribution Ban to DC Circuit

National Labor Relations Board says coffee chain manager illegally prohibited an employee from distributing pins inside store.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Litigator Sues Ex-Law Firm, Partner for $20 Million

"It's all a matter of partnership and trust," said plaintiff counsel Mitchell Schermer, a partner at Morgan & Morgan.
3 minute read

The Recorder

LA Firms Held 'Front Row Seats' to Client Embezzlement, Suit Says

Am Law 200 firm Buchalter and Los Angeles stalwart Parker Milliken Clark O'Hara and Samuelian represented a Beverly Hills attorney who was removed from his role as trustee after an arbitrator found he embezzled $20 million.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Sidley, Milbank, Foley & Lardner and Simpson Land Defense Roles on SEC Action

The SEC, in charging the broker dealers and investment advisers, referred to "widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications."
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

In Possible Test of Federal Labor Law, Georgia Could Make It Harder for Some Workers to Join Unions

"They think that they found a loophole, so they want this to be a test case," said Sen. Jason Esteves, an Atlanta Democrat. "They want this to go to court because they're hoping the Supreme Court will allow them to chip away."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Kilpatrick, 'Getting Deeper and Broader' With Largest Clients, Sees 13% Profit Growth

The Atlanta firm decreased its equity partner tier by 7.6% to 106 partners, while its nonequity partner ranks expanded by 6% to 146.
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Rejects Objections, Grants Final Approval to DuPont's $1.185B PFAS Settlement

A federal judge on Thursday granted final approval to DuPont's $1.185 billion settlement with an estimated 14,000 public water providers across the country.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA Sets New Stringent Standards on Soot, Gaining Enviros' Praise, Big Oil's Scorn

EarthJustice calls the move "lifesaving" while the American Petroleum Institute decries a "short-sighted policy."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

GOP Senators Press Biden Judicial Picks on Defunding Police, Legal Philosophy

"I have never advocated for taking away police funding," said Amir Ali, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
5 minute read

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