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California Justices Urged to Close 'Escape Hatches' for Employers

Plaintiffs lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan argues in the case Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International Inc. that the California Supreme Court should confirm that its Dynamex worker-classification ruling is retroactive.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former USAA General Counsel Becomes Top Lawyer at Con Edison

Deneen Donnley replaces longtime general counsel Elizabeth Moore, who retired from the company after serving as general counsel for 10 years.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Swats Attorney Fee Provisions in Rejecting Pest Repeller Class Settlement

U.S. District Judge William Pauley's order did not wade into the substance of the compensation, but rather focused on the attorney fee provision of the proposal.
4 minute read

Law.com

Cash-Strapped and Hungry, Law Students Turn to School Food Pantries

A growing number of law schools are helping students get enough to eat, especially important assistance toward the end of the semester when funding from loans often runs out.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prosecutors Stress Youth, Naivete of Alleged Victims; Harvey Weinstein's Lawyers Question Their Stories

Weinstein put the alleged victims through a series of tests, prosecutors said in opening statements, ensuring that they could be manipulated and that they would stay quiet about his behavior.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

1st Department Confirms Harvey Weinstein's Trial Will Continue on Schedule in Manhattan

The former movie producer's lawyers are expected to argue that his interactions with the women were consensual and, in at least some cases, transactional.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

A Revealing Look at Justice Robert Jackson's Religious Views

An essay written by the late Justice Robert Jackson nearly 70 years ago has just surfaced, and it casts a new light on his views about religion.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Marshall Dennehey Department Leader Jumps to Goldberg Segalla

Eric Fitzgerald, who was also risk manager and board vice president at Marshall Dennehey, is taking his insurance practice to the Buffalo-based law firm.
4 minute read

Law.com

Investors Targeted Lawsuits at Cannabis Companies in 2019, Report Finds

According to NERA Economic Consulting's annual report, released on Tuesday, six lawsuits alleged securities fraud against cannabis companies. There was only one in 2018.
3 minute read

Law.com

Women Hold Editor-in-Chief Positions at the 16 Most Elite Law Reviews

The work that law schools and law journals have done in recent years to foster more diverse memberships is paying off with women taking the top editorial post of the flagship law journals at the highest-ranked schools in the country.
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