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New York Law Journal

Court Targets Arbitrator's 'Fundamentally Irrational' Decision in Transit Worker Harassment Case

The appellate decision also strongly criticized the arbitrator's ruling for “maligning” and “blaming” multiple victims who suffered sexual harassment while working for the New York City Transit Authority.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cozying Up to Tech Clients, Fenwick Ditches Midtown for Flatiron District

Two years after subletting space from Ropes & Gray to enter the New York market, the firm is moving closer to clients such as Facebook, BuzzFeed and Bitly.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Woman Injured in Fatal Hoboken Derailment Settles Claim for $475K

A woman injured in the fatal 2016 Hoboken train derailment has come to a $475,000 settlement with Metro-North Railroad.
3 minute read

The Recorder

ABA Warns Golden Gate Law School About Low Bar-Pass Rates, High Attrition

In a letter to GGU's president and law school dean this week, the ABA said that the school was "significantly out of compliance" certain performance thresholds needed to maintain accreditation.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Denies Bid to Secure More Info on NYPD Cellphone Tracking

“It's crystal clear that if this court were to disclose the names of the Stingray devices, that would provide the bad actors with the capabilities of the NYPD's technology,” the judge said.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Business Groups Sound Alarm as EU Proposes Law to Permit Consumer Class Actions

Lisa Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, worried the proposal "could make the EU a major global hub for abusive litigation."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Feds: Miami Escort Service Owner Reported Only Credit Card Sales on Taxes

Dennis Zarudny operates Denzar Inc., which did business as “Elite Escort Service” in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Palm Beach.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Class Action Over Allegedly Bogus Insurance Product Should Not Have Been Blocked, 2nd Circuit Says

District Judge Paul Gardephe conflated the merits of the claims with the issue of standing on an issue in a New York State insurance law that isn't settled by state courts yet.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New US Attorney McSwain Names Leadership Team

One week after being sworn in as U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, William McSwain has put together the executive team that will lead the region's federal prosecutors, his office announced Thursday.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Reviews Are in for Zuck: His Big Performance Sounded Scripted, But Is That Bad?

Attorneys and other experts weighed in on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big week in D.C., explaining how some facets of his testimony proved effective, while others may not have worked as well.
3 minute read

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