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Court Sets Punitive Damages Bar
The Calif. Supreme Court on Monday came up with a more precise definition of what it takes to get punitive damages from a company sued over the conduct of its employees. "The managing agent must be someone who exercises substantial discretionary authority over decisions that ultimately determine corporate policy," wrote Justice Ming Chin. The definition of "managing agent" will affect the potential for punitive damages in any type of tort claim against a corporation.A district court judge in Maryland has tossed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against Freeman Companies that accused the event services company of discriminating against minorities and males. Freeman was represented by Akin Gump.
Manhattan federal district court judge Leonard Sand ruled that a former TradingScreen employee could beat back the company's motion to dismiss his whistleblower suit if he amended his complaint to plead that investigators at Latham & Watkins had passed his allegations on to the SEC.
It's a sweet victory for plaintiffs suing Bayer over its discontinued cholesterol drug--and for the West Virginia lawyer who faced off against Bartlit Beck to win a 9-0 ruling in his first Supreme Court appearance. The ruling could encourage a "whack-a-mole" approach by plaintiffs lawyers seeking favorable jurisdictions for class actions, one defense lawyer warned.
The U.S. Supreme Court isn't the only place where jurists are grappling with the tough issues provoked by employment class actions. In a pair of major rulings in the last few days, two federal district courts have come to very different conclusions about purported wage and hour classes.
Growing Law Firms Relocate to Prime N.Y. Real Estate
Primarily for small and midsized non-New York City-based firms in need of bigger and more customized office space, the trend to move westward in Manhattan continues. Real estate brokers attribute this change to the fact that West Side buildings are newer and allow for more flexible development of office space than most Midtown East Side properties. Relocation can even save a law firm money, such as with Duane Morris, whose new 81,000-square-foot will have an art gallery, says Chairman Sheldon Bonovitz.Trending Stories
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