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The Legal Intelligencer

Volunteering for Voter Protection Efforts, Pa. Firms Brace for Contentious Election

Reed Smith is hosting a command center in its Pittsburgh office fielding calls to the nonprofit Election Protection Hotline from Western and Central Pennsylvania, while Cozen O'Connor is giving attorneys pro bono credit for all nonpartisan election activities.
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Daily Business Review

Jurors Award $200M Verdict to Clients of These South Florida Attorneys

Boston jurors awarded about $25 million in compensatory damages, $5 million to each of Rita Jones' five adult children, and $150 million in punitive damages to the estate.
3 minute read

Law.com

Former Amazon.com Employee Claims She Was Unable to Reach English-Speaking Rep After Termination on Injury Leave

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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Daily Report Online

Trends and Takeaways From a New Boutique Class-Action Defense Firm With 4 Dismissals in 4 Months

"It's rare for a class action defense practice at even a big firm to get four 'with prejudice' motion to dismiss wins in a year, much less a new, 10-lawyer firm to get four in a little over a month," firm co-founder Ryan Watstein said.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

CLASS ACTION: Wells Fargo Accused of Discriminating Against Hispanics

Wells Fargo's alleged policy created a disparate impact for bilingual team members, causing significant financial hardship when in 2022 and beyond the mortgage industry was financially devastated by rising interest rates and other financial impacts, the complaint asserts.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Paris-Based Customer-Care Giant Hires US Outside Counsel as Legal Chief

Teri O'Brien, a fixture of the San Diego legal scene for two decades, is becoming the top lawyer for Teleperformance, which has 410,000 employees in 91 countries.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'Nobody Likes Them': 49 AGs Joined Forces to Sue This Defendant

"Everyone has experienced robocalls and nobody likes them," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "Through this complaint, we are cracking down on billions of scam calls and stopping them from continuing to bother our residents."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Turn Off That PowerPoint: Lawyer Sanctioned $100,000 for Multiple Missteps

"His strategy backfired on him personally, and he was made to pay a heavy price for his deliberate disregard for court rulings," said Andrew Berman, a shareholder and ethics expert at Young, Berman, Karpf & Karpf.
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The Recorder

Why Bayer's New Roundup Appeal Is Different: 'Monsanto Is a Very Aggressive Litigator'

Lead plaintiffs lawyers in the Roundup multidistrict litigation called Bayer's Feb. 8 petition before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit an "orchestrated" appeal.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pro Bono Work Benefits Law Firms and Our Community

This new year, I encourage my fellow attorneys to make a resolution to consistently provide pro bono services to those in need. This is an opportunity to serve our neighbors and significantly improve our community.
4 minute read

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