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Daily Dicta: Latham Dives In for 'Blue Water' Vets in Long-Running Agent Orange Fight

These veterans aren't getting any younger. If they are indeed entitled to disability benefits, it's imperative to determine that now, not after going through years of litigation just to get back to where they started.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Plaintiffs Firm Hits Chemical Distributor Univar With 5 Lawsuits Alleging Race Discrimination, Wage Violations

The lawsuits claim the alleged hostile actions were part of a corporate culture in which black employees were consistently overlooked for advancement opportunities, and retaliated against when they complained.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Firm Slams Company With 5 Lawsuits Alleging Race Discrimination, Wage Violations

The lawsuits claim the alleged hostile actions were part of a corporate culture in which black employees were consistently overlooked for advancement opportunities, and retaliated against when they complained.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court Considers Asbestos Actions Under Maritime Law

The Supreme Court is considering a consolidated action presenting questions of liability for asbestos injuries caused by bare-metal products.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Doing Business With the Cannabis Industry? Make Sure Your Insurance Will Cover You

Much has been written about the difficulties and limitations of insuring leaf-touching cannabis businesses. However, any individual or company simply interacting with the cannabis industry may unsuspectingly have a gap in insurance, or worse, be jeopardizing their entire insurance portfolio.
7 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: Judge Rounds Down the RoundUp Verdict. Plus: First Circuit Excludes Uninjured Claimants From Class

A San Francisco judge slashed a $289 million Roundup verdict, but her decision left plaintiffs' lawyers cheering as it accepted punitive damages as justified.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Weil Team that Turned the Tide for J&J

'From the very start of the case, we hit hard on our theme that this case was a fraud perpetrated by plaintiffs' lawyers for money.'
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recent Opinions Hold Differing Views on Point Source Discharges Into Waters

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last month contributed two opinions to the growing cacophony over Clean Water Act (CWA or the act) jurisdiction, both holding that the act does not regulate pollution that reaches surface water via groundwater.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Circuits Affirm State Role in Regulations Affecting Wholesale Electricity Markets

Earlier this week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its first report commissioned under the Paris agreement.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Law Requires Audit of Failed FEMA Hurricane Contracts

St. Cloud-based Bronze Star LLC won more than $30 million in FEMA contracts but never delivered the emergency tarps and plastic sheeting for repairs of damaged homes in Puerto Rico.
4 minute read

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