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The Legal Intelligencer

By the Dozen, Accusers Allege Rampant Sexual Abuse at Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Facilities

The latest group of plaintiffs filed suit in state or federal court against 10 different juvenile facilities across Pennsylvania, three of them state-operated.
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New York Law Journal

NY Top Court Declines GOP Lawmakers' Request to Appeal Equal Rights Amendment Ballot Question

The proposed amendment to the New York State Constitution aims to explicitly protect people who have historically experienced discrimination based on their gender or other classifications, while also protecting against government actions that would curtail a person's reproductive autonomy or access to reproductive health care.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Dismisses Former UberBlack Drivers' Employment Dispute Following Second Hung Jury

"In this court's humble view, providing plaintiffs with a proverbial third 'bite of the apple' would be futile. A third jury trial would do nothing more than waste precious judicial resources while—in all likelihood—leaving the parties precisely where we began so many years ago," U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said following a second hung jury in an employment dispute against Uber.
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The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Reinstates Long-Term Disability Benefits Over Reliance on Incorrect Job Title

"Lincoln's erroneous statement of Mullins's job resulted in an erroneous statement of alternative positions as well," Judge Kent A. Jordan said, noting the two positions differ in skill set and education and experience levels.
4 minute read

Law.com

Eighth Circuit Reverses $78.75M Attorney Fee Award in T-Mobile Data Breach Litigation, Finding Multiplier of 9.6 Unreasonable

"If we permitted the fee award here to stand, it would mean that counsel could make $7,000 to $9,500 an hour, which we think no reasonable class member would willingly pay to an attorney to help resolve this claim, especially when, as here, dozens of other attorneys were offering their assistance," said Judge Morris S. Arnold. "Reducing the fee award to, say, half of what was requested (resulting in fees of $3,500 to $4,750 per hour) could hardly be considered a penalty."
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Texas Lawyer

'Gritting My Teeth, I Concur': Judges Conflicted as Lawyer Accused of Theft

"Gritting my teeth, I concur. The removal statutes have shifted over the years, but not enough to erase the stubborn fact that Weaver transformed a remand for waiver-by-participation into a remand for lack of federal jurisdiction," wrote Circuit Judge Stuart K. Duncan
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Awards Philadelphia Attorney $263,356.25 in Fees at $725 an Hour, Reduces Total Award for Erroneous Entries

U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania concluded that the solo practitioner's hourly rate of $725 was reasonable, based on the Community Legal Services' fee schedule.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Increase in Migraines Due to Marijuana Smell in NYC Invalid Reason for Mother to Relocate Child

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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Law.com

Federal Judge Dismisses Edmund Burke School Shooting Victims' Negligence Suit Against Assault Rifle Manufacturers

"The complaint does not suggest defendants control such evidence of shooter's reliance and does no more than speculate that shooter, like other young men in Virginia, observed defendants' advertisements," wrote U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton for the Eastern District of Virginia.
4 minute read

Law.com

Eighth Circuit Revives Title VII Discrimination Claims Following Supreme Court's Decision

The reversal comes following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision holding that employees don't need to "show that the injury satisfies a significance test" when bringing Title VII discrimination claims.
3 minute read

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