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National Law Journal

Wells Fargo's Moving to Resolve Another 'Phantom Accounts' Whistleblower Case

Wells Fargo & Co. was negotiating a settlement as recently as last month with Laura Worzella, a former senior vice president in charge of Wells Fargo's operations in the Denver area. Worzella claimed she was unlawfully fired in retaliation for refusing to accept the bank's widespread practice of opening accounts without customer consent. Federal investigators dismissed her complaint.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Au Pairs of the World, Unite; The Check is (Not) in the Mail

A class action by Boies Schiller Flexner claiming au pairs are underpaid has cleared another major hurdle; The latest setback for a Baker McKenzie client who has been trying since 2014 to get paid after an arbitration panel in London awarded him $84 million.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

When You Need Immigration Counsel, Even if You Don't Sponsor Immigrant Workers

A lawyer can help the employer prepare to respond in a methodical and thoughtful way, rather than throwing together a hasty, uncoordinated response that could be inadequate or overly inclusive.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Seattle's Push to Let Gig Drivers Unionize Faces Fresh Test in Ninth Circuit

Here's a snapshot of the lawyers and the law as the U.S. Chamber and Uber on Monday get set to argue against a new Seattle law that would let ride-hail drivers unionize.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kasowitz, Simpson Thacher Among 9 Law Firms Owed $4M In Patriot National Bankruptcy

The company filed for Chapter 11 on Jan. 30. The nine law firms listed among its top 20 unsecured creditors are owed more than $3.8 million in total.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Three Andrews Kurth Partners Move to DLA Piper in Dallas, More Lateral Hires Expected Soon

As Andrews Kurth and Virginia-based Hunton & Williams continue to discuss a merger, several lawyers have chosen to move to other firms.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Under New Tax Law, Companies May Rethink NDA Use—but It's Not Likely

Attorneys said that although the new tax reform takes away certain incentives around NDAs, companies will probably still opt to use them.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Call to Ax Weakest Whistleblower Cases Seen as Scaring Away Some Relators

The chances of winning a whistleblower suit against the U.S. government are expected to become slimmer, thanks to a recent Department of Justice memo highlighting the government's right to dismiss False Claims Act cases when it declines to participate.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Will 'Protz' be Applied Retroactively? Supreme Court Moves to Resolve Issue

As is well known, the Supreme Court in Protz v. W.C.A.B. (Derry Area School Dist.), 124 A.3d 406 (Pa. Commw. 2015), petition for allowance of appeal granted, 133 A.3d 733 (Pa. 2016), has found the entire IRE section of the Workers' Compensation Act to be unconstitutional.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

How One Lawyer Tracks Success

At any given time—even each day—the chief financial officer or senior manager can look at the success tracker and answer this question: How are we doing?
3 minute read

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