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Venable Vies for Baltimore Police Monitor Role as Sheppard Mullin Re-Ups in New Orleans

As Baltimore nears a recommendation for a police monitor under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, Venable remains as the only law firm in a select group of finalists vying for the role. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, meanwhile, has signed on for an additional three years—and fees of up to $6.4 million—in a similar role in New Orleans after its selection in 2013.
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Daily Report Online

Jury Awards $1.2M to Ex-Atlanta Court Staffer on Sex Harassment Claims

A former staffer at the Atlanta Municipal Court was awarded more than $1.2 million Wednesday following a trial on her claims of sexual harassment against a supervisor and the city. The award includes $350,000 in punitive damages against the man accused of the harassment, Municipal Court Operations Manager Horace Wyatt.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lithuanian Man Brought to US to Face $100M Fraud Case

A Lithuanian businessman extradited to the United States to face charges that he duped Google and Facebook into sending him over $100 million was held without bail Thursday, hours after he was brought to the country.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court's Wisdom 40 Years Ago Makes Guadagno's Run Possible

We have watched a remarkable change in the rights of couples in our society over the last several years, but in so doing we should recall that it was only 40 years ago that spouses were still united for purposes of judicial conduct, and a spouse did not then truly have individual rights. Luckily we had judicial leaders who could see the future, and a court that could expeditiously change the rules in response to changing times.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Illegal Immigrants, by Definition, Are Not Law-Abiding US Citizens

Both sides in the immigration controversy are destroying the law in their own way.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Crouse v. Foltz et al, PICS Case No. 17-1205 (C.P. Adams July 6, 2017) George, J. (10 pages).

Defendants could not maintain their joinder complaint against Littlestown Borough in this action arising out of injuries plaintiff suffered on defendants' property where they failed to demonstrate that the utility services facilities exception to governmental immunity applied. The court granted the defendant municipality's motion for summary judgment.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Scott, Cabinet Members Move to Prevent Venezuela Investments

Calling it "huge step in the right direction," Gov. Rick Scott got support from two state Cabinet members to keep an agency they oversee from conducting future business linked to the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Tampa Bay Pro Teams Pledge Money to Remove Confederate Statue

Tampa Bay professional sports franchises are committing funds to remove a Confederate monument from the front of a Tampa courthouse administrative building.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sagarese v. The City of N.Y.

Jones Act Inapplicable to Officer's Claim; Negligence Claims Barred by Firefighter's Rule
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Upends Award, Including Attorney Fees, for Wrongful Murder Conviction

A New Jersey man who spent more than 20 years in prison on a double murder conviction before being released for lack of evidence won't be eligible for compensation unless he can actually prove he was innocent, a state appeals court has ruled.
6 minute read

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