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Lawyers Warn: Little-Noticed Report Could Spell Bad News for Employers

For employers facing legal action over harassment based on a protected characteristic, a faulty investigation could make a bad situation even worse, said Frances Haas, an employment lawyer at Nyemaster Goode in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Settlement With Kleinbard in Diversity Contracting Tiff Allows Pa. Lawyer to Avoid Sanctions

Bucks County attorney Julie Negovan had faced possible sanctions for prolonging a contractual dispute between her former firm Griesing Mazzeo Law and Kleinbard.
3 minute read

The Recorder

$1.3 Billion Crypto IRA Startup Faces Claims of 'Frat House' Culture

"Beyond the allegations of office discussions about strip clubs and the use of cocaine at work, their general lack of oversight is startling," said Ann Olivarius, a partner at McAllister Olivarius not involved in the matter.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

COVID-19 Death Suit Against Nursing Home Sent to State Court, 11th Circuit Affirms

"We, like our sister circuits that have addressed nearly identical arguments, therefore conclude that Defendants were not acting under a federal official," Judge Babara Lagoa said. "Instead, Defendants operated as a private assisted living facility that may, or may not, have complied with federal recommendations and regulations concerning COVID-19."
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

'I Thank You': Attorney Leverages Daily Report Article to Turn $42K Offer Into $600K Settlement

"Allstate requested that my settlement remain confidential, but I rejected that request because I'm convinced stories like yours do more to hold companies like Allstate accountable than any settlement or verdict ever could," plaintiff counsel Richard Kopelman of told the Daily Report.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A Trigger Warning? The Untapped World of Trigger Theories in PFAS Coverage Litigation

"These theories ... are commonly characterized as the exposure, manifestation, injury-in-fact, and continuous trigger theories," writes Akerman's Xakema Henderson.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Beyond Borders: Baker McKenzie Attorneys Stress the Need for a Global Outlook Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Matters

Baker McKenzie's Vinod Bange, Brian Hengesbaugh and Eva-Maria Strobel discuss the challenges of advising global clients on the patchwork of parallel regulations covering cybersecurity and data privacy.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eric Adams Trial Set for April as Defense Urges Dismissal of Bribery Count

The defense sought an earlier trial date in February or March, alleging the case would infringe on their client's right to participate in his reelection.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judge Threatened With Assault, Kidnapping and Death

Prosecutors did not disclose the judge's identity, other than stating the jurist presides in St. Lucie County.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$3M Settlement Reached on Day of Trial as 8 Other Claimants Await

Wayne Azzarello's suit was one of nine pending against the Edison School District in connection with abuse by Edison High School shop teacher Frederick Burkley.
3 minute read

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