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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.
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National Law Journal

Meanwhile, These Other Memos—Written By James Comey—Will Remain Secret

"As it prevails here, the Comey Memos, at least for now, will remain in the hands of the Special Counsel and not the public," U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington said Friday in a public-records suit.
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Daily Report Online

Carr Vows to 'Promote Transparent Government' in Records Training Report

“Openness and transparency are critical to an efficient and well-functioning government,” said state Attorney General Chris Carr. “As public officials, we are simply trustees of the people's documents.
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National Law Journal

How #ReleaseTheMemo Could Undermine DOJ in FOIA Cases

If the president authorizes the release of a House memo about the FBI, some plaintiffs suing for Justice Department records could get a boost.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

DOJ's New FCPA Enforcement Policy: Clarity for Companies and a Warning for Individuals

The new FCPA policy provides the much-needed assurance that fulsome voluntary self-disclosure of FCPA violations will likely serve to avoid criminal prosecution. At the same time, the new FCPA policy signals that the government will continue to combat corporate misconduct by focusing on individual misconduct.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJSPCA Subject to Open Records Law, NJ Court Rules

The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals must comply with the Open Public Records Act despite its status as a private, nonprofit group, a state appeals court ruled Friday in a published decision.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Trump's US Attorney Pick Reports $1.2M Partner Share at Drinker Biddle

William McSwain, the president's nominee for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, detailed his pay and some clients in government disclosure documents.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Deep Data Dive Lets Miami Firm Accomplish What Erin Brockovich Couldn't

MSP Recovery Law Firm and its affiliated data engineering company developed an in-house algorithm to query massive federal and state health care spreadsheets and win preliminary approval of a $5 million class action settlement.
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Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Sides With Florida House in Subpoena Battle

A federal judge refused to block subpoenas issued by the Florida House of Representatives demanding documents from broadcasting executive Pat Roberts and his production company, MAT Media, related to contracts with the tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida.
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National Law Journal

Wells Fargo, Ending Its Appeal, Settles Whistleblower's $577K Retaliation Case

Wells Fargo & Co. has reached a settlement with a former branch manager who claimed she was fired for blowing the whistle on employees who had been opening accounts without permission. Federal regulators earlier ordered the whistleblower be paid $577,000. Wells Fargo had appealed that order.
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