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Class Action Claims Amazon's Point-Based Attendance Policy Is Discriminatory, Suit Says

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Law.com

Judge Sides With Retail Display Company in Patent Dispute Against Campbell Soup, Grocery Stores

The court granted the summary judgment motion regarding the alleged direct infringement of the patents, concluding the defendants failed to offer any non-infringement contentions regarding the products before the summary judgment proceedings.
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Texas Lawyer

U.S. Trustee, Insurers, Object to J&J's $10B Talc Bankruptcy Plan

Objections to Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy plan cite the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year invalidating nonconsensual releases in Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioid settlement.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Jury Awards $8M to Woman Injured by Employees Chasing Suspected Shoplifter

The defense made a $600,000 offer of judgment, which was turned down, the plaintiff's attorney said. However, he added that the plaintiff would have considered an offer of $2 million.
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Corporate Counsel

Starbucks Sues Ex-Executive to Recover $1M Signing Bonus

Starbucks said Alan Rosa signed an employment agreement in December 2022 that included a sign-on bonus of $1 million. He left the company in May 2023.
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Corporate Counsel

Starbucks Hands New CLO Hefty Raise, Says He Fosters 'Environment of Courage and Joy'

Brad Lerman has helped the company navigate a litany of sticky situations, including the firing of its CEO, a proxy battle with activist investors and tensions with workers over their nationwide unionizing drive.
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National Law Journal

‘Ripe for SCOTUS’: Ruling Creates Circuit Split on NLRB’s Expanded Monetary Remedies

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld an NLRB order directing Macy’s to pay union members for "direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms” stemming from an unlawful lockout of workers after a strike, pursuant to the board’s 2022 Thryv v. NLRB opinion.
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Law.com

Judge Rejects Walgreens' Contractual Dispute Against Founder's Family Member

Walgreens argued the defendant, a family member of its founder, violated an agreement by starting Walgreen Health Solutions because it required him to take reasonable steps to avoid confusion between his companies and the retail giant.
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Corporate Counsel

iRobot Picks Up Law Firm Partner as New Legal Chief

Kevin Lanouette replaces Tonya Drake, a 10-year veteran of the company who is moving into an advisory role.
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The Recorder

'It's Not Going to Be Pretty': PayPal, Capital One Face Novel Class Actions Over 'Poaching' Commissions Owed Influencers

Credit card company Capital One Financial Corp. is the latest to field a lawsuit alleging that it deploys its Capital One Shopping web extension to replace affiliate cookies with its own and poach affiliate marketing commissions from YouTube influencers.
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