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Daily Business Review

Miamians to Vote on Mixed-Use Residential Project on City Office Site

A new city administration building is planned but the location is still to be determined.
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New York Law Journal

NY Lawyer Disbarred for Falsifying Lease to Help Friend's Contract Suit

The lawyer, Joel Zweig, was disbarred after admitting to a scheme in which he created and forged signatures on a phony commercial lease purporting to indicate that a California-based pet retailer had plans to expand to New York.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

General Counsel Bob Bostrom Leaving Abercrombie & Fitch After 4 Years

Bostrom will leave the retailer to "pursue new challenges," according to a recent SEC filing. Before joining Abercrombie, Bostrom was general counsel at Freddie Mac and helped the company navigate the financial crisis.
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New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Ruling on Class Standing Could Widen Door for Consumer Actions, Even Though Plaintiffs Lost

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision earlier this week, in a matter of first impression, found that a class representative has standing to sue in federal court on behalf of a class of consumers subject to laws outside her own state.
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The Recorder

Calif. Supreme Court Finds Federal 'De Minimis' Rule Doesn't Apply to California Wage Laws

In a win for California employees, the court said state law doesn't recognize a rule that federal courts often apply when dismissing wage claims for small amounts of time that are difficult to track.
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Family of Murdered Wilmington Woman Sues Cabela's Over Alleged 'Straw' Purchase of Gun

The family of a Wilmington woman killed in a 2016 drive-by shooting on Wednesday sued Cabela's Inc. in Delaware state court, accusing the outdoor sporting retailer of negligence in selling the murder weapon in a straw purchase.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Avison Young Closes $7.7 Million Loan for Central Florida Shopping Plaza Buy

The Tri-Cities Shopping Plaza has a TJ Maxx and a Ross Dress for Less among the tenants.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Kirkland Throws Wrench Into $6 Million Patent Judgment

The firm persuaded Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer to reconsider a claim construction originally adopted by her late predecessor on the case.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Beware Free Samples: Costco Not Liable for Fall Blamed on Yogurt

A jury finds no liability after a woman claimed she slipped on yogurt when Costco was handling out free samples.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Fur Industry Group Threatens Legal Action Against SF, Unless City Revokes Pending Ban

San Francisco is the largest U.S. city to announce a ban on selling furs, following the lead of Berkeley, which has instituted a similar law.
1 minute read

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