Archive for March, 2020
Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeal (Mostly) Affirms Judgment Against Dish
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The appellate court concluded that the district court made no material legal errors save one– in assessing damages the Court started with the Plaintiff’s ability to pay and worked backward.
GM Reaches Settlement Over Lost Vehicle Value From Defective Ignition Switches
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General Motors has reached a $120 million settlement with owners who claimed that their vehicles lost value because of defective ignition switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths.
Top Lawyers’ Pay Cut as Coronavirus Brings C-Suite Austerity
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Top in-house lawyers are getting their compensation cut along with other executive officers as the new coronavirus causes widespread economic distress.
NeoPhotonics Appoints Barbara Rogan as Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, today announced the appointment of Barbara Rogan as the Company’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
Beck Redden Helps Save Client $535 Million
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The Texas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Beck Redden client Enterprise Products Partners LP.
IPsoft Brings Automation to Legal Documents with ContractPodAi’s Artificial Intelligence Contract Management Solution
InsightIPsoft will empower its workforce with ContractPodAi’s innovative solution that easily analyzes and tracks contract data
Akerman Welcomes Veteran Litigator Charles Critchlow in New York
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Akerman LLP announced that Charles Critchlow has joined the firm’s national Litigation Practice Group in New York. Critchlow brings a four-decade legal practice.
Attorney Tom D’Amore Achieves Recertification with the National Board of Trial Advocacy
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The NBTA announced that Tom D’Amore of D’Amore Law Group, P.C. has successfully achieved recertification as a civil trial, civil practice and truck accident law advocate.
The Missing Puzzle Piece for Getting to 100% Clean Power
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Across the country, dozens of cities and states have passed laws or resolutions targeting 100 percent carbon-free electricity — most recently 20 communities in Utah and the state of Virginia.
Time to Review Your (and Your Suppliers’) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
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Business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) plans are an essential element of your and your suppliers’ business—an increasingly apparent fact as we now face the uncertainty caused by COVID-19.
Now Is The Time To Review Your Consent Order And Assess Your Options
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Businesses performing mandatory remedial actions or other corrective action pursuant to regulatory enforcement documents should review their settlement agreements or consent orders to understand the procedural requirements they must follow to invoke their force majeure clause.
Leading-Edge Law: Two Key Contract Provisions to Watch in a Pandemic
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Because of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses worry about whether they can meet their contractual obligations to other businesses.
Kelly Services Names Interim General Counsel, Former Chief Legal Officer Leaves Company
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Kelly Services Inc. named Janis Acosta as VP, interim general counsel of the company.
City Of Ferguson Hit With $1.7 Million Settlement For Municipal Court Abuses
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A St. Louis County Circuit judge has given preliminary approval to a nearly $1.7 million settlement on a class-action lawsuit
Former Tulare Hospital Attorney Faces State Bar Complaint
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Directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) voted to file a formal complaint against their former attorney with the California State Bar Association.
Avenatti Asks Judge to Nix Nike Jury Verdict or OK New Trial
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Michael Avenatti wants a judge to reject a jury verdict that found he tried to extort Nike.
Littler COVID-19 Survey Reveals Top Employer Concerns and Workplace Implications
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Littler Mendelson has released a survey of over 900 employers on their key concerns and actions taken in response to the coronavirus outbreak
Nathaniel Greeson Joins Bradley’s Government Contracts Practice in Washington
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Nathaniel J. Greeson has joined the Washington, D.C., office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as an associate in the Government Contracts Practice Group.
Stroock Adds Allison Miller to Nationally Ranked Financial Restructuring Practice
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Allison Miller, a seasoned and well recognized corporate lawyer with wide-ranging experience in all aspects of corporate law and restructuring and special situations transactions, has joined Stroock’s national Financial Restructuring Group as a partner in the New York office.
Harrity Gives Back With Covid-19 Relief
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Boutique IP firm Harrity & Harrity, LLP, is temporarily reallocating its giving back initiative, Harrity 4 Charity, to help those suffering from the many adverse effects of COVID-19.
