“Last season, Jaguars fans mocked GM Trent Baalke by wearing clown wigs to games. Now, he’s attempting to buy their loyalty with a massive spending spree. By Tuesday morning, Baalke had reportedly given out three of the five most lucrative contracts in 2022 NFL free agency. Suddenly, with a,” reports Doug Greenberg in Front Office Sports.

“Franchise QB in Trevor Lawrence and the first pick in the draft, last season’s league-worst 3-14 team can possibly win now but the new signings’ questionable production and injury histories raise some red flags. WR Christian Kirk: 3 YR, $72M the sixth-most total money among WRs, third-most ($84M) with incentives. He has zero Pro Bowls.”

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“The legal tampering period of NFL free agency began Monday and, unlike last year, the New England Patriots were mostly quiet. Aside from re-signing special teams ace Matthew Slater, the Patriots didn’t bring back or add any notable players on the free agent market. They actually lost a couple key players,” reports Nick Goss in NBC Sports.

“They actually lost a couple key players, including star cornerback J.C. Jackson agreeing to join the Los Angeles Chargers and offensive lineman Ted Karras agreeing to join the Cincinnati Bengals. Jackson’s deal is for five years and $82.5 million, including $40 million guaranteed. All contracts cannot be made official until the new league.”

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“Barcelona are concerned about the direction taken by two contract renewals they are aiming to complete – Ronald Araujo and Gavi. Negotiations have been in progress for months, but there is no financial agreement. The two players want to stay at Camp Nou, but they are upset because they cannot see,” reports M. Carmen Torres in Marca.

“Any coherence in the financial commitment that the club is asking of them and the offers made to the players they intend to sign for the next season, namely Christensen, Kessies and Mazraoui. Barcelona hope that Ronald Araujo and Gavi, both of whom have contracts expiring in June 2023, will stay at the club. But they are beginning to.”

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“Rankings season is upon us, and many publications are rolling out their best offerings for readers’ perusal in advance of the release of the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings. For more than a decade, Law.com has published a list of the best law schools to go to if you want to,” reports Staci Zaretsky in Above The Law.

“Work in Biglaw after graduation. Law.com refers to these institutions of higher education as the go-to law schools, and this year, they’re ranked by the percentage of 2021 graduates who took associate positions at the 100 largest law firms based on attorney head count. Before we get to the list of the go-to law schools, it’s worthwhile to speak about.”

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“Christine Flores, Pinterest’s general counsel and corporate secretary, has informed the company that she plans to leave, effective October 1. In an SEC filing announcing the move, Pinterest states that Flores’ departure is not due to any disagreement with the company. The company thanks Ms Flores,” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secratary.

“Many contributions and wishes her the best in her future endeavors, the filing states. The company will initiate a search for Ms Flores replacement and Ms Flores is working with the company to help identify her replacement and ensure an orderly transition. Flores joined Pinterest in 2017, two years before the company went public.”

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“Long Beach could receive up to $7.5 million in a class action settlement with Monsanto from a lawsuit filed against the chemical maker alleging its products polluted the city’s bodies of water. The city announced the preliminary agreement Friday afternoon, but it could still be months or longer before,” reports Jason Ruiz in Long Beach Post.

“The settlement is formally approved and money is distributed to the suing parties. The settlement is with Monsanto and subsidiaries of Pfizer and Eastman Chemical over allegations that their products have polluted various cities over the past 70 years. Long Beach was joined by 12 other plaintiff municipalities including Oakland San Jose.”

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“Interactive Brokers’ former chief compliance officer has been banned from the industry for two months by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) and handed a $25,000 fine for failing to properly oversee the international broker-dealer’s anti-money laundering program,” reports Daniel Gil in CityWire.

“The industry watchdog said that between January 2013 and August 2018, Arnold J. Feist failed in his duty to run an efficient program to combat money laundering at Interactive Brokers.”

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“The associate salary party is far from over. While the market has seemingly settled on a standard compensation grid for associates, we now play the much longer tail game of which firms will match. And think about it with at least 200 firms earning the moniker Biglaw and a wave of elite boutiques also,” reports Kathryn Rubino in Above The Law.

“Well, there’s now another Biglaw firm shelling out the big bucks for associates. Mintz a firm that brought in $502,100,000 gross revenue in 2020, ranking it at No. 79 in the Am Law 100 has decided to up associates salaries. They’ll be matching the market standard set by Cravath. While most firms have backdated the raises to January 1.”

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“Whataburger has hired Elena Kraus as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Kraus is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of in-house legal experience at Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Walgreen Co. and the nation’s second largest retail pharmacy chain. For the,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

“During her tenure at Walgreens, Kraus oversaw the strategy and delivery of legal services to the organization during a time of innovation and record expansion. She built and led the high performing Walgreens legal team, promoted key initiatives such as the Walgreens Legal Pro Bono program and mentored rising talent across the organization.”

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“Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull filed a $5 million stipulation judgment against Safe Home Security and its president David Roman after the city-based company repeatedly failed over many years to comply with court-ordered,” reports The Middletown Press in their blog.

“The new judgment stipulation filed March 8 represents a settlement between the state and Safe Home to resolve claims brought by the state in its motion for contempt, Tong said in the news release. Families turned to Safe Home Security to safeguard their homes, and the company failed them, Tong said in a prepared statement. We have.”

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“Globalization Capital Inc. investors who say the company misled them about plans for a sugar-free cannabis drink asked a federal judge in Maryland for final approval of their $1 million settlement. The cash deal followed more than a year of negotiations and represents the highest settlement amount,” reports Jennifer Bennett in Bloomberg Law.

“The Settlement Class could have achieved at the time, the biopharmaceutical company’s investors said in a memo filed in support of their final settlement approval bid in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The settlement class covers everyone who acquired IGC’s publicly traded common stock from Sept. 26, 2018.”

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“Making sure all of these employees are safe is one matter, but firms also need to be wary of what upping sticks means for their legal entitlements, according to workplace lawyers,” reports Justin Cash in FN London.

Thousands of staff from UK-headquartered companies are heading for the exit in Russia. From law firms and consultancies to banks and retail brands, a drip has turned into a flood as the international community piles pressure on Vladimir Putin to stop an escalating conflict.”

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“Way, way back in January, Milbank introduced a new salary scale that served as a catalyst for the mad race to increase associate salaries at Biglaw and boutique firms across the country. One of the firms that matched Milbank  at first quietly doing so under cover of its annual review process, before a,” reports Staci Zaretsky in Above The Law.

“Formal announcement was made was Cooley. Since then, the firm has been silent through the introduction of two more salary scales, one from Davis Polk and one from Cravath. On Friday, the firm finally addressed salaries once again. Cooley, of course, is matching the Cravath salary scale, like all other firms that wish to remain elite during.”

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“Veritiv Corporation announced today that Susan Salyer, Veritiv’s Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance and Sustainability Officer, will be promoted to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective June 1, 2022. Ms. Salyer will succeed Mark Hianik, current Senior Vice President General Counsel,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

“In her expanded role, Ms. Salyer will be responsible for Veritiv’s Legal and Corporate Security teams as well as her current Compliance and Sustainability oversight function. Susan joined Veritiv in 2012 and has held a variety of Legal and Compliance positions including Assistant General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Salyer.”

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“A $38.5 million settlement has been reached between the builders of a bridge over the 91 Freeway in Corona and nine workers injured when part of the structure collapsed in 2015. A Riverside County Superior Court judge signed off on the deal on Wednesday, March 9, said Chris Aitken, the attorney for,” reports Brian Rokos in East Bay Times.

“Chaffee, 56, said he remembers what he was doing five minutes before the accident but not the collapse itself. Chaffee will receive a little more than $5 million, Aitken said. Chaffee said he can’t bend over or walk long distances without a cane. He also has difficulty controlling his emotions. I’d still love to be working, Chaffee said in.”

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“Yellow Corporation has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging the trucking giant engaged in fraud. In an announcement last week, Yellow Corp. said it has reached a $6.8 million settlement to end a legal battle with the,” reports Transportation Nation in their blog.

“We are pleased to have come to a resolution, said Darren Hawkins, CEO of Yellow. Now we can continue to focus on the important work ahead. With our nation’s current supply chain constraints and the critical role Yellow plays in delivering freight, there’s no time for distraction Specifically, the United States lawsuit filed in 2018  alleged that.”

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“Intellectual property may be among the most important assets in online 3D virtual worlds such as Meta’s metaverse, but guarding those assets will likely invite a flurry of complex, new legal challenges,” reports Matthew Cutler & Mark Spinelli in JD Supra.

“The proponents of “Web 3.0” have lofty goals to create a collaborative space that comprises a seamless experience across the virtual world(s) designed by developers and companies. These virtual worlds come with their own complex economy involving digital assets—both virtual and tangible—and each grounded heavily in decentralized finance.”

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“War and oil are inextricably linked. World War I launched the modern oil age, turning a little-used fuel into the engine of the 20th century. World War II remade how oil was transported, as newly developed pipeline technology helped crude-oil carriers avoid the Nazi submarines lurking in the Atlantic,” reports Avi Salzman in Barrons.

“Now, a new war in Europe has shaken the world. The U.S. isn’t sending troops, but its oil and natural gas are weapons in a financial war against Russia. The solution seems easy: turn on the taps again; beat the bad guys. Citigroup predicts that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may soon become a patriotic duty, with roughnecks.”

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“After nearly three years without a contract, hundreds of hours of negotiating, a teachers’ strike and the intervention of an arbiter, an agreement has been reached for teachers and professional support staff in the Redbank Valley School District. Following a lengthy executive session, the nine,” reports Evanne Gareis in The Courier Express.

“School board unanimously approved the Act 88 Arbitration Determination issued by the Board of Arbitration for the Redbank Valley Education Association RVEA, as well as a tentative agreement between the district and the Redbank Valley Educational Support Professionals RVESP during a special meeting called prior to Tuesday night.”

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“This is according to various outlets including The Times, who report: It will be impossible to renegotiate contracts with existing players, but existing players and staff’s salaries will still be paid under the licence. An emergency meeting is taking place at Stamford Bridge this morning. Abramovich is unable,” reports Rob Swan in Give Me Sport.

“As things stand, after his assets were frozen. However, the sale could still go ahead if no proceeds went to the Russian billionaire, according to a report from iNews. The Blues have been given a special license to continue with football-related activities but can’t sell tickets to fans who aren’t season-ticket holders. The club’s merchandise.”

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