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H&M Reaches $36 Mln Settlement with New York Over Unused Gift Cards
Law Firm ManagementH&M will pay $36 million to settle accusations that the fashion retailer illegally kept millions of dollars in gift cards that customers never used, New York Attorney General Letitia James said
Illinois Facebook Users to Receive Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Payments of Up to $400
Law Firm ManagementFacebook users in Illinois who applied to collect a settlement stemming from a class action lawsuit could see their payment any day now. According to the settlement administrator, paper
OnPolitics: SCOTUS sides with Ted Cruz over campaign loan repayment
LitigationHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sunday that Congress will take action on the baby formula shortage plaguing states throughout the country. The House is considering two pieces…
How Corporate Takeovers are Fundamentally Changing Podcasting
Law Firm ManagementAt first glance, it may seem as though Big Tech can’t figure out how to make money off its foray into podcasting. In early May 2022, Meta announced that it was abruptly ending Facebook
Charles Barber Named Vice President and General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementCharles Barber has been appointed George Washington University’s permanent vice president and general counsel, President Mark S. Wrighton announced Friday. A higher education
Virginians Win $489 Million in Payday Loan Settlement
Law Firm ManagementOnline payday loan companies that charged as much as 919% interest will spend $489 million to reimburse some 555,000 borrowers, to settle a class action lawsuit filed by eight Virginians
Le Clair Ryan Trustee Reaches $21 Mln Settlement in United Lex Case
Law Firm ManagementThe trustee overseeing the dissolution of defunct law firm Le Clair Ryan has reached a $21 million settlement to resolve her claims that the firm’s joint venture with alternative legal
We Can’t Drill Our Way to Energy Security
Law Firm ManagementThanks to a remarkable oil and gas boom, the United States has achieved the long-sought goal of energy self-sufficiency: We now produce more oil and refined products, natural gas and
Reform Groups Urge More Oversight for State Contracts
Law Firm ManagementGood-government organizations and a range of think tank and advocacy groups are backing the restoration of oversight for billions of dollars in state government spending by the New York
NFL First-Round Draft Picks Contract Tracker: Jaguars Sign No. 1 Overall Pick Travon Walker to $37M Deal
Law Firm ManagementThe 2022 NFL Draft has come and gone. Now that teams have claims on players they’ve selected throughout the three-day spectacle in Las Vegas, they’ll now head to the negotiating table to
Cardinals Sign Three Draft Picks to First Contracts
Law Firm ManagementThe Cardinals began signing their draft picks on Thursday, getting three of their new players under contract. The team signed running back Keaontay Ingram, guard Lecitus Smith and
Big Law Is Bullish on SPACs Even as Large Banks Pull Out
Law Firm ManagementProposed US rules causing banks to sour on SPACs are having the opposite effect on Big Law firms that see an uptick in inquiries about special purpose acquisition companies. Lawyers
Karen Wilson Thissen Named General Counsel of General Mills
Law Firm ManagementGeneral Mills (NYSE: GIS) today announced that Karen Wilson Thissen will join as general counsel and corporate secretary of General Mills, effective June 6, 2022. Thissen, a 29-year legal
Capital One Data Breach $190M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementCapital One will pay $190 million to resolve claims it jeopardized customer information in a 2019 data breach. The settlement benefits around 98 million Capital One customers whose
Surfside Collapse Lawsuit Reaches Nearly $1B Settlement
Law Firm ManagementThe Surfside collapse litigation reached an almost $1 billion settlement, a landmark development in the court battle to bring some justice to the families of the 98 people who died less than
Could SCOTUS leaker be charged with crime? Espionage Act wouldn’t apply, but other laws might
Criminal LawCould the person who leaked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft abortion opinion be charged with a crime…
Breaking Up with Biglaw
Law Firm ManagementI used to look out at the Hudson from the window of my beautiful office at a Biglaw firm in Manhattan and pinch myself, not believing that I had made it. As a young associate, I had a passion
Mariam Sattar Joins Podium as General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementPodium, a communication and payments platform for local businesses, announced today that it has hired Mariam Sattar as its first-ever general counsel. In this newly created role, Mariam
In Apple iPhone Class Action, Plaintiffs Lawyers Defend $80 Mln Fee
Law Firm ManagementA national plaintiffs’ firm on Wednesday asked a U.S. appeals court in California to uphold a nearly $80 million legal-fee award that was part of a $310 million settlement resolving class
Lawyers in Suit Over Surfside Collapse Reveal Staggering Legal Settlement: $997 Million
Law Firm ManagementIn a surprisingly swift resolution of the Champlain Towers South class-action lawsuit, relatives of the victims and survivors of the Surfside condo collapse have reached a settlement that
