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Morrison & Foerster Trims Some Female Attorneys’ Claims, For Now
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The women are part of a proposed nationwide class action filed in April 2018.
A GC Says She Was Told to Serve the Cake. She Complained, Then She Was Fired.
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The former general counsel of ExlService Holdings says in a lawsuit that she suffered from gender stereotyping in her job, illustrated by an order from the CEO that she serve cake to the company’s junior male employees at a company anniversary.
Trial to Begin Over Claims Army Corps Knew of Flooding Risk in Wake of Hurricane
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An estimated 8,000 to 10,000 homes and businesses flooded near government-run dams to the west of Houston in 2017.
‘Frivolous’ Claims Lead to 7-Figure Sanction for Lawyer and Client
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Judge Margaret Ann Brennan imposed sanctions totaling $1,061,623 against Marshall Spiegel and his lawyer, John Xydakis, in a case involving a condominium association.
Former Practice Chair Says Dentons Owes Her Over $390K
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Jessica Abrahams, now at Drinker Biddle & Reath, claims Dentons breached a contract that guaranteed she’d have the funds in her capital account returned to her if she left the firm.
Attorney: ‘Old White Males’ Ganged Up on Her. The Bar: She Used ‘Terrorist Legal Tactics’
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“Old White Male Attorney #2 steps up to the plate to harass a domestic violence victim with yet another baseless legal treat,” the lawyer allegedly posted.
‘Immoral and Barbaric’: Cancer-Surviving Judge Blasts Insurer For Denying Lawyer’s Treatment
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One judge, who felt he had to recuse himself and who was a prostate cancer survivor himself, made it clear how he felt about the case.
Landowners, Energy Companies Seek to Capture Court’s Ruling in Historic Hydraulic Fracking Case
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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has agreed to hear a case to consider whether the rule of capture applies to hydraulic fracking, reports The Hydraulic Fracking Blog of Norton Rose Fulbright.
Alexander Dubose Jefferson Adds Former Appellate Justice
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Bill Boyce, a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston for 11 years, has joined Alexander Dubose & Jefferson in the firm’s Houston office.
Mineral Interests: Executive Right Holder Liable for Refusing to Lease
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The article in the Energy & the Law blog explains that the case presented an opportunity for the court to apply the guidelines outlined in an earlier ruling to a different scenario: whether the executive breached the duty by refusing to lease.
When Union Contracts And Overtime Law Conflict: Court Provides Balance For Employers
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The case involved an offshore oil worker whose contract called for 12-hour shifts for a week and required him to be on the off platform between shifts.
Download: Zapproved’s Latest Guide for a Quick Reference to Essential Ediscovery Law
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The new guide from Zapproved covers relevant critical sections of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and includes case law examples.
Chicago Lawyer, Client Sanctioned More Than $1M for Frivolous Condo Association Lawsuits
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The Cook County Record is reporting that a county judge has ordered more than $1 million in sanctions and penalties against a lawyer and his client in connection with a litany of legal actions against a condo association.
Female Attorneys Sue Biglaw Firm Over ‘Fraternity’ Atmosphere, Allege Bias Against Women
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Jones Day is being sued for gender, pregnancy and maternity discrimination to the tune of more than $200 million, reports Crain’s Cleveland Business.
A Judge Angered a Politically Connected Law Firm, Then Quickly Lost Her Job
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State investigators say they responded to Pond Lehocky’s complaint by pulling eight years of Andrea McCormick’s emails and determined that she had violated multiple policies.
Ohio Judge Reprimanded for Hearing Cases He Once Litigated
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Bloomberg Law reports that Judge Robert Nathaniel Rusu Jr. heard about 170 cases where he had previously served as the attorney of record, according to the court’s findings.
Murder-for-Hire of North Texas Woman Featured on ‘In Ice Cold Blood’ TV Series
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Fears Nachawati trial lawyer Matthew McCarley will be featured in an upcoming episode of the true crime show “In Ice Cold Blood,” detailing the murder-for-hire of a 69-year-old woman who was killed for her $5 million life insurance policies.
Whistleblowing General Counsel Gets $1.87 Million Payday
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A statement from the agency said an appeal is being considered, should the judge uphold the jury’s verdict.
Former BigLaw Lawyer Awarded $6.3m for Brain Injury Caused By Parking Garage Pipe
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Aja Diamond McCoy was a lawyer at the firm now known as Hunton Andrews Kurth when she suffered the injury.
TWA Flight 847 Hijacking Victims and Families Win $353 Million Judgment Against Iran
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Washington federal Judge Richard Leon has entered a $353 million default judgment against Iran for its role in the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
