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Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Receive Class Action Status in VA Overtime Suit
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A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit involving nurse practitioners and physician assistants accusing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of failing to pay overtime since 2006.
Fifth Circuit Allows Non-Signatories to Enforce Arbitration Agreement
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The Fifth Circuit has affirmed an order compelling arbitration, despite the fact that the parties seeking to compel arbitration were not signatories to the relevant arbitration agreement, according to Carlton Fields.
Blockbuster Term: Justices Could Determine Limits of Courts’ Ability to Check Trump Administration
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The next term for the U.S. Supreme Court could bring some blockbuster rulings that will signal to lower courts how they should treat the unorthodox President Trump, predicts The Washington Times.
Subcontractors Sue Valero Over Explosion at Texas City Refinery
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The workers are seeking damages based on claims that they suffered orthopedic injuries and hearing loss from the accident and are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, reports the San Antonio Business Journal.
North Texas Spa Sued Over Drowning Death in Sensory Deprivation Tank
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A Texas plaintiff has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against The Float Spot, alleging the company’s negligence led to the drowning death of a 71-year-old woman in one of its aquatic sensory deprivation tanks.
Goldman Sachs Vice President Charged With Insider Trading
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Woojae “Steve” Jung, a 37-year-old Korean citizen, is charged with trading illegally on confidential information relating to upcoming transactions and merger negotiations that he was privy to through his job, reports Reuters.
Texas Appellate Court Affirms $11M Jury Verdict for Deadly Choctaw Casino Bus Crash
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A Texas appellate court has affirmed an $11 million verdict against the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, upholding a May 2016 jury verdict that the Choctaw Casino bore responsibility for a deadly 2013 crash.
Jury Awards $25.75 Million in Talc-Mesothelioma Case Against Johnson & Johnson
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The verdict by jurors in Los Angeles Superior Court before Judge Gloria White-Brown includes $21.75 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages.
Federal Prosecutors Poised to Get More Than 1 Million Files Seized From Michael Cohen’s Phones
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A special master said investigators have already been given access to nearly 300,000 pieces of potential evidence seized from Cohen’s office and residences in an April raid, reports The New York Times.
Truth in a Post-Truth Era: Sandy Hook Families Sue Alex Jones, Conspiracy Theorist
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Jones has claimed that the 2012 shooting that killed 20 first graders and six adults at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn., was an elaborate hoax invented by government-backed “gun grabbers,” according to The New York Times.
Gauri Prakash-Canjels, Ph.D. Has Joined Litigation Economics
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Gauri Prakash-Canjels, Ph.D. has joined Litigation Economics, LLC as a principal in its Washington, DC office.
Is a Biglaw Firm About to Be Investigated By Robert Mueller?
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Leading the speculation is Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti, who has said that the apparent reason the firm cultivated a relationship with Cohen was to supplement its lobbying business, reports Above the Law.
Lex Machina Integrates Remedies Analytics into Legal Analytics Platform
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Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company and creator of the award-winning Legal Analytics platform, announced the addition of new remedies analytics content for the platform.
Chipotle Cuts Losses, Settles Case With Ex-Worker Rather Than Face Big Damages
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. on Monday reached a confidential settlement with a former employee, rather than face punitive damages for wrongfully firing her in January 2015 from the the restaurant she once managed, reports The Fresno Bee.
Fears Nachawati Secures $166M Verdict in Fort Worth Murder-for-Hire Case
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Attorneys for Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm have secured a $166 million verdict against the daughter and son-in-law of a North Texas woman who was killed in 2014 for the proceeds of life insurance policies totaling $5 million.
Deans & Lyons Secures Settlement for Musician Injured By Car
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Following intensive therapy, the victim of the parking lot accident remains unable to walk without the assistance of a cane, according to the firm, according to her lawyers.
Collective Bargaining Agreements Must be Interpreted According to ‘Ordinary Principles of Contract Law’
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Lower courts found in favor of retirees in the dispute over union retiree health benefits, but the U.S. Supreme Court reversed.
Analysts: Giuliani’s Media Blitz Gives Investigators New Leads, New Evidence
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Giuliani’s comments to media outlets underscore a growing tension for the White House: The FBI investigation of Cohen presents a legal problem for the president that his own lawyer might have exacerbated, according to The Washington Post.
Sluggish Supreme Court Poised to Deliver Big Decisions
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The Supreme Court typically leaves its contentious and high-profile cases for closer to the end of the term.
New York Company Must Pay $5.1 Million for Demanding Religious Practices From Employees
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The EEOC alleged that United Health Programs of America employees were being forced to follow an internal “Harnessing Happiness” system that required them to engage in activities such as prayers, religious workshops and “spiritual cleansing rituals.”
