How to Avoid Breach of Contract: ABA Business Law Section Releases Standstill/Tolling Agreement
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For many businesses, a nationwide lockdown has caused them to revisit all of their contracts to determine how the pandemic will impact their business agreements, and what happens if they aren’t able to perform as agree.
Clear Contract Language Regarding Payment is Important
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Clear contract language is important. While clear contract language is important in all cases, it is especially important when it comes to determining how you are to get PAID for your work.
Is the Takings Clause a “Self-Executing” Waiver of Sovereign Immunity?
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As a general matter, the federal government cannot be sued for damages without its consent. Congress has waived its immunity through several statutes.
Brouse McDowell’s Bankruptcy Group Welcomes Two New Attorneys
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Brouse McDowell is pleased to welcome Julie Kaplan Zurn and Douglas G. Walters as new additions to our Business Restructuring, Bankruptcy, and Commercial Law Practice Group.
Trial Lawyer Monica Latin Becomes Managing Partner of Dallas’ Carrington Coleman
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Dallas-based business law firm Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal has named trial lawyer Monica W. Latin as Managing Partner, effective May 1.
Davis Wright Tremaine Plays Key Role in Roughly $2B Broadband Acquisition
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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP congratulates its client, Northwest Fiber d/b/a Ziply Fiber, on its acquisition of operations and assets of Frontier Communications in the Pacific Northwest. DWT represented Ziply in securing all required state and local regulatory approvals required to consummate the transaction.
DLA Piper Promotes Orestis Omran to Partner in Latest Promotions Round
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DLA Piper announces promotion of Orestis Omran to the firm’s partnership in latest promotions round.
Attorney General Ellison Shuts Down Fraudulent Student-Loan Debt-Settlement Company
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced this week that his office has obtained a settlement that requires a California student-loan debt-relief company that illegally collected fees from customers and misrepresented its services to consumers to cease operating in Minnesota and provide full refunds to its Minnesota consumers.
Federal Authorities Charge Santa Rosa Attorney with Conspiring to Sell Medical Masks at Inflated Prices
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Federal authorities in New York have charged a Santa Rosa attorney with conspiring to sell one million protective masks in short supply during the coronavirus pandemic at a steep markup, in violation of the Defense Production Act.
Limitation of Liability During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal authorities have recognized a need for as many trained, experienced, and qualified health care providers as possible.
Skydance Media Hires First General Counsel
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Skydance Media, the company behind movies including the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick, has boosted its in-house legal team with the recruitment of Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon to the newly created position of general counsel and the promotion of Jun Oh to president of global business and legal affairs.
Buchalter Adds Four Attorneys in Seattle
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that it has added four attorneys to its Seattle office – Harold (Hal) E. Snow, Jr., John B. Crosetto, Scott G. Warner, and Paul M. Barba have all joined from Foster Garvey PC.
Ninth Circuit Upholds $26.4 Million Personal Injury Jury Verdict Against Trucking Company for Negligence and Reckless Driving in Fatal Crash
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a 2019 federal jury verdict of $26.4 million – the largest trucking verdict out of the state of Oregon – in full with no further ability to appeal after the defendant dismissed its appeal.
Jessica Sparhawk Joins Bradley’s Montgomery Office as Litigation Associate
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Jessica Sparhawk has joined the Montgomery, Alabama, office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group.
Harvest Partners Hires Top Lawyer and CCO
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New York-based private equity investment firm Harvest Partners has hired Jamie Toothman as general counsel and chief compliance officer. In her new role, Toothman oversees the firm’s legal and compliance work and provides legal support for funds managed by Harvest.
Minor Errors Axe Judgment Lien
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Based on a mistake about when a Cook County default judgment became final — plus a 60-cent discrepancy between the amount of the judgment ($238,007.61) and the amount listed in a memorandum of judgment ($238,007.01) that the plaintiffs filed as a lien on the defendant’s real estate in Will County.
Former FBI Agent Arrested in Lafayette in Bribery Case
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A retired FBI agent arrested Friday near his home in Lafayette accepted more than more than $200,000 in cash bribes and gifts in exchange for funneling sensitive information to Armenian organized crime.
Lawyer Who Took Off Pants at Security Checkpoint Fights Bid to be Ousted from Representing Clients
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Atlanta lawyer Robert Ward acknowledges that he took off his pants at a security checkpoint at a federal courthouse in Tampa, Florida.
Hanzo Announces Major Enhancements to its Compliance Archiving Platform To Help Customers Future Proof Against The Growing Complexity Of Dynamic Website Data
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Hanzo announces major enhancements to its compliance archiving platform to help customers adapt to the growing complexity of dynamic website data.
Bradley Expands Real Estate, Banking and Financial Services Practices with the Addition of David Pratt and Anna Lee Alford
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that prominent business attorney David L. Pratt has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner, expanding the firm’s real estate, banking, and financial services practices. Anna Lee Alford also joins the firm as an associate.
