Louisville Lawyer Charged With Threatening to Kill Two Other Attorneys
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Brendan McLeod, who advertises himself as an “aggressive criminal attorney” on his Facebook page, was charged with retaliating against participants in a legal process
Steve Harmon Joins Elevate as General Counsel
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Global law company Elevate announced that Steve Harmon has joined as general counsel.
Controversial Trump Judicial Nominee in Peril of Senate Defeat
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Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona is blocking all judicial nominees, including Farr’s, until GOP leaders agree to hold a vote on a bill to put up guardrails against any threat of Trump firing special counsel Robert Mueller.
Ex-Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane to Be Jailed By Thursday Morning
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Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane must report to jail by Thursday morning to begin serving her sentence for convictions on perjury and other charges, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
South Carolina Family Settles Lawsuit Over Fire-Related Workplace Death
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The family of a man who died from severe burns he suffered in 2015 while working at a paper plant in North Charleston has settled the wrongful death suit filed in his case after jury selection in the U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
Florida Law Partner Gail Serota Dies in Snorkeling Accident
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Gail Serota, a partner in Florida’s Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, died Sunday in a snorkeling accident in Biscayne Bay.
Roetzel Represents C.S.I. Enterprises, Inc. in $600 Million Acquisition by Edenred
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Roetzel & Andress LPA represented C.S.I. Enterprises, Inc., a leading global corporate payments technology company, in its agreement with Edenred, a Malakoff, France-based company.
How Does Your Salary Compare? Read the Full GC Landscape Report
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The LawGeex guide reveals insights from GCs at hundreds of companies across the United States, including Uber, PayPal, NetApp Amazon, Macy’s and Caterpillar.
Foley Adds Health Care Partner Emily Weber in Denver
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Emily Weber has joined Foley & Lardner LLP’s Health Care Practice as a partner in its Denver office.
Two Bradley Attorneys Earn Privacy and Information Security Law Certification
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partners Erin Jane Illman and Steven T. Snyder have earned the new Privacy and Information Security Law Specialty certification through the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, based upon the IAPP’s CIPP/US certification.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Bradley Walz in Minneapolis
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Barnes & Thornburg has added Bradley J. Walz as a partner in the Corporate Department in Minneapolis, where he works on business and transactional issues.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Adds IP Litigator Ian J. Block
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Ian J. Block has joined Neal Gerber Eisenberg as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group.
Davis Wright Adds Consumer Financial Services Attorney Peter Cubita in New York
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Peter N. Cubita has joined Davis Wright Tremaine as counsel in its New York office.
Facebook Has Poached the DoJ’s Silicon Valley Antitrust Chief
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TechCrunch reports that Facebook has recruited Kate Patchen, a veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice who led its antitrust office in Silicon Valley, to be a director and associate general counsel of litigation.
Lenovo $8.3M Spyware Class Action Settlement Gets Initial OK
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The federal court’s initial approval of the settlement comes four months after Lenovo and the consumer class filed with the court to end the spyware action.
What Colorado’s and Washington’s Pro-Energy Votes Could Mean for the Rest of the Industry
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Just because voters in two states rejected measures that energy companies opposed, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over for oil and gas companies, warns Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in a website post.
‘An’ Versus ‘Any’: When One Word Makes a Profound Difference in an Insurance Contract
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The words “the,” “an” and “any” have been assigned significant importance in the case law, and are also at issue in cases examining other liability exclusions, according to Jones, Skelton & Hochuli.
Contract Review Tips for Long-Term Care Facilities
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A long-term care facility can execute contracts with many different vendors including food product and service vendors, laundry and linen providers, IT companies, and others, points out a post from Poyner Spruill.
Firms Match Biglaw Associate Bonuses, But One Firm Raises the Bar
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Above the Law has put together a collection of reports on Biglaw’s generosity for associates, with firm after firm matching Cravath’s season-end scale of $100,000 for top associates.
Fewer Lawsuits for Corporations, But More Oversight on Data andTax Risk
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Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2018 Litigation Trends Annual Survey polled 365 senior corporate counsel representing US-based organizations on disputes-related issues and concerns.
