$17M Target Data Breach Settlement Affirmed on Second Try
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The settlement, which provides for a $10 million fund for customers and $6.75 million for plaintiffs’ attorneys, won final approval in November 2016, according to Bloomberg Law.
King & Spalding Case Spotlights Response to Ethics Report
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The associate thought the partners showed “poor judgment” in ignoring red flags, “even after it became clear that ZTE had repeatedly provided false information” to the court, according to Bloomberg Law.
Dallas Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing From Client
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Walter Thomas Finley is charged with felony theft in a case involving the trust fund of an East Texas woman.
AZA’s Tim Shelby Appointed to Texas State Bar’s Oil & Gas Jury Charges Committee
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Tim Shelby, a partner in Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, was appointed to a three-year term on the State Bar of Texas’ Oil & Gas Pattern Jury Charges Committee.
Dykema’s Van Lindberg Listed in 2018 Edition of IAM Strategy 300
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Van Lindberg, San Antonio-based member of Dykema’s Intellectual Property Group, was recognized as one of the world’s pre-eminent IP practitioners in the 2018 edition of the IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists.
Two Proven Ways to Measure Your Compliance Program
Insight
With data from more than 1,200 respondents, these NAVEX Global reports provide analysis of today’s compliance challenges relating to policy management and hotline reporting.
Shearman & Sterling to Host Women General Counsel Roundtable
Event, June 14, 2018
Shearman & Sterling will host the inaugural conference for leading women general counsel and chief legal officers on June 14 in the firm’s New York office.
VA Nurses’ Class-Action Overtime Lawsuit Could Open Door to More Plaintiffs
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Class representatives brought the lawsuit on behalf of nurse practitioners and physician assistants from VA facilities across the country.
Cravath Tops Milbank’s Raises for Senior Associates
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The race to top or match big law firms’ salaries for associates took on another twist as Cravath Swaine & Moore announced it will be giving senior associates a hike that brings their compensation to $340,000.
Trump’s Lawyer Michael Cohen Expects to Be Arrested Any Day Now: Reports
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An ex-White House official said that “Trump should be super worried about Michael Cohen” deciding to cooperate with federal prosecutors against the president.
Defrauded Students of For-Profit Schools Will Stay Indebted, Judge Rules
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A proposed class of borrowers had asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim to revive an Obama-era policy that promised full debt forgiveness to students defrauded by the now-defunct, for profit Corinthian Colleges, reports Courthouse News Service.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Member Skip Watson
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Charles “Skip” Watson has joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as an appellate practice shareholder in its Austin office.
International IP Guide Honors AZA for Fourth Consecutive Year
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Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. has been recognized as one of the top patent litigation firms in Texas by London-based intellectual property magazine Intellectual Asset Management.
McKool Smith Wins the Most ‘Top 100 Verdicts’
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In 2002, The National Law Journal published its first annual listing of the nation’s ‘Top 100 Verdicts.’ Since that time, no law firm in the country has won more Top 100 Verdicts than McKool Smith.
Wells Fargo Not the Only Bank to Have Created Unauthorized Accounts – But Regulator Won’t Identify Others
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found “bank-specific instances of accounts being opened without proof of customer consent” as part of a review of more than 40 banks, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Texas Family Sues U.S. Over Church Massacre
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The lawsuit in federal court claims the U.S. Air Force acted negligently when it failed to report the criminal record of gunman Devin Kelley to a U.S. database, reports Reuters.
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.
Clients’ Rate Concerns Slow the Spread of Associate Pay Bump
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Firm billing rates for the largest 100 law firms rose last year, and an across-the-board raise could indicate another hike in billing, reports Bloomberg Law.
Walmart Sues Its Former Head of Tax for Jumping to Amazon
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Walmart is trying to block Lisa Wadlin, Walmart’s senior VP and top tax executive, from taking the Amazon position until May 2020 and bar her from handing over “sensitive business information obtained at Walmart,” reports Bloomberg.
Resigned Pruitt EPA Aide Lands GC Job in Oklahoma
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A former aide to embattled EPA director Scott Pruitt who has come under scrutiny for getting a significant pay bump has been hired to a position with the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, reports KFOR-TV.
