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  • August 15, 2024

    Conn. Library Avoids Legal Threat Suit, But Must Face Another

    A Connecticut federal judge overseeing two lawsuits brought by former library employees has thrown out one alleging that the plaintiff's public comments during a city budget meeting led to improper legal threats from her employer, while keeping another, similar case alive.

  • August 15, 2024

    Lin Wood Must Pay Ex-Partners $3.75M, Ga. Jurors Say

    A Georgia federal jury said Thursday that controversial ex-attorney Lin Wood must pay $3.75 million to his three former law partners and cover their attorney fees and costs, with the exact amount of those fees to be determined Friday morning.

  • August 15, 2024

    Fla.'s The Villages Exempted From FTC Noncompete Ban

    A Florida retirement community's real estate broker will be exempt when the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban goes into effect next month, under a limited injunction imposed by a federal judge who recognized the agency's rulemaking powers but said they go too far here.

  • August 15, 2024

    NJ Court Urged To Toss All Of Ex-Elections Chief's Claims

    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has again asked a Garden State trial court judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he conspired with top staffers to oust the state's former elections chief, arguing that as government officials, the defendants are all entitled to qualified immunity.

  • August 15, 2024

    Ga. Man Accused Of Trying To Steal $1.9M In COVID Funds

    A Georgia man was indicted in a scheme to steal $1.9 million in pandemic relief money and accused of wire fraud, submitting fraudulent federal tax returns and stealing dozens of Social Security numbers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

  • August 14, 2024

    Lin Wood Defends Social Posts In Long Day Of Testimony

    Controversial ex-attorney Lin Wood was pushed on his claim that social media posts he made about three of his former law partners following the 2020 dissolution of his firm were an attempt at self-defense when he took the stand Wednesday in Georgia federal court.  

  • August 14, 2024

    J&J Vision Unit Sues Ex-Marketing Exec Over Move To Rival

    Johnson & Johnson's vision unit sued a former marketing director on Tuesday, saying her move to a direct competitor is an "imminent threat of immediate, irreparable harm" and asking a New Jersey federal court to enforce her noncompete agreement and other post-employment obligations.

  • August 14, 2024

    Texas Sues HHS Over 'Arbitrary' Nursing Home Staffing Rule

    The state of Texas on Wednesday challenged a new federal rule that sets minimum staffing standards at nursing homes, contending the Biden administration overstepped its statutory authority and crafted a rule almost impossible to meet because of nursing shortages.

  • August 14, 2024

    Cannabis Co. And Ex-Exec End Bad-Mouthing Dispute

    A Colorado state judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit in which a cannabis company and its former chief operating officer each accused the other of waging a smear campaign, after the parties agreed to end the litigation.

  • August 14, 2024

    CPSC Foes Widen Assault On New Deal-Era Precedent

    A maker of child care products is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of protections barring the president from firing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission members without good cause, telling the justices that the powerful agency doesn't fit the narrow exceptions to the White House's otherwise unrestricted removal authority.

  • August 14, 2024

    AI Job Search Co. Says Rival's Claims Don't Support IP Suit

    Job search platform Tarta.ai has again asked a California federal court to dismiss Jobiak LLC's copyright complaint accusing its rival of stealing its artificial intelligence-driven employment postings database, saying Jobiak has not shown that its individual job listings are copyrightable or that the court has jurisdiction over the case.

  • August 14, 2024

    Chancery Says Unisys Must Advance Ex-Workers' Legal Fees

    Pennsylvania information technology company Unisys Corp. must front the legal fees and expenses for two executives it hired away from French competitor Atos SE and then sued for trade secret infringement after they went back to Atos two years later, Delaware's Court of Chancery has ruled.

  • August 14, 2024

    Oil Equipment Co. Says Ex-Workers Took Patent-Pending Tech

    An oilfield equipment company has taken two of its former workers and the competitor they left for to Texas federal court over claims the ex-employees absconded with its patent-pending oil valve technology and then shared it and other trade secrets with their new employer.

  • August 13, 2024

    LA Prosecutor Sues DA Over Handling Of Sex Assault Case

    A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney has filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit in California state court against District Attorney George Gascón and Los Angeles County, alleging that he was targeted for exposing misconduct within the DA's office over its handling of a high-profile sex assault case.

  • August 13, 2024

    Lin Wood Says Social Posts Were Defense, Not Offense

    Controversial ex-attorney Lin Wood took the stand Tuesday in a defamation case brought against him by three of his former law partners over social media posts in which Wood claimed they tried to criminally extort him after his firm's dissolution, telling jurors he only took to social media to defend himself. 

  • August 13, 2024

    10th Circ. Says Mine Can't Undo Worker's Black Lung Benefits

    A Tenth Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected a coal mining company's attempt to prevent a retired Utah miner from getting benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, finding the miner's time working in above-ground facilities did not remove the law's presumption in his favor.

  • August 13, 2024

    Parts Maker Can't Escape Goya Death Suit

    A machine manufacturer must face claims that a negligent inspection at a Texas-based Goya food distribution center led to a forklift operator burning to death after crashing into a pipe carrying hot beans, a federal judge has ruled, saying a jury could still find the company liable for failing to warn of the low hanging pipe.

  • August 13, 2024

    Former In-House Atty Says Healthcare Co. Can't Duck Suit

    A onetime assistant general counsel for Panoramic Health told a Colorado federal judge on Tuesday that her former employer could not escape the wrongful-termination suit she filed in May, arguing that a bid to dismiss the case must fail because she had plausibly alleged that her firing was a result of having reported compliance issues.

  • August 13, 2024

    Wash. Social Media Ban Violates Workers' Free Speech

    The Washington State Court of Appeals has said a state law barring injured workers from posting videos of their state workers' compensation medical exams on social media is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights.

  • August 13, 2024

    Colo. Atty Says Prior Firm Took Clients, Retained Funds

    A lawyer has sued a small law office in Colorado state court, alleging it asked his clients to switch counsel right before the attorney was set to leave the firm and that the law office is trying to get around a provision of his employment agreement that said he could take the clients, as well as their retainer, upon his departure.

  • August 13, 2024

    Rival Building Suppliers Net $3M Deal To End Competition Tiff

    A New York building supplier will pay its California rival $3 million to resolve allegations that it poached employees in North Carolina and stole trade secrets to unfairly compete in the region, according to settlement documents provided to Law360.

  • August 13, 2024

    Ex-Tilray Exec Can Collect $4M Arbitration Award

    A Minnesota federal judge has confirmed a more than $4 million arbitration award in favor of a former Tilray Brands Inc. executive who took the company to arbitration over her termination, finding that the pharmaceutical company hasn't established that the award should be vacated.

  • August 13, 2024

    As Attacks Rise, OSHA Lags On Health Workplace Protections

    State and federal lawmakers are considering legislation to combat the growing issue of healthcare workplace violence, but legal experts say the Occupational Safety and Health Administration still lacks specific rules for healthcare workplaces even as it brings claims against them for failing to protect workers.

  • August 12, 2024

    'All Hell Broke Loose,' Wood's Ex-Partner Says Of Social Posts

    A former law partner of controversial ex-attorney L. Lin Wood on Monday told a Georgia federal jury that social media posts Wood made accusing her and two other former partners of defamation led to widespread online harassment, damage to her professional reputation and threats. 

  • August 12, 2024

    Ryan LLC Gets HR Group Assist In Noncompete Fight

    The Society for Human Resource Management threw its weight behind Dallas-based tax company Ryan LLC in the company's ongoing fight to preserve noncompete agreements, saying in a Texas federal court Monday that without nationwide relief, HR professionals and companies will suffer damages "that cannot be fully calculated."

Expert Analysis

  • Tips For Keeping Trade Secrets In The Vault

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    Key practices aimed at maintaining confidentiality can help companies establish trade secret status as the Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompetes makes it prudent to explore other security measures, says John Baranello at Moses & Singer.

  • Lessons On Challenging Class Plaintiffs' Expert Testimony

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    In class actions seeking damages, plaintiffs are increasingly using expert opinions to establish predominance, but several recent rulings from California federal courts shed light on how defendants can respond, say Jennifer Romano and Raija Horstman at Crowell & Moring.

  • Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance

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    A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC.

  • FTC Noncompete Rule's Impact On Healthcare Nonprofits

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    Healthcare entities that are nonprofit or tax-exempt and thus outside of the pending Federal Trade Commission noncompete rule's reach should evaluate a number of potential risk factors and impacts, starting by assessing their own status, say Ben Shook and Tania Archer at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy

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    The New York criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump typifies some of the greatest challenges that lawyers face in crafting persuasive presentations, providing lessons on how to handle bad facts, craft a simple story that withstands attack, and cross-examine with that story in mind, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a yoga instructor has helped me develop my confidence and authenticity, as well as stress management and people skills — all of which have crossed over into my career as an attorney, says Laura Gongaware at Clyde & Co.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

  • Examining Illinois Genetic Privacy Law Amid Deluge Of Claims

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    After a federal court certified an Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act class action in August, claims under the law have skyrocketed, so employers, insurers and others that collect health and genetic information should ensure compliance with the act to limit litigation risk, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • 7 Effects Of DOL Retirement Asset Manager Exemption Rule

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    The recent U.S. Department of Labor amendment to the retirement asset manager exemption delivers several key practical impacts, including the need for managers, as opposed to funds, to register with the DOL, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Protecting IP May Be Tricky Without Noncompetes

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    Contrary to the Federal Trade Commission's view, trade secret law cannot replace noncompetes' protection of proprietary information because intellectual property includes far more than just trade secrets, so businesses need to closely examine their IP protection options, say Aimee Fagan and Ching-Lee Fukuda at Sidley.

  • How FTC's Noncompete Rule May Affect Exec Comp Packages

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    In the event the Federal Trade Commission's final noncompete rule goes into effect as currently contemplated, companies will need to take stock of how they structure post-employment executive compensation arrangements, such as severance agreements and clawbacks, says Meredith O'Leary at King & Spalding.

  • 8 Legal Issues Influencing Investors In The Creator Economy

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    The rapidly expanding digital creator economy — funding for which more than doubled in the U.S. in the first quarter — comes with its own set of unique legal issues investors must carefully consider before diving in, say Louis Lehot and Alan Pate at Foley & Lardner.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data

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    Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

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