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PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Financial Executives Alliance, 'key Aspects of Data Ownership and International Taxation of Digital Enterprises'
The Financial Executives Alliance's New York City Private Equity / Venture Capital Networking Group will be hosting a complimentary educational lunch session on "Key Aspects of Data Ownership and International Taxation of Digital Enterprises."
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: AHLA Physicians & Hospitals Law Institute
Foley Of Counsel Emily Wein, a member of the firm’s Health Care, Telemedicine, and Digital Health Industry Teams will be presenting at this year’s AHLA Physicians & Hospitals Law Institute, and will be joined by Richelle Marting (Forbes Law Group LLC).
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Ed Wallace Named One of City & State's Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Ed Wallace, co-chair of the New York City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was honored as one of City & State’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement award winners on Jan. 27 at the Prince George Ballroom in NYC.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Jack Gearan Speaks at BBA Program on Wage and Hour Laws
Jack S. Gearan, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Labor & Employment Practice in Boston, presented at the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) program, “Show Me the Money: A Beginner's Guide to Wage and Hour Laws,” Jan. 31, 2020.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLCC: Courtney Kissel Named to Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 Class of 2020
Courtney Kissel, Bloomfield Hills-based member in Dykema’s Government Policy & Practice group, was named to Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 Class of 2020.
Watchdog wants emails between anti-Exxon lawyer and New York Attorney General's Office; Company used them in its defense
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A conservative energy-policy group has sued to unseal parts of ExxonMobil’s defense in a failed climate lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying “the public has an absolute right to know” about communications between the New York AG and a private lawyer pushing potentially lucrative climate change lawsuits around the country.
Class action over PFAS in New York will move ahead, thanks to recent ruling
A class action claiming a company that manufactures products containing teflon contaminated the groundwater in and around a town in upstate New York has largely survived a challenge to dismiss the claims.
Arkansas Supreme Court affirms $225K attorneys fees award against City of Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a six-figure attorneys fee award against the City of Little Rock after the city was accused of imposing illegal traffic court fees.
W.Va. lawmakers introduce bills that would monitor, regulate use of PFAS in state
CHARLESTON – Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require companies that recently have used PFAS to monitor the discharge of those chemicals into water sources.
Judge denies Mountaire Farms' motion to dismiss groundwater pollution lawsuit
A Delaware Superior Court judge has denied Mountaire Farms' motion to dismiss all claims brought against them based on negligence.
Former N.Y. political heavyweight Sheldon Silver to be re-sentenced on corruption convictions
Former New York State Assembly leader Sheldon Silver will be re-sentenced after an appeals court upheld four of seven counts of bribery, extortion and money laundering.
Judge: Talc lawyers harassed Johnson & Johnson by leaking info to Reuters
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The prominent asbestos law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy has been sanctioned by a New York judge for violating a protective order after it leaked the deposition of Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky to reporters at the Reuters news service.
Ninth Circuit hears jurisdiction arguments in landmark global warming lawsuits against Big Oil
PASADENA, Calif. – A potentially precedent-setting hearing on Wednesday saw Northern California communities seeking relief against oil companies whose fossil fuel emissions plaintiff attorneys contend are damaging residents with rising sea levels and environmental degradation.
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court loses no sleep after bending the law to help personal injury lawyers
The message to legislators is clear: We can do whatever we want to the laws you come up with.
World Wide Processing Group faces CFPB action alleging noncompliance with investigation
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has filed a petition to enforce investigative demands for its inquiry into World Wide Processing Group's alleged violation of federal debt collection law.
Law firm files lawsuits against states that forbid trade names
NEW YORK — A Salt Lake City-based law firm is alleging New York's Rule of Professional Conduct relating to law firm advertising and using a firm's "trade name" is unconstitutional.
New talc front for Johnson & Johnson: Shareholder lawsuits
TRENTON, New Jersey — A Johnson & Johnson shareholder is claiming its board and officers schemed to defraud investors by concealing information about the company’s talc and baby powder.
Attorneys to net $30 million in Yahoo data breach settlement; Small amounts to millions of class members possible
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Attorneys can expect a $30 million payday once the dust finally settles in Yahoo's $117.5 million settlement of a data breach class action, approved by a federal judge in California last summer.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: An Evening with New Jersey Banking Commissioner Marlene Caride
Holland & Knight invites you to attend the New Jersey State Bar Association's update on the health of the financial services market in New Jersey with Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) Commissioner Marlene Caride.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Legalweek 2020 Leadership Academy, 'ediscovery Bootcamp - Emerging Tech and Trends'
Pepper Hamilton LLP issued the following announcement on. Jason Lichter, the director of discovery services at Pepper Hamilton, will be speaking at the Legalweek 2020 Leadership Academy workshop titled "eDiscovery Bootcamp - Emerging Tech and Trends."