By Ross Todd | November 16, 2017
A federal judge in San Jose has knocked most of the gender discrimination claims brought by two men who used to be editors for Yahoo's website.
By Erin Mulvaney | November 16, 2017
Victoria Lipnic, the acting chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on Thursday suggested the agency under a Republican majority may not continue to push for pay data collection efforts that target the wage gap, a day after a lawsuit slammed a decision by the Trump administration to scuttle a reporting requirement. Two nominees—Janet Dhillon and Daniel Gade—are awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation.
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By Max Mitchell | Zack Needles | November 16, 2017
The decision of embattled Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill's lawyer to publicly criticize the judge handling his client's long-running case is certainly a bold, and brash, legal strategy, but one that has left many local attorneys scratching their heads.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 16, 2017
U.S. Sen. Al Franken came under fire Thursday after a radio newscaster recounted being groped and kissed by the former comedian during a USO tour of the Middle East in 2006, three years before the Minnesota Democrat took office. Less than 24 hours earlier, Franken was speaking out about sexual harassment to make his case against forced arbitration clauses in employment contracts that can silence victims of abuse.
By Mike Scarcella | November 16, 2017
A Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr counsel in Washington who specializes in regulatory and government affairs plans to divest interests in six major U.S. companies if he's confirmed to lead enforcement and compliance efforts at the U.S. Commerce Department. Kessler said in his ethics agreement he would divest holdings in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Ford Motor Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Microsoft Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Zimmer Biomet within 90 days of his confirmation.
By Charles Toutant | November 16, 2017
A mistrial has been declared in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, multiple media outlets have reported.
By Scott Graham | November 15, 2017
Companies that failed to challenge venue prior to TC Heartland haven't waived that right, the Federal Circuit ruled. But the court said district judges retain the inherent power to manage their dockets.
By Ross Todd | November 15, 2017
Lawyers at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and The Armenta Law Firm filed a federal racketeering class action against Harvey Weinstein, The Weinstein Co. and Miramax Wednesday alleging they conspired “to facilitate and conceal [Weinstein's] pattern of unwanted sexual conduct.”
By Erin Mulvaney | November 15, 2017
Kirkland & Ellis partner Kate O'Scannlain, facing questions about workplace sexual harassment at her confirmation hearing Wednesday for a U.S. Labor Department post, vowed to study how the broad use of arbitration clauses in employee contracts can unfairly silence victims.
By Kristen Rasmussen | November 15, 2017
ALM takes a look at which law firms the pharmaceutical industry is turning to for representation in this nationwide spate of opioid marketing litigation.
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