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Longtime GC of Big Medicaid Insurer Out Amid C-Suite Shakeup
AmeriHealth Caritas is coping with the loss of a big Florida Medicaid contract and with a decline in the number of Medicaid enrollees nationwide.
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With Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump seeking the presidency, questions have arisen as to whether Khan would be compatible with either administration. It is unclear how either presidential nominee plans to address antitrust and consumer protection matters.
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See More Stories'Trial Lawyer at Heart' Takes Legal Reins of E-Discovery Star Everlaw
Gloria Lee is jumping aboard Oakland, California-based Everlaw at a critical juncture, as the legal tech industry races to capitalize on the power of artificial intelligence to enhance their products.
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See More StoriesSnowflake Faces Avalanche of Federal Lawsuits Over Massive Data Breach
James Pizzirusso, a co-founder and partner at Hausfeld who is representing plaintiffs in cases filed against Snowflake, said that the company "should have taken extra precautions here given the sensitivity of the data that it hosted" and "the massive number of breaches that have been occurring in the last decade."
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Partner Timothy J. Bryant of Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios has entered an appearance for 9 Kings Hong Kong Ltd. in a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The action was filed July 25 in New York Northern District Court by Holland & Knight on behalf of Formation Creative Group LLC. The suit seeks $1.9 million after 9 Kings allegedly breached a consulting agreement by failing to prepare factories to be compliant with the standards of retailers, resulting in Formation losing contracts for the production of candles and mugs. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd, is 1:24-cv-00926, Formation Creative Group, LLC v. 9 Kings Hong Kong Limited.
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Savannah Young of Greenberg Traurig has entered an appearance for JPMorgan Chase Bank in a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The case was filed July 26 in Florida Northern District Court by Dudley, Healy & Heath on behalf of Thomasville Bankshares Inc. The suit seeks a declaration that Thomasville is not liable for a fraudulent check sent by co-defendant Inland Construction and Engineering Inc. as Inland failed to alert Thomasville Bankshares after becoming aware that the check had been intercepted and altered. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker, is 5:24-cv-00160, Thomasville Bankshares Inc v. Inland Construction And Engineering Inc et al.
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Ryan Stasell and Alexander Carroll of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman have entered appearances for MVM Inc. in a pending civil rights class action arising from MVM's role in transporting migrant children separated from their parents during the Trump administration's family separation campaign. The court action, filed July 23 in California Southern District Court, contends that MVM failed to prepare for the reunification of children with their parents, and accuses MVM of child abduction and cruel and inhumane treatment. The court action was brought by Hausfeld; Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes; and Al Otro Lado. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw, is 3:24-cv-01265, Padre et al v. Mvm, Inc.
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Partner Leigh M. Skipper of Duane Morris has entered an appearance for United Parks & Resorts Inc. d/b/a Sesame Place Philadelphia in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The action was filed July 25 in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court by Kwartler Manus on behalf of two children and their parents who were allegedly subject to race-based discrimination. The complaint contends that the defendant's Sesame Street character performers did not interact with the children due to race-based discrimination. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, is 2:24-cv-03322, Sudler et al v. United Parks & Resorts Inc.
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Brooks R. Brown and Laura Brys of Goodwin Procter have stepped in as defense counsel to Rocket Mortgage LLC in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The action was filed July 26 in California Central District Court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund on behalf of Miguel Estrada Avila. The suit contends that Rocket Mortgage has a practice of imposing arbitrary additional requirements on financial product applicants who are not United States citizens, including DACA recipients such as the plaintiff. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge James V. Selna, is 8:24-cv-01645, Miguel Estrada Avila v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC.
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To Improve DEI Outcomes, Firms Must Address Pitches and Work Allocation, Consultants Say
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See More StoriesJudge Pauses Landmark $2.75B NCAA Settlement Proposal, Parties to Hash Out More Details
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