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January 26, 2023 | Law.com

Why Big Law Must Balance Layoffs and Laterals: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

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January 24, 2023 | Law.com

Magistrate Judge: 'Intent to Deprive' Must Be Proven to Fully Grant Spoliation Sanctions

A federal magistrate judge stopped short of issuing the harshest requested sanctions in a dispute over the deletion of electronically stored information, finding that a failure to preserve the data did not equal an "intent to deprive" the plaintiffs of it.

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January 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

$5M Settlement: Shareholders in Cryptocurrency Mining Company Resolve Class Action

The company's stock price plunged after analysts reported that SOS was "an intricate, 'pump and dump' scheme that used fake addresses, undisclosed related entities, and doctored photos of cryptocurrency mining rigs to create an illusion of success."

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November 17, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Lawsuit Accuses Largest US Meat Producers, Including Ga. One, of Wage-Fixing

The lawsuit was brought by two meat plant workers from Iowa and one from Georgia but seeks to represent hundreds of thousands of other people who have worked in jobs from slaughtering to production at the companies' collective 140 plants.

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October 21, 2022 | Law.com

Breach of Implied Contract Claim May Continue Against Brandeis University Over Move to Online Learning During Pandemic

"The fact that Brandeis offered both in-person and online graduate programs, but only in-person undergraduate programs, could allow a jury to infer that Brandeis reasonably expected plaintiffs (both undergraduates) had paid tuition in exchange for in-person instruction," the judge wrote. "Finally, although classes might be moved with some frequency from one meeting place to another, a jury could find that this did not disturb a reasonable expectation that plaintiffs paid tuition in anticipation of classes meeting in-person somewhere on campus."

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October 18, 2022 | Law.com

'It's the Modern-Day Hotwire:' Lawsuits Blame Kia, Hyundai for Rise in Car Thefts

Dozens of lawsuits allege Kia and Hyundai failed to include a common security feature in their vehicles, leading to a surge of car thefts aided by viral videos on TikTok and YouTube demonstrating exactly how to steal them.

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October 5, 2022 | Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: For Some Lawyers, Mass Shooting Lawsuits Are Personal. Zantac Lawyers Are Divided On How to Pursue Lawsuits.

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September 8, 2022 | Law.com

Attempt to Dismiss Expelled ASU Student's Title IX Claim Fails in Federal Court

In a separate state court action, Doe prevailed in the Arizona Court of Appeals, which held that the sexual misconduct findings against him were "not supported by substantial evidence." The appeals court vacated the ASU expulsion order and the school notified Doe that his expulsion sanction was withdrawn.

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September 7, 2022 | The Recorder

Hagens Berman Hits Onewheel Electric Skateboard Maker With Proposed Product Liability Class Action

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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September 7, 2022 | National Law Journal

Brown University Agrees to Pay $1.5M to Settle COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case

The settlement would be divided among 9,650 students who were enrolled at Brown University in the 2020 spring semester.

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