A new lawsuit accused the world's largest retailer and two staffing agencies of requiring temporary employees to show up early for work, stay late and work through lunch.
The ex-U.S. Attorney joins as part of a recent surge in the firm's efforts to hire top government lawyers and partners from competitor firms.
The class action accuses the office of unlawfully detaining immigrants at the behest of the federal government for days beyond when they should have been released.
DEFAMATION – Joyce McKinney v. Errol Morris
BRIEF – McKinney was involved the “Manacled Mormon” tabloid scandal in the U.K. in the 1970s. She argues that Morris tricked her into doing an interview for a film that was ultimately defamatory towards her. McKinney also argues that she is not a public figure, nor is the until-recently forgotten tabloid story of “public interest.” (Cal.Ct. App., 2nd Dist.)
LEGAL MALPRACTICE – Tippi Hedren v. Allen
BRIEF – After Tippi Hedren was injured on a soundstage, her attorney admitted he was negligent in dismissing her personal injury case. But he argues that the jury award of nearly $1,500,000 was excessive, due to improper jury instructions on causation, erroneous rulings on the evidence of damages, and a purely emotional appeal to the jury. (Cal.Ct. App., 4th Dist.)
CIVIL PROCEDURE – Cont’l Credit Sys. LLC v. Applied Merchant Sys. W. Coast Inc.
OPINION – The parties disagreed over ownership of card-swiping hardware involved in the sale of credit card agreements. Defendant argued that a forum selection clause was triggered, but plaintiff argued this was a tort case that did not touch the contract. But since interpreting the contract will be central to the case, the contract’s forum selection clause is triggered. (N.D. Ill.)
TRUSTS AND ESTATES - Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem v. Gen'l Motors
OPINION - Where Hebrew University claimed unlimited duration in right of publicity per Albert Einstein’s will, extension more than 50 years past his death burdened the public’s freedom of expression. Whereas copyright is designed to encourage the future creation of works of art, the interest sought to be protected by the right of publicity is usually the byproduct of a different and earlier endeavor. (C.D. Cal.)
SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION - S.J.W. ex rel. Wilson v. Lee's Summit R-7 Sch. Dist.
OPINION - High school students who created a racist and sexist website and blog were denied injunction from their 180-day suspension. In the school environment, some speech is not protected by the First Amendment and school officials may lawfully punish some forms of unprotected student speech. (8th Cir.)
The government says it will appeal the ruling as the plan improperly provided $341 mln in tax breaks to Argonaut Private Equity and Madrone Capital Partners.
The former chairman and chief executive officer of MF Global has described charges that the company inflating its ability to manage risk as making "no sense."
FINRA said the amount will be paid to customers who bought into a $2 bln real estate investment trust and to those who were charged excessive markups.
The law, signed by Governor Jan Brewer in May, cuts off Medicaid funding for family planning and health services delivered by organizations offering abortions.
Dish will pay a cash settlement of $700 million to Cablevision and AMC and enter into a long-term distribution agreement with AMC Networks.
Provisions of a Nebraska ban that prohibit registered sex offenders from using Facebook and Google Chat are struck down.
District Judge Brian Cogan added the law firm as a respondent in a case filed by Felix Sater, who had pleaded guilty to participating in a $40 million stock fraud.
The $1.07 billion lawsuit accuses Goldman of selling risky debt that it intended to lose value to an Australian hedge fund, causing the fund to become insolvent.
If the proposed $7.2 bln deal receives approval from Judge John Gleeson, it would be the largest federal antitrust settlement in U.S. history, resolving seven years of price-fixing litigation.
The Californian city of about 28,000 residents faces a budget gap of more than $3 mln and could become the fourth city in the state to seek Chapter 9 protection.
The campaign finance board held that failing to report payments made to the Independence Party, while contravening the spirit of disclosure, did not constitute a violation.
Sign up now for newsletters
View archived newsletters(Only available to logged in Thomson Reuters News & Insight newsletter subscribers)
Sign into Westlaw
Have a WestlawNext Subscription? Sign into WestlawNext
Download Thomson Reuters News & Insight iPhone & iPod Application and take us with you wherever you go.
Learn More
Goldman Sachs and the sophisticated investor: Who's duping whom? read more »
How much should corporations admit to SEC, Justice Department? read more »
Judge Sporkin: If Gupta had settled with SEC, no criminal case? read more »
Class (of one) reunion
EEOC guidance on criminal convictions and employer duty of care in negligence. Which prevails?
Campaign 2012: How will it impact your workplace
Judge Posner on Statutory Interpretation: This Is How We Do It
Comment of the Week: The Bird Is the Word
Working for one of the nine justices often leads directly to a big salary at a big firm. Turns out, that may be shortsighted. Here’s why.
Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler interviews Justice Scalia on the book he co-authored, “Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts.”
With experts in over 30,000 areas of expertise, Westlaw Round Table Group connects you with expert witnesses in all fields.
Practice productively and efficiently so you can deliver cost-effective and impressive litigation results.
© 2012 Thomson Reuters