The eight class actions filed in New Jersey from May 29 to June 4 represent the biggest one-week crop of filings in 2023, breaking the previous record of six class actions filed the week of April 24.

"Culture is so critical. As a new compliance officer, you have to start getting a feel for what the company is about," said Haydee Olinger, former global chief compliance officer of McDonald's.

In this week's episode, Law.com business of law reporter Justin Henry breaks down the twists and turns of the shake-up, including the leaked emails.

I reach out to you at this critical time, to inform, advise, support and inspire you. As you well know, there is an unfortunate trend developing in various sections of the United States concerning equity issues. And this trend spurs intolerance, prejudice, fear and even hate.

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"Any people manager ... is a caretaker of the aspirations of their team members. To be a little clichéd, in order to be a caretaker, you have to care," said Dan Haley, general counsel of Guild.

The circuit court held that a district court abused its discretion in dismissing an action as to several defendants based on forum non conveniens while allowing the same action to proceed against other defendants.

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The Tennessee Court of Appeals shot down attempts by a pro se plaintiff to pin his foreclosure, loss of belongings and eventual incarceration on his former counsel.

Judge's attorney decries lack of due processing, saying 95-year-old jurist was denied notice and an opportunity to be heard.

"This case presents an issue of first impression," said Gass. "Arizona's appellate courts have accepted special action jurisdiction in cases involving motions to compel mental-health examinations but have not addressed whether non-expert witness testimony opens the door to a court-ordered examination for rebuttal purposes."

In the suit filed last week, the organization is challenging the state Legislature based on language from the Nebraska State Constitution stating, "no bill shall contain more than one subject."

This week, we're analyzing the Council of the American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admissions' decisions over the past 18 months regarding the standardized test requirement for law schools.

"Sam is a proud first-generation college student and a passionate advocate for first-generation and low-income students in the study of the law," Hanchen Huang, UMass Dartmouth provost, said in a statement.

Digital payment apps and chatbots are changing the administration of class action settlements.

Casepoint's recent cyberattack highlights a hard truth: Ransomware gangs are switching from targeting broad infrastructure technology companies to industry-specific providers such as legal tech.

Resignations by Barber, the firm's managing partner, and Ranen, the firm's chief financial officer, were confirmed in a statement by CEO Timothy Graves. "Effective immediately, the firm has requested and accepted the resignations of John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen," Graves said in a statement to The American Lawyer.

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In new court filings, both prosecutors and defense attorneys said Senior U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who worked as an attorney at Stroock for a Trump business entity, should not step aside.

Attorneys are embracing generative AI faster than they have other tech innovations. However, for some, a perception of the technology being reliable doesn't necessarily translate into "trust."