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Gina Bertolini is a former deputy general counsel of Michigan Medicine and former associate general counsel of the University of North Carolina Health System.

       

"I've learned that you can't do everything at once, and you don't need to do everything alone. Delegation and trust in your team are critical. We have incredibly talented lawyers and staff, and part of leadership is empowering others to take ownership—whether it's leading a pitch, managing a matter, or contributing to the growth strategy."

       

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Amazon.com filed a consumer protection and breach-of-contract lawsuit against Seller Central, based in New Mexico, operating as premiumsellers.com, in Washington Superior Court for King County over allegations of illegally brokering Amazon seller accounts. The action, brought by Davis Wright Tremaine, accuses the defendant of selling verified Amazon seller accounts for as much as $8,500 and providing fraudulent verification documents, helping bad actors evade Amazon's verification processes.        

"The trial court apparently believed that any risk to the class was resolved simply by precluding Chatman from serving as class counsel, without discussing the relationships between Chatman and the other attorneys named as class counsel. We disagree. Given the identified conflict involving Chatman, we cannot say it was reasonable to permit her law partner at the Community Lawyers firm, Wood, to remain as class counsel. Further, we are troubled that the court failed to conduct an adequate factual inquiry to assess whether the other attorneys could remain as class counsel, given their relationships with Chatman," Judge Aurelia Pucinski said.

       

"The state court decided that Zurek's agreement to arbitrate in 2020 did not apply to a claim that arose during the period governed by the 2022 [Platform Access Agreement] PAA. Instead, such a claim was governed solely by the 2022 arbitration provision, which was the subject of Zurek's 2022 opt-out. That was the exact issue before the district court," Lee said,