"Apparently, it is unclear whether [Target's] policy is lawful under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act. Class certification offers an attractively efficient way to provide that pivotal answer and address the large number of relatively modest claims at issue," held U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy.

After hearing of the death of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Friday, I reached out to the legal community for comment and quotes poured in honoring the former Supreme Court justice. I received so many responses that speak so well for themselves that I don't feel the need to comment further.

A councilman in the southern city of Porto Alegre revealed, after his colleagues passed the ordinance, that artificial intelligence had crafted the proposal.

High court members note opioid victims' broad support for the deal despite the federal government's objection.

Washington, D.C.-based Cooper & Kirk is representing the state in the case filed in the Billings division of the District of Montana, which deviates in part from the claims against Meta that 42 other attorneys general filed recently.

The litigation shop's formula compensation system rewards associates for originating clients and contributing to contingency cases.

Philadelphia Indemnity claimed the policy coverage didn't extend to the damage/condition of the roofs not caused by the storm and went on to file a complaint seeking declaratory judgment and relief via an order declaring it doesn't have a duty to pay for the replacement of the 22 roofs. It maintained that the damage to the roofs was preexisting and caused by wear and tear, deterioration, faulty materials, faulty prior repairs and/or lack of and faulty maintenance.

"Companies are faced with this conundrum of wanting to provide more detail but not wanting to give too much," Orrick partner Aravind Swaminathan said.

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"By virtue of that combination, Nelson Mullins had connectivity throughout the state immediately, had productive lawyers producing and a profitable day one," said Miami partner John Haley.

Even before some firms embraced associate salary increases, the legal industry appeared less optimistic heading into 2024 than they were going into 2023, according to a recent survey.

The firm's current managing partner and insurance head, as well as its former managing partner have also left the firm, taking with them teams of lawyers and staff.

Midlevel Associate satisfaction levels fell for second time in three years. In 2021, the pandemic was likely to blame, but what is driving the dissatisfaction now?

"She was just kind of a mother hen, in addition to the great role she played on the Supreme Court," Cornell Law School professor Stewart Schwab said.

In this week's episode of Legal Speak, Orrick's Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley discuss the most surprising findings from their national jury research project.

The agency has signaled its "desire to make a sharp change" through rulemaking but has yet to make lasting alterations through Congress or the courts, said former acting FTC Chair Maureen Ohlhausen.

"TNA plausibly alleged that Strang used TNA's confidential information for his personal gain in violation of the RCA and, therefore, unlawfully misappropriated TNA's confidential information. Because TNA adequately alleges that this information is subject to trade secret protection pursuant to MUTSA and DTSA, and that Strang misappropriated these trade secret assets and information by emailing them to his personal email prior to his departure, the Motion will be denied ..." U.S. District Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin wrote in her order filed this week.

"Although neither this Court nor the Supreme Court of Maryland has considered the exact issue presented here, i.e., whether the Workers' Compensation Act's exclusivity provision applies to a non-dependent, our Courts have considered whether a wrongful death plaintiff is permitted to bring a wrongful death claim when a covered employee is killed in the course of his or her employment," said Senior Judge Alexander Wright Jr., who was specially assigned to the case.

"Here, Verizon's claim, at its essence, is a contract claim. A determination of which party ultimately is responsible to pay for the relocation of Verizon's facilities turns on the interpretation of various agreements entered into by the parties, including, but not limited to, VDOT's permit allowing Verizon to locate facilities within VDOT's rights-of-way, the comprehensive agreement between CBE and VDOT, and the agreement between CBE and Lane," Justice Wesley G. Russell Jr., wrote on behalf of the court.

"An employee who has been forced to go to court to get paid should not be faced with the peril of picking and choosing the 'one correct' statutory provision as between equally applicable statutory provisions, particularly at the pleading stage, when the purpose of the statutory scheme is to protect pay," said the plaintiffs attorney Sally Morris of Portland.