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May 30, 2025
Wash. High Court Relaxes Standard For Worker Illness Suits
Washington's highest court has lowered the bar for employees to sue over work-related illnesses, finding that in cases of latent diseases such as mesothelioma, a worker has a valid claim if they show their employer was "virtually certain" that the malady would develop.
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May 30, 2025
Fed Circ. Weighs In On Veterans Court Review Standard
The Federal Circuit on Friday issued a precedential opinion backing the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims' use of a questions of law analysis, rather than a standard requiring its own review of the facts in a disability evaluation case.
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May 30, 2025
NJ Panel Upholds Unemployment Benefits Claims For Strikers
A New Jersey state appeals court on Friday supported a state employment board's conclusion that Teamsters-represented workers at a concrete manufacturing company who went on strike are eligible for unemployment benefits, finding federal labor law does not preempt the state agency's decision.Â
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May 30, 2025
Plumbing Supply Co. Gets 401(k) Forfeiture Claims Cut
A California federal judge tossed two workers' claims that a plumbing supply company illegally used abandoned funds in its retirement plan to pay down its own contributions instead of offsetting expenses for plan members, ruling they couldn't slip the new allegations into an amended complaint.
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May 30, 2025
5th Circ. To Rehear No Surprises Act Ruling En Banc
The full Fifth Circuit agreed Friday to reconsider a dispute over provisions for calculating qualifying payments under the 2020 No Surprises Act.
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May 30, 2025
Coal Miners Re-Up Bid For $15.2M Wage Deal Approval
Coal miners again asked a Kentucky federal judge Friday to greenlight a $15.2 million deal resolving their unpaid wage suit against several mining companies, presenting a restructured agreement that eliminates collective claims and discusses the degree of similarity among workers in a proposed, nearly 7,000-member settlement class.
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May 30, 2025
Texas Law Firm Beats Atty's Suit Over Stock Redemption
A Texas state appeals court has upheld Friedman Suder & Cooke PC's win in its decade-long dispute with a former shareholder over the redemption of his shares when he was let go, affirming a trial court ruling declaring the redemption "effective and operative."
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May 30, 2025
Giant Eagle Worker Seeks Initial OK For $669K ERISA Deal
A proposed class of employees at Pennsylvania-based gas and grocery chain Giant Eagle asked a federal court for preliminary approval of an almost $669,000 settlement of their claims that the company overspent their retirement savings on administrative fees.
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May 30, 2025
Bass Pro Reels In Final Approval For $5M Tobacco Suit Deal
A Missouri federal judge has granted final approval to a $4.95 million settlement in a lawsuit that accused Bass Pro Shops of failing to tell employees who used tobacco how they could avoid incurring an extra $2,000-per-year charge for health insurance.
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May 30, 2025
3rd Circ. Preview: Tribal Immunity Limits On Deck For June
The Third Circuit's June argument lineup will find a finance company fighting a proposed class action over allegedly predatory payday loan fees because of its tribal ties, while a plumbing company argues that it does not have to arbitrate a union grievance.
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May 29, 2025
Stellantis, UAW Accused Of Sex Discrimination In $1M Suit
A Michigan woman is seeking at least $1 million in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Michigan federal court against the U.S. subsidiary of Dutch automaker Stellantis and the United Auto Workers on allegations she was replaced as a team leader by less experienced male colleagues and that the union would not represent her — both due to her gender.
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May 29, 2025
ZoomInfo Wants Out Of Investors' Accounting Fraud Claims
Software company ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. urged a Washington federal judge to toss a proposed investor class action accusing it of making missteps in an effort to retain new pandemic-era customers, claiming the "fraud-by-hindsight" allegations are inactionable.
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May 29, 2025
$17.5M TaskUs Investor Deal Gets Magistrate's Endorsement
A federal magistrate judge has recommended preliminary approval of a $17.5 million settlement between digital solutions providers TaskUs and its investors who claim the company made false statements about its turnover and Glassdoor ratings, saying the parties' revisions to the deal are justified.
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May 29, 2025
Express Scripts Says Arkansas Can't Ban PBM Pharmacies
Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts sued the state of Arkansas in federal court Thursday, alleging that the state's recently enacted law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies in the state violated the U.S. Constitution and ran afoul of federal law governing military employee benefits.
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May 29, 2025
Delaware Justices Asked To Review Corporate Law Rework
A biopharmaceutical company stockholder has sought direct certification of a derivative suit to Delaware's Supreme Court, asking for state constitutional review of legislation approved in March that limits avenues for challenges to some corporate acts.
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May 29, 2025
7th Circ. Probes Hartford's Denial Of Benefits To Ex-PwC Exec
A Seventh Circuit panel weighing Thursday whether to restore long-term disability benefits to an ex- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP executive with fibromyalgia asked her attorney and counsel for the insurer that denied benefits if the lower court should have considered prior claim history and a consultant's report finding her condition precluded "meaningful employment."
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May 29, 2025
Investors Can't Shield $66M Life Policies During State Rehab
Premiums due on unmatured PHL Variable Insurance Co. policies held by three investment companies do not qualify as debts under Connecticut's insurance rehabilitation statute, a state trial court judge has ruled, rejecting the companies' attempts to protect separate matured policies worth $66 million.
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May 29, 2025
Judge Can't Buy Military Service Credits, NJ Panel Says
A New Jersey appellate panel Thursday backed the state pension board's determination that a workers' compensation judge can't buy 36 months of service credits based on his prior military service, ruling that the statute governing his pension does not allow for such a purchase.
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May 29, 2025
Senate Committee Sets June Hearing For Trump's EBSA Pick
The Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing in early June on President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, according to a news release Thursday.Â
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May 28, 2025
Del. Justices Won't Revive Raytheon Incentive Plan Suit
Delaware's highest court on Wednesday declined to revive a derivative suit accusing Raytheon Technologies Corp. directors of wrongly allowing a special committee to change an employee pension plan without stockholder approval, citing no support for alleged bylaw breaches or need for a stockholder vote.
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May 28, 2025
Texas Lawyer Fined $6K For Fake AI Citations In ERISA Suit
An Indiana federal judge on Wednesday fined a Texas attorney $6,000 for filing three separate briefs using generative artificial intelligence that included fake citations in an ERISA case, imposing a personal sanction that was less than half the $15,000 fine a magistrate judge recommended.
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May 28, 2025
Amtrak Worker Admits To Part In $11M Benefits Fraud Scheme
A New Jersey-based Amtrak employee has pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the passenger railroad's health plan for an estimated $11 million in benefits, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced Wednesday.
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May 28, 2025
DOL Tells 5th Circ. It Will Craft New ESG Rule For 401(k) Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday that it will launch new rulemaking and move "as expeditiously as possible" to replace Biden administration regulations on whether fiduciaries can consider issues like climate change and social justice when choosing retirement plan investments.
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May 28, 2025
Feds Urge Supreme Court To Let 10th Circ. PBM Ruling Stand
The federal government urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up the state of Oklahoma's challenge to a Tenth Circuit decision that found parts of a law regulating pharmacy benefit managers were preempted by federal benefits and healthcare laws, arguing the case doesn't warrant further review from the justices.
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May 28, 2025
Class Counsel Get $6M Fees In Corteva Benefits Info Suit
Attorneys handling a retirement benefits class action against chemical companies Corteva Inc. and DuPont have been awarded approximately $6 million in fees and just over $389,000 to cover litigation costs, according to a Pennsylvania federal judge's order.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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6 Ways The Dole Act Alters USERRA Employment Protections
The recently passed Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act continues a long-standing trend of periodically increasing the scope of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, expanding civilian employment rights for service members and veterans with some of the most significant changes yet, say attorneys at Littler.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Opinion
Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.
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How The ESG Investing Rule Survived Loper Bright, For Now
A Texas federal court's recent decision in Utah v. Micone upholding the U.S. Department of Labor's 2022 ESG investing rule highlights how regulations can withstand the post-Loper Bright landscape when an agency's interpretation of its statutorily determined boundaries is not granted deference, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.
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Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.
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Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind
As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.