Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter For Discrimination Against Disabled Employees On Friday, a federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Twitter Inc. discriminated against employees with disabilities. The case claimed that Twitter's policies, including requiring employees to report to the office and work long hours at high intensity, unfairly affected disabled workers. However, U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland ruled... (11 views)
Prospect Capital Sues U.S. Law Firm Morgan Lewis for $12 Million Over Negligence Prospect Capital Corp, based in New York, has filed a lawsuit against Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, a U.S. law firm, claiming that the firm's mishandling of legal work resulted in at least $12 million in damages for the financial services company, relating to a business loan it had granted. The publicly traded Nasdaq company sued Morgan Lewis in New York state court, based in... (69 views)
Florida Senate Passes Bill to Allow Central Florida Tourism Board to Revoke Disney Development Agreements The Florida Senate has passed a bill that grants authority to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board, a tourism board appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, to revoke development agreements previously signed by its predecessor. This new legislation will allow the board to cancel agreements signed up to three months before the board's formation, furthering... (1 views)
Jenner & Block Hires Prominent Litigator Joanna Wright from Boies Schiller Flexner Jenner & Block, a prominent U.S. law firm, is adding another partner to its team from Boies Schiller Flexner. This litigator, Joanna Wright, was previously on Boies Schiller's executive committee and was part of a leadership reorganization over two years ago. On Monday, Wright will join Jenner as a partner in the firm's New York office. She is the sixth partner to leave... (28 views)
Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Trade Secret Theft By Former Engineer The settlement between Tesla and Alexander Yatskov ended a lawsuit that began in May 2020, when Tesla accused the former engineer of stealing trade secrets related to its AI-training supercomputer Dojo. Yatskov, a thermal engineer on the Dojo project, resigned in May 2020 after being put on administrative leave. Tesla filed a lawsuit against him that same month, alleging... (33 views)
Manhattan DA Files Lawsuit Against Republican Congressman Over Trump Criminal Case Subpoena On Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit against Republican U.S. Representative Jim Jordan for what Bragg considers an "unconstitutional attack" on the current criminal case against former President Donald Trump in New York. The lawsuit aims to prevent the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jordan, from subpoenaing Mark... (11 views)
Tesla Faces Potential Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Privacy Violations A California Tesla owner has filed a potential class action lawsuit against the electric carmaker in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that the company violated the privacy of its customers. A Reuters report on Thursday revealed that groups of Tesla employees had privately shared highly invasive videos and images recorded by... (4 views)
US Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Deaf Student in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of a deaf student, Miguel Perez, in his disability discrimination lawsuit against a Michigan public school district. The court unanimously held that students and parents could pursue relief for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in federal court without first exhausting state administrative... (2 views)
Property Damage in Key Biscayne: What You Need to Know About Homeowner Insurance Bartender Geno Marron slapped both palms down on the poolside rattan bar and delivers his rapid-fire Sonesta welcome like a rapper. Blink and you swear you're back with the Beach Boys circa 1969, when the Sonesta Key Biscayne was built. (110 views)
Resolving a Legal Dispute: How to Deal With an Indignant Father - A Guide for Attorneys The case of Angry Father v. Fed-Up Principal , now pending in the U.S. 7th Circuit, never will be ranked among the great cases of the 21st century. Even so, it provides a nice little case study for a course in Human Nature 101. (14 views)
Paralegal Career Guide: How to Become a Civil Litigation Expert Whether litigation is your specialty or you are simply looking for clarification on civil issues, Civil Litigation for Paralegals by Elizabeth Richardson and Milton Regan (West Publishing) is a great addition to your reference library. This volume is a comprehensive overview of the litigation process, with sample court documents, detailed legal explanations, and on-the-job... (1161 views)