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CIVIL PLAINTIFF

Los Angeles judge awards $5.3 million to attorneys in whistleblower lawsuit

The attorneys, who won nearly $3.3 million in July for two former Montebello Unified administrators who had sued for wrongful termination, on Tuesday were awarded more than $5.3 million for their work in the case.

Railroad settles $3.9 million civil suit in 2014 death of film worker

A railroad owner settled a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a film worker killed in 2014 when a train slammed into a crew shooting a movie about singer Gregg Allman, ending the company’s appeal of a $3.9 million jury verdict.

Rand Paul Wins Over $500,000 After Garden Waste Attack

A jury has awarded Senator Rand Paul $580,000 in damages in a lawsuit against a neighbor who broke his ribs in a fight over grass clippings.

Paralyzed Pennsylvania man awarded $4.8 million in medical case

An Ellwood City, PA, man who became partially paralyzed from a spinal infection has been awarded more than $4.8 million by a Lawrence County jury in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

CONSUMER LAW

Gender bias plaintiff takes new tack with state court complaint

A previous plaintiff in a gender bias suit against Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart is taking a new tack in a new lawsuit.

Lawyer says ‘disgusting’ Facebook post to drunken people was written by hacker

A Florida lawyer says a hacker was to blame for a Facebook post offering sympathy and legal services to people who are drunk after encountering “the tease.” Lawyer Albert Sauline told the Panama City News Herald on Tuesday that he found the early Sunday post “disgusting,” and that he personally removed it.

Full Fourth Circuit Weighs ‘Habitual Drunkard’ Law

A group of homeless Virginians went before the en banc Fourth Circuit on Wednesday hoping to overturn a state law that targets public alcohol consumption by “habitual drunkards.”

“The law clearly demonstrates it is targeting [the plaintiffs] because of their homeless status,” said Jonathan L.

Nondisclosure Deals With Police Fought at 4th Circuit

After his client lost half of her misconduct settlement with Baltimore police because she posted about the case on Facebook, a lawyer told the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday that the nondisclosure agreement violated her free-speech rights.

CRIMINAL LAW

Fugitive firm partner sentenced for $1.9M real estate fraud scheme perpetrated under fake identity

A former partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth who was using a fake identity when he ran a fraudulent real estate scheme has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison.

Teen computer whiz tries to con Georgia Department of Revenue out of $25 million from his mother’s home, authorities say

A teen computer whiz tried to swindle $25 million from the Georgia Department of Revenue in a tax refund scheme orchestrated from his mother’s home, according to authorities.

Former prosecutor who stole female colleague’s underpants gets indefinite suspension

A former Iowa prosecutor who pleaded guilty to the theft of a colleague’s underpants has had his law license suspended.

District attorney accused of retaliatory defamation is protected from suit, 11th Circuit says

Qualified immunity protects a former Georgia prosecutor accused of defaming a man in retaliation for his bid for wrongful-conviction compensation, a federal appeals court has ruled.

POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE

Sarah Sanders: God wanted Trump to become president

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s presidency was part of a higher calling.

Ohio Down Syndrome Abortion Law Hits Sixth Circuit

CINCINNATI (CN) – Fighting a preliminary injunction before the Sixth Circuit, Ohio argued Wednesday that a state law outlawing abortions if a woman’s decision is based on indications that a fetus has Down syndrome is constitutional.

Texas Officials Sued Over Voter Citizenship Review

Latino voters in Texas are being illegally targeted for voter suppression, a civil rights group claims in a federal lawsuit filed days after state officials said that 95,000 registered voters may not be U.S.

State Bar investigation: Did racist politician reveal his child porn charges?

The State Bar of Arizona has opened a preliminary investigation into Rep.

BIG LAW

Supreme Court to Address Whether Trademark Protection is Permitted for Immoral, Scandalous Marks

The Supreme Court of the United States granted the US Patent and Trademark Office’s request that it address whether the prohibition of federal trademark protection for “immoral” or “scandalous” marks is invalid under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.

Court Holds Subsidiary’s Agreement To Arbitrate Binds Parent

As a general matter, a parent company will not be liable on a contract signed by its subsidiary simply because it is a wholly-owned subsidiary. Sometimes, however, it is possible to establish some other basis for binding a parent to its subsidiary’s agreement. Such was the case in Cohen v.

Turbulence on Breach of Employment Agreement, Trade Secret Misappropriation

Addressing a bench trial decision concerning a former employee’s retention of confidential information and violation of a non-compete provision, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found no abandonment of the employer’s breach claims and concluded that while certain flowcharts contained protectable trade secrets, there was no breach of the non-compete. AirFacts, Inc.

Delaware Supreme Court Requires Production of Emails in Books-and-Records Request

The Delaware Supreme Court held yesterday that a corporation can be required to produce emails and other electronic documents where necessary to satisfy a shareholder’s legitimate request to inspect corporate books and records under § 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Supreme Court also held that, under the circumstances of the case, a court could not impose jurisdictional limitations on the shareholder’s use of documents obtained through the § 220 inspection process.