U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Bodenhausen of the Eastern District of Missouri approved the class action settlement in a data breach class action against Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, and granted the motion for fees and costs to be awarded to the data breach and employment firm Cole & Van Note, which represented the plaintiff, Susan […]

David Leopold, who was chair of the immigration practice group at UB Greensfelder, leads the team that jumped to Thompson Hine and expanded its immigration practice at a time when the corporate immigration practice is experiencing high demand.       

“Rule 11 does not operate as a ‘fee-shifting measure’ or allow for any prevailing party on a motion to dismiss to bring sanctions. Rather, Rule 11 sanctions are a ‘tool that must be used with utmost care and caution.’ Defendants have failed to meet the high burden to establish they are entitled to Rule 11

The agency brought its case on behalf of Rhonda Mitchell, who alleges her supervisor at Autokinition told her she could not do the same work as men and instead assigned her menial tasks.       

In May, a former FBI operative-turned-writer, best known for a memoir about his time tasked with investigating a suspected serial killer, claims he discovered that his name was getting tied to nonexistent criminal charges where almost the whole world could see: right at the top of Google’s search results.       

In May, a former FBI operative-turned-writer, best known for a memoir about his time as an informant tasked with investigating a suspected serial killer, claims he discovered that his name was getting tied to nonexistent criminal charges where almost the whole world could see: right at the top of Google’s search results.       

Humana is accused of halting contractual payments per its medicare agreement with International Motors to provide plans for International Motors’ retirees who are eligible for Medicare.       

“A prevailing party only gets ‘its’ attorney fees, but Robert did not have any. Hoffmann Brothers, which did not sign the settlement agreement, paid every cent for him,” Judge David R. Stras, who authored the opinion, said. “Without any fees of his own, he has nothing to recover.”       

“This organization’s work is too important and vital for a personal vendetta that’s been going on for six years to get in the way of the work that has to be done, McCarter & English attorney Vanessa Avery told Law.com. “There’s no reason for us to believe that [Cleaver] will stop doing what she’s doing

Because of cannabis’ conflicting legal status at the state and federal levels, the industry generally does not enjoy the same federal bankruptcy protections as other industries, so state court receiverships have become a primary tool for restructurings. The ruling is expected to provide some guidance to practitioners in this developing area of the law.