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2021 News
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December 22, 2021
West Monroe Partners Short-Changed Former Employees By Millions In Major Stock Sale, Suit Alleges
GLOBE NEWSWIRE
December 22, 2021
West Monroe Partners Sued Over Employee Stock Plan Cash Out
Bloomberg Law
December 22, 2021
Ill. Firm Accused Of Shorting Workers In $2.5B Stock Deal
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December 21, 2021
COVID Drives Change In Plaintiffs Firms’ Trial Strategy In 2022
LAW.COM
December 15, 2021
COVID Forces Plaintiffs Bar To Rethink Basic Work Models, But Office Lure Is Strong
LAW.COM
December 15, 2021
Chambers v. District Of Columbia And The Future Of Title IX
Saint Louis University School of Law
December 14, 2021
Law Firms Torn On Office Returns As Covid-19 Questions Swirl
West Law
December 14, 2021
Litigation Boutique Revises Its Hybrid Return-To-Office Plan Due To Omicron Variant
Breaking Media, Inc.
December 03, 2021
UnitedHealth Must Face Suit Over 401(k) Plan’s Wells Fargo Funds
Bloomberg Law
November 30, 2021
They Trusted A Coach With Their Girls And Ivy League Ambitions. Now He’s Accused Of Sex Abuse
The Washington Post
November 26, 2021
Victims Of Rabbi Fruendel, Who Videotaped Women, As For $100 Million In Lawsuit
The Washington Post
November 23, 2021
Judge Oks $5.4M Settlement Over Transamerica Retirement Plan
Gray Media Group
November 22, 2021
Settlement agreement reached in ERISA lawsuit against Walgreens
Pensions & Investments
November 22, 2021
Walgreens’ $13.75 Million 401(k) Class Deal Clears First Hurdle
Bloomberg Law
November 12, 2021
Leonard Peltier Is America’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner. Biden May Be His Last Hope.
Huffpost
November 05, 2021
Nearly All-White Jury In Arbery Killing Draws Scrutiny
The New York Times
November 02, 2021
Will Law Firms Ratchet Up Pressure On Attorneys To Be Back In The Office In 2022?
LAW.COM
November 01, 2021
Sanford Heisler Sharp Announces First Firmwide Managing Partner, GC
LAW.COM
November 01, 2021
Sanford Heisler Taps Baltimore Leader For New Managing Partner Role
Reuters
October 21, 2021
Reforming Dodd-Frank From The Whistleblower’s Vantage
Wiley Online Library
October 21, 2021
Second Circuit Considers Gender Segregation In Yale Fraternity Housing
Courthouse News Service
October 19, 2021
Facebook Whistleblower Testimony Shines A Light On Credibility Factor
Best Lawyers
October 01, 2021
Activision Sells Culture Shakeup To Skeptics In Harassment Deal
Bloomberg Law
September 27, 2021
Lowenstein Bets On NYC’s In-Person Future With Expanded Office Lease
Westlaw
September 20, 2021
Santa Rosa Psychiatric Hospital Agrees To $2.85 Million Settlement Over Workplace Conditions
The Press Democrat
September 20, 2021
More Law Firms Scrap October Return Plans, Opting To Watch And Wait
Reuters
September 20, 2021
Top 50 Biglaw Firm Says A Full Reopening in 2021 Is “Unlikely”
Breaking Media, Inc.
September 15, 2021
Law Firm Life In Beta: The Pandemic Is Making Leaders Experiment More
LAW.COM
September 14, 2021
Law.com Trendspotter: Remote Work Could Shift Big Law’s Billable Hour Focus From Quantity To quality
LAW.COM
September 14, 2021
Gaming Industry Nondisclosures Becoming Key Test Of #MeToo Laws
Bloomberg Law
September 13, 2021
5 Ways To Protect Your Rights When You Return To Work From An Employment Lawyer
pstprtm.com
September 09, 2021
This Firm Is Reducing Its Billable Hours Requirements To Improve Work-Life Balance
Breaking Media, Inc.
September 09, 2021
What Employers Can Require With The Approved Covid-19 Vaccine
Bloomberg Law
September 08, 2021
Sanford Heisler Raises Salaries While Lowering Hour Requirements
Reuters
August 24, 2021
Man Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of Secondary Education Student
DC Witness
August 24, 2021
Whitman High Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing Female Student
Bethesda
August 24, 2021
Former Black Kraft Heinz Employees Say Co-workers Sent Death Threats To Force Them To Quit
BLACK ENTERPRISE
August 24, 2021
Black Former Heinz Workers Sue For $30 Million, Allege Racist Treatment
BNC
August 20, 2021
3 Black Ex-Employees File $30 Million Lawsuit Against Kraft Heinz Over Racist Incidents On The Job
The Root
August 20, 2021
Black Workers Detail Horrific Racial Abuse In $30M Suit Against Kraft Heinz
The Daily Beast Company
August 20, 2021
3 Black Former Kraft Heinz Workers Faced Racist Abuse And Threats, And Managers Told Them To “Keep Their Heads Down Or Else They Could Join The Unemployment Line”, A $30 Million Lawsuit Says
Business Insider
August 19, 2021
Kraft Heinz Accused of Racist Work Environment in Lawsuit Filed by Three Employees
Law Street Media
August 19, 2021
Ex-Workers At Tulare Kraft Foods Plant Seek $30M Over Racial Hostility Allegations
GV Wire
August 19, 2021
California Workers Accuse Kraft Heinz Of Racism, File $30 Million Suit
News Week
August 19, 2021
Kraft Heinz Accused Of Rampant Racism By California Workers
Bloomberg Law
August 19, 2021
Kraft Heinz Sued For Fostering Workplace “Rife With Anti-Black Slurs” And Discrimination
Law.com
August 12, 2021
Frederick County Adopts Mou To Receive Opioid Settlement Money
The Winchester Star
August 12, 2021
A New Way To Rank Biglaw Firms: Employee Vaccination Rate
Above the Law
August 11, 2021
Shenandoah County May See Opioid Settlement Money
The Northern Virginia Daily
August 11, 2021
Skadden Mandates Vaccines For All, Sidley Remains Mum On Vaccination But Pushes Back Reopening Date
Above the Law
August 10, 2021
Biglaw Heavy Hitters Add Vaccine Mandates To Their Reopening Policies
Above the Law
August 10, 2021
Biglaw Firms Continue To Roll Out Vaccine Mandates, Delay Reopenings
Above the Law
August 10, 2021
Wake Up Call: Mayer Brown Eyes Two Days Remote Work Per Week
Bloomberg Law
August 09, 2021
Law Firms Get Noncommital On Return Dates As Delta Variant Spreads
Law.com
August 07, 2021
When It Comes To Gender Imbalances, Academia’s Ignorance Is Self-Serving
PROMARKET
August 03, 2021
More Biglaw Firms Will Require Employers To Be Vaccinated, Some Push Back Reopening Dates
Above the Law
August 02, 2021
Grassley Bill Aims To Slow DOJ’s Pushback On Whistleblower Suits
Bloomberg Law
July 29, 2021
Grassley Moves To Stop Contractors From Holding U.S. “Hostage”
Bloomberg Law
July 28, 2021
Wiel, Dickinson and Sanford Heisler Update Office Policies Amid Shifting CDC Guideance
Law.com
July 28, 2021
Delta Variant Rattles Plans For Getting Lawyers Back In Offices
Bloomberg Law
July 27, 2021
City Council To Discuss Proposed Settlement In Opioid Lawsuit
The Winchester Star
July 20, 2021
Cooley Says No Office Requirement for 2021, but Those Who Do Go In Must Be Vaccinated
Law.com
July 15, 2021
This State Agency Has Been Accused – Again – Of Paying Women Unfairly
Delaware Online
July 15, 2021
As Law Firms Plan Office Returns, Whole “Remote Weeks” May Become Newest Benefit
Law.com
July 14, 2021
What Key Legal Industry Leaders Said About Our 40 Under 40 Class
Bloomberg Law
July 13, 2021
Sanford Heisler Sharp Files Motion For Summary Judgment Against Home Depot For Mismanagement Of His 401K Plan
Globe Newswire
July 09, 2021
Law Firms Monitor Delta Variant Spread, As Leaders Plan Office Return Policies
Law.com
June 30, 2021
Sanford Heisler Uses Attorney Tenure In Setting Office Return Policy
Law.com
June 24, 2021
Transamerica Settles Dispute Over Retirement Plan For $5.4M
U.S. News and World Report
June 24, 2021
$5.4 Million Settlement Negotiated In Transamerica Self-Dealing Suit
Plansponsor
June 23, 2021
Transamerica Inks $5.4 Million Deal In Another 401(k) Fund Suit
Bloomberg Law
June 23, 2021
Sanford Heisler Sharp Announces $5.4 Million Settlement With Transamerica In ERISA Class Action
Globe Newswire
June 23, 2021
Transamerica To Pay $5.4 Million To Settle ERISA Claims
Pensions & Investments
June 22, 2021
How I Made Partner: “Leverage Your Strengths, Lead With Your Actions, Follow Through And Deliver” Says Ella Zheng Of Sanford Heisler Sharp
Law.com
June 20, 2021
The National Law Journal Announces Elite Trial Lawyers Awards Finalists
Law.com
June 14, 2021
Porn Producer Gets 20 Years For Sex Trafficking Charges Tied To San Diego Website
FOX 5 San Diego
June 14, 2021
GirlsDoPorn Actor Sentenced To 20 Years For Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
The San Diego Union-Tribune
June 10, 2021
Robert DeNiro’s Ex-Assistant Accuses Legendary Actor of Trying To Smear Her Publicly, $12 Million Court Battle Rages On Over Alleged Toxic Workplace
RadarOnline
June 03, 2021
Weber Gallagher Requiring Employee Vaccination For Those Returning To Office
Law.com
June 01, 2021
Navistar Pays $50M To Settle Military Vehicle Pricing Fraud Allegations
FreightWaves
May 28, 2021
Navistar To Pay U.S. $50 Million To Settle Compliant It Overcharged For MRAP Parts
Defense Daily
May 28, 2021
Navistar Fined For Presenting False Invoices To Win USMC MRAP Contract
Naval Technology
May 28, 2021
Navistar Defense To Pay $50 Million In Settlement Of Fraud Case
The Business Journals
May 28, 2021
Armored Vehicle Maker Must Pay $50 Million To Settle Claim It Defrauded Marine Corps
Stars and Stripes
May 28, 2021
Armored Vehicle Maker To Pay $50 Million To Marine Corpts To Settle Fraud Claim
USMC Life
May 28, 2021
DOJ: Navistar, Defense Company That Defrauded Marine Corps, Must Pay $50 Million Penalty
The Washington Examiner
May 27, 2021
Navistar To Pay $50 Million To Settle Compliant Accusing It Of Fraudulent Pricing
Defense News
May 24, 2021
The Way Back: How Law Firms Are Planning For Post-COVID Office Life
Law.com
May 24, 2021
Skadden Unveils Flexible Office Reopening, COVID-19 Testing Plan
Bloomberg Law
May 18, 2021
Black Jones Day Lawyer Unable To Subpeona Ex-Partner By Email
Bloomberg Law
May 10, 2021
How I Made Partner: “My Path Was Nontraditional. I Was Co-Chairman Of The Firm’s Practice Group Before I Made Partner” Says Christine Dunn Of Sanford Heisler Sharp
Law.com
May 10, 2021
Firms Face These Important Space Questions As Lawyers Return From Pandemic Wanderings
Law.com
April 15, 2021
Sanford Heisler To Require Vaccinations For Returning Lawyers
Bloomberg law
April 15, 2021
Robert DeNiro Went To Manhattan D.A. Over Ex-Employee’s Spending, She Says
The Hollywood Reporter
April 14, 2021
Am Law 100 Leaders In Texas Unite In Opposition To New Voting Restrictions
Law.com
April 08, 2021
Deshaun Watson’s Attorney Pushing For Women To Attach Their Names To Lawsuits Against Texans Qb
USA Today
March 29, 2021
Young Lawyers Reveal How The Made Partner In A Pandemic, Part 2
Bloomberg Law
March 29, 2021
Making Partner In A Pandemic: Sanford Heisler Sharp’s Danielle Fuschetti
Bloomberg Law
March 26, 2021
A Waste Of Time? The War Against Jones Day Over Sex Bias Claims
Bloomberg Law
March 21, 2021
New York Constitution Wage Whistleblower Gets Attorneys’ Fees
Bloomberg Law
March 17, 2021
“A Very Well-Kept Secret”: Women Doctors Detail Widespread Sexism In Medicine
Yahoo
March 15, 2021
Mofo Faces August Trial Date But Fewer Claims In “Mommy Track” Bias Lawsuit
Reuters
March 10, 2021
National Civil Rights Museum And FAMM Host Journey To Justice Virtual Screening And Panel On Trial Penalty
Globe Newswire
March 08, 2021
How Kim Kardashian Fmr. Pres. Trump And A Team Of Civil Rights Attorneys Freed Chris Young
News Nation Now
March 01, 2021
$12.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement Shows Government Loss Not Required
Law360
February 28, 2021
U.S. Doubles Down On Protecting University Research From China
Reuters
February 16, 2021
WBRZ Channel 2, February 19, 2016 – Lawyer: Last Of “Angola Three” Inmates Released
WBRZ-TV
February 14, 2021
Ex-Medical Manager Wins $3.6m In Whistleblower Settlement
NPR WFYI PBS
February 08, 2021
Humana Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit For $12.5m
The Business Journals
February 08, 2021
Roche Diagnostics Whistleblower Wins $3.6M In Settlement Agreement
The Indiana Lawyer
February 08, 2021
Worker Cash-For-Vaccine Incentives Boom Despite Legal Questions
Bloomberg Law
February 08, 2021
Humana And Roche Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit For $12.5Million
Globe Newswire
February 08, 2021
Roche Diagnostics And Humana Settle $12.5 Million Medicare Fraud Lawsuit
InsuranceNewsNet.com
February 05, 2021
5th annual Shaping Justice Conference To Feature Civil Rights Lawyer
UVA Law
February 04, 2021
Inmate Given Clemency By Trump Had Backing Of Former Judge Who Sentenced Him To Life
ABA Journal
January 28, 2021
Biden’s Biggest Stick In Buy American Push Is Anti-Fraud Law
Bloomberg Law
January 28, 2021
MoFo Women Lawyers To Get Trial On Some Bias Claims, Judge Says
Bloomberg Law
January 28, 2021
Clarksville Man Granted Clemency From President Trump Now Committed To Helping Others
NewsChannel 5
January 26, 2021
Nearly 100 Criminal Justice Leaders Urge President Biden To Take Immediate Action To End The Federal Death Penalty
Fair and Just Prosecution
January 20, 2021
Trump Commutes Chris Young After Kim Kardashian’s Advocacy
New York Post
January 20, 2021
Trump Grants Clemency To 143 People In Late-Night Pardon Blas
The Washington Post
January 20, 2021
Trump Commutes Life Sentence Of Clarksville Man Convicted Of 2010 Drug Conspiracy
ClarksvilleNow.com
January 20, 2021
Trump Grants Clemency To Clarksville Man Serving Life Sentence
NewsChannel 5
January 19, 2021
“A Second Chance”: President Trump Grants Clemency To Dallas Attorney’s 2 Clients After “Gut-Wrenching” Wait
WFAA
January 03, 2021
One Year Into The Pandemic: What Have Law Firm Leaders Learned?
Law360
January 01, 2021
This Former Prisoner Had An Unlikely Supporter: The Judge Who Sentenced Him
CNN