Tag: Public Policy

LOS ANGELES – Two companies have been ordered to pay aformer Senior Vice President of Claims Litigation $155.4million in compensatory and punitive damages after he prevailed in his wrongful termination suit. The jury on Tuesday found that Farmers Group, Inc. and Farmers Insurance Exchange had retaliated against Andrew Rudnicki, a devoted and decorated employee of […]

A government contract consultant claims allegations of false statements by a government contractor to a federal agency about the company’s failure to pay their workers were covered up by Anti-Slapp law.   It is also why that consultant, Terrance Walker, claims he took his challenge to the Supreme Court on December 2, 2021, filing a  Petition […]

On November 15, 2021, a mandamus petition was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of B.E. Technology L.L.C., seeking to terminate four separate IPR proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) as unconstitutional. The petition asserts that allowing the proceedings to continue would violate B.E. Technology’s […]

Discussion comes as rapid adoption of technology raises risk of cyberattacks. SINGAPORE, 03 AUGUST 2021 – The past five years have seen the rapid adoption of technology across all sectors. While this has been a boon for productivity, it has also brought to light the risk of cybersecurity threats like ransomware, which paralyse entire systems […]

SAN FRANCISCO (April 19, 2021) — Law firms piloting the Mansfield Rule since its inception have grown the racial and ethnic diversity of their top leadership, including diversifying their Management Committees by more than 30 times the rate of non-Mansfield firms. The inaugural Mansfield Rule certification process, launched by Diversity Lab in summer 2017, required […]

Chicago, IL., April 14, 2021: The Voelker Litigation Group has thrown down a challenging gauntlet to law firms across the United States to join the firm in passing out 100 $100 dollar bills to essential workers who risked their health and safety supporting our citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Most law firms are full of attorneys […]

On Friday, April 2, 2021, the Alaska Supreme Court reaffirmed a constitutional promise to state employees by ruling in favor of the plaintiff in Metcalfe v. the State of Alaska. The court’s decision restored the opportunity for more than 78,000 former state employees to qualify for the same tier benefits package they enjoyed at the […]

Introduction The African Continental free trade area “AfCFTA” is a tremendous opportunity not only for “turbo-charge” development but also for the creation of regional public goods, in particular infrastructure, which will allow Africa to have a prosperous and sustainable future. This will in effect greatly impact the energy industry in the region given that the […]

February 25, 2021 Matthew Leish, long-time newsroom lawyer and litigator for the New York Daily News and former Assistant General Counsel for Tribune Publishing Company, has joined Miller Korzenik Sommers Rayman LLP as a partner in its New York office, the firm announced today. Mr. Leish – who has over 20 years of experience representing […]

Thousands of Legal Leaders Set to Gather at Legalweek(year) – A new virtual experience driving legal innovation forward on February 2nd through February 4th New York, NY – January 8, 2021 – On February 2-4, 2021, 10,000+ legal professionals will gather online for Legalweek(year), a series of five innovative virtual legal events that tackle the changing […]