The Big Four firm is applying for a license under Arizona rules that allow lawyers and non-lawyers to co-own law firms. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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Former Arnold & Porter Leader James Jones Dies at 79
James “Jim” Jones, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter who went on to become a management consultant, died last month at the age of 79. Click Here To Read The Full Article
'Pull Back the Curtain': Ex-NFL Players Seek Discovery in Lawsuit Over League's Disability Plan
Former pro football players are bidding to compel discovery in a class action that accuses the NFL’s employee welfare benefit plans of refusing them disability benefits. Click Here To Read The Full Article
NLRB Blisters Skilled Care Home Chain That Terminated Nursing Assistant Who Complained About Wages
The National Labor Relations Board ordered PruittHealth to reinstate certified nursing assistant Coretta Jones, provide her back pay and lost benefits and reimburse her for job search expenses. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Improper Removal to Fed. Court Leads to $100K Bill for Blue Cross Blue Shield
“The fact that attorneys’ fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys’ fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded,” said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the Seventh Circuit recognized in Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries that “‘improper removal […]