10,000 Au Pairs Will Share $65.5M Class-Action Settlement
Civil Plaintiff
10,000 Au Pairs Will Share $65.5M Class-Action Settlement
About 10,000 live-in childcare workers from around the world will share in a class-action settlement in a case that challenged…
Neo-Nazi Blogger To Pay $14M for Racist “Troll Storm”
Civil Plaintiff
Neo-Nazi Blogger To Pay $14M for Racist “Troll Storm”
A federal judge ruled more than $14 million should be awarded to a woman who was barraged with anti-Semitic and…
Gibson’s Bakery wins $6.5M in attorney’s fees against Oberlin
Civil Plaintiff
Gibson’s Bakery wins $6.5M in attorney’s fees against Oberlin
A judge has awarded about $6.5 million in attorney’s fees and court costs to Gibson’s Bakery, the family-owned Ohio doughnut…
Toyota’s War With Dealer Over Recalls Cost It $16 Million
Consumer Law
Toyota’s War With Dealer Over Recalls Cost It $16 Million
Toyota Motor Corp. must pay $15.8 million to a California dealer who accused it of retaliating against him because he…
Court: Man had to file Death Claim while Still Alive
Civil Plaintiff
Court: Man had to file Death Claim while Still Alive
By Brian Eisen of the Eisen Law Firm, a member of the National Trial Lawyers. A court of appeals decision…
Lawyer is charged in Lysol can attack on another attorney
Criminal Law
Lawyer is charged in Lysol can attack on another attorney
One lawyer hit another in the head with an aerosol can in an assault that left a pool of blood…
Bernie Madoff Trustee Recovers $860M From Overseas Funds
Consumer Law
Bernie Madoff Trustee Recovers $860M From Overseas Funds
The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s defunct investment-advisory business said he had reached an $860 million settlement with a pair of…
Lawyer is accused of creating sham secured creditor
Consumer Law
Lawyer is accused of creating sham secured creditor
A former partner with Freeborn & Peters in Chicago has been charged in an alleged scheme to protect a client’s…
Court Compels Arbitration Based on Text Message Agreement
Big Law
Court Compels Arbitration Based on Text Message Agreement
A district court has granted a motion to compel arbitration based on an arbitration clause in an agreement sent via…
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s securities fraud conviction stands
Criminal Law
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s securities fraud conviction stands
The securities fraud conviction against former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, which resulted in the so-called “Pharma Bro” being sent to…
