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Civil Plaintiff
Inmate Lawsuit Settles for $12M Giving 10,000 Ex-Inmates $600 Each
Bucks County agreed Monday to pay a little more than $10 million to settle class action claims that…
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Consumer Law
Pinterest Shareholders Sue Company Executives Over Alleged Workplace Discrimination
Pinterest shareholders are suing the company’s executives, including its chief executive and several board members,…
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Consumer Law
UT Austin Professor Suing School Over Retaliation for Pay Disparities
AUSTIN, Texas — A professor with the University of Texas at Austin’s Department of History is suing the…
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Criminal Law
Six Charged in ‘Birth Tourism’ Scheme Costing U.S. Taxpayers Millions
Six people were charged in an elaborate “birth tourism” scheme that helped Turkish women secure…
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Criminal Law
Four Charged in ComEd Bribery Scheme Pleads Not Guilty
Two former ComEd executives and two consultants, one a longtime confidant of Illinois House Speaker…
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Big Law
RideShare is Suing Lyft for Infringing Vehicle Identification Patents
On Monday in the District of Delaware, plaintiff RideShare Displays, Inc. (RSDI) filed a complaint for patent…
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Big Law
Salesforce Acquires Slack for Over $27B
Salesforce is making the biggest acquisition in its 21-year history. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s buying…
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Coronavirus
CDC Panel: Healthcare Workers, Nursing Homes Receives COVID-19 Vaccine First
Health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first groups to…
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Coronavirus
CDC Tells States ‘to be Ready’ for Coronavirus Vaccine
(CNN)With the rollout of new vaccines for coronavirus just a few weeks away, the importance of inoculating…
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Coronavirus
Lawmakers Offer $908B Coronavirus Deal, But McConnell Crafts Something Else
Just hours after a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers revealed a $908 billion…
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