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Visa and MasterCard Want Settlement to Move Forward

Summary: With the recent discovery of a fraudulent partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher that led to emails between her…

Three BP Employees Facing Federal Indictment Charges

Summary: Two employees face manslaughter charges and an executive faces lying to authorities in relation to their actions before and…

Passengers Get Lousy Drink Voucher Whereas Lawyers Get Millions

Summary: An appeals court ruled that the settlement in a class action against Southwest Airlines was fair despite the passengers…

Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik Will Split into Two Firms Per Settlement Agreement

Summary: After two founders began arguing over the firm nine months ago, they have finally reached an agreement that will…

Bike vs Car Accident Victim Awarded $850,000

Summary: After being hit by a car while biking to work, Holly Lambert was awarded $850,000 in compensation for bills,…

Georgia State Rep and UGA Alum Donates $500K for Scholarship

Summary: Stacey Evans graduated from UGA in 2000 and the law school in 2003 as a first time college graduate…

Deutsche Bank Paying for Their Role in the Financial Crisis

Summary: Deutsche Bank has yet to resolve several legal issues from their participation in the financial crisis, resulting in large…

Nike Settles Class Action Against Their FuelBand

Summary: Nike apparently missed the mark with their wearable fitness tracker and has agreed to pay purchasers of the FuelBand…

Discovered Emails Between Opposing Lawyers May Ruin Settlement

Summary: Billion dollar settlements between merchants and major card companies MasterCard, Visa, and American Express are coming undone after communication…

$380 Million Leftover from Native American Discrimination Settlement

Summary: The claimants of the settlement would like to see the money distributed between them, while the government wants the…

Cosby’s Lawyer Moves to Stop Unsealing of Settlement Records

Summary: Patrick J. O’Connor has requested that a motion seeking unsealing of certain records from a previous case be struck.…

JP Morgan Settles Mortgage Securities Case for $388 Million

Summary: As a result of allegations made against it for wrongs committed during the 2008 financial crisis, JPMorgan must pay…