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  • April 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Child Actors' Class Action Reinstated Against BofA

    A California appeals court has reinstated a class action filed on behalf of thousands of child actors and other young performers alleging Bank of America Corp. illegally charged monthly fees on trust accounts that protect their earnings.

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  • Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar

    Publication Date: 2015-04-29
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    Date Filed: 2015-04-29
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: No. 13–1499

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 4085 LANELL WILLIAMS-YULEE, PETITIONER v. THE FLORID

  • April 29, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

    Cybersecurity's Weapon of Choice: IP Rights

    Almost every day we hear media stories on cybersecurity: from North Korea, to credit card database breaches, to counterfeit goods sold in online autions, to fraudulent copycat websites. We a

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  • April 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Proposed Appellate Word Limits Emphasize Need for Planning

    Most general counsel and in-house lawyers do not pay close attention to proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. And who could blame them. Unlike the Federal Rules

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  • In the Matter of: CLIFFORD J. WOERNER; GAIL S. WOERNER, Debtors;

    Publication Date: 2015-04-29
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    Date Filed: 2015-04-09
    Court: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    Judge: EDWARD C. PRADO
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-50075

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT In the Matter of: CLIFFORD J. WOERNER; GAIL S. WOERNER, Debtors;p class="header

  • April 28, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

    Cybersecurity's Weapon of Choice: IP Rights

    How existing remedies that intellectual property rights, particularly trademarks and copyrights, can provide to improve overall corporate cybersecurity.

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  • April 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Proposed Appellate Word Limits Emphasize Need for Planning

    Most general counsel and in-house lawyers do not pay close attention to proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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  • Phillips v. Bank of America

    Publication Date: 2015-04-28
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    Date Filed: 2015-04-27
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Markun Zusman Freniere & Compton, David S. Markun, Daria Dub Carlson, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Reed Smith, James C. Martin, Marc A. Lackner, Peter J. Kennedy for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. B251836

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 4060 JASMINE PHILLIPS, as trustee etc. et al., Plaintiffs and Appellant

  • Darnell Greathouse, Plaintiff‐Appellant v. JHS Security Inc., Melvin Wilcox, Defendants‐Appellees, 12‐4521‐cv

    Publication Date: 2015-04-28
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler and Carney, C.JJ, and Korman, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant: Penn U. Dodson, AndersonDodson, P.C., New York, New York. For amicus curiae Acting Secretary of Labor in support of Plaintiff‐Appellant: M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Jennifer S. Brand, Associate Solicitor, Paul L. Frieden, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, on the brief, Paul L. Edenfield, Attorney U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C. For amici curiae Make the Road New York, Brandworkers International, Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York, National Employment Law Project, Legal Aid Society, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Urban Justice Center in support of Plaintiff‐Appellant: Catherine K. Ruckelshaus, on the brief, Tsedeye Gebreselassie National Employment Law Project, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Amicus curiae counsel appointed by the Court in support of Defendants‐Appellees: Vilia B. Hayes, on the brief, Alexander Bogdan, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12‐4521‐cv

    Cite as: Greathouse v. JHS Security Inc., 12 cv, NYLJ 1202724636718, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 20, 2015) 12

  • April 27, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

    Justices Take Class Action Over Publication of Personal Information

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would decide next term whether consumers may sue websites and firms that publish inaccurate personal information even if they suffer no injuri

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