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October 23, 2018 | Daily Report Online

11th Circuits Debates Rules for Comparative Discrimination Claims

The Eleventh Circuit heard arguments on whether its "nearly identical" comparator standard for dismissing employment discrimination suits on summary judgment it too high a bar for plaintiffs to meet.

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December 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Stuns Defense, Revives Case of Officer Fired After Refusing Taser Shock

With one of three judges dissenting, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has revived a suit claiming a Union City police detective who was fired after refusing to be shocked by a Taser was subjected to illegal discrimination.

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Jones v. Party City Holdco, Inc., 15-cv-9080

Publication Date: 2017-02-07
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Lewis Kaplan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Naumon A. Amjed, Ryan T. Degnan, Andrew L. Zivitz, Johnston de F. Whitman, Jr., Meredith L. Lambert, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Party City Holdco Inc., Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., Michael A. Correale, and James M. Harrison: Mark C. Hansen, David L. Schwarz, Joshua D. Branson, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. Attorneys for Defendants Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: James P. Smith III, Robert Y. Sperling, Joseph L. Motto, Winston & Strawn LLP. Attorneys for Defendant Advent International Corporation: Matthew Solum, Elliot C. Harvey Schatmeier, Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Stuart M. Glass, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP.
Case Number: 15-cv-9080

Cite as: Jones v. Part Holdco, Inc., 15-cv-9080, NYLJ 1202778462541, at *1 (SDNY, Decided February 1, 2017) CASENAME Roy Jones, et al, Plaintiffs v. Part

In Re Weight Watchers International, Inc., 14-cv-1997

Publication Date: 2016-05-23
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Lewis Kaplan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Gregg S. Levin, David P. Abel, Motley Rice LLP. Jonathan Gardner, Mark S. Goldman, Christine M. Fox, Labaton Sucharow LLP.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Lynn K. Neuner, George S. Wang, Rae C. Adams, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Case Number: 14-cv-1997

Cite as: In Re Weight Watchers Internati Inc., 14-cv-1997, NYLJ 1202758165665, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 11, 2016) CASENAME In Re Weight Watchers Internati

ICBC (London) PLC v. The Blacksands Pacific Group, Inc., 15 Civ. 0070

Publication Date: 2015-10-05
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Lewis Kaplan
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for defendant: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Peter S. Hessler, Charles T. Pollack, Linklaters. Attorneys for Defendant and Additional Counterclaimant: Joel H. Rosner Kevin J. Fee Kornstein, Veisz, Wexler & Pollard, LLP.
Case Number: 15 Civ. 0070

Cite as: ICBC (London) PLC v. The Blacksands Pacific Group, Inc., 15 Civ. 0070, NYLJ 1202738724712, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 29, 2015) CASENAME ICBC (London) P

July 20, 2015 | National Law Journal

Verdicts & Settlements

ATTORNEY FEES Law Firm Earns $46M SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has awarded nearly $46 million in fees and costs to Hausfeld LLP for i

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July 20, 2015 | National Law Journal

Verdicts & Settlements

A summary of the week's notable cases.

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Association of Proprietary Colleges v. Duncan, 14-cv-8838 (LAK)

Publication Date: 2015-06-01
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Lewis Kaplan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Michael D. Hays, Jonathon Glass, Alyssa T. Saunders, William J. Schwartz, Michael A. Blasie, Cooley LLP.
for defendant: John D. Clopper, Assistant United States Attorney, Preet Bharara, United States Attorney. Attorneys for Defendants: Marcia Berman, Michelle Bennett, Greg Dworkowitz, United States Department of Justice.
Case Number: 14-cv-8838 (LAK)

Cite as: Assoc of Proprietary Colleges v. Duncan, 14-cv-8838 (LAK), NYLJ 1202727799971, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 27, 2015) CASE NAME Assoc

February 26, 2015 | The American Lawyer

As the SEC Brings More Administrative Proceedings, Criticism Grows

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff delivered a speech at the Practising Law Institute in November with a characteristically provocative title: "Is the SEC Becoming a Law Unto Itself?"

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February 26, 2015 | The American Lawyer

As the SEC Brings More Administrative Proceedings, Criticism Grows

The SEC's administrative courts are seeing more cases of a size and complexity they weren't designed to handle. Are defendants getting a fair shake?

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