MetLife has agreed to increase retirees' monthly pension benefits and settle a class action claiming its use of outdated mortality data unlawfully reduced retirement payouts in a deal worth $23 million, the workers leading the suit told a New York federal court.
MetLife has agreed to increase retirees' monthly pension benefits and settle a class action claiming its use of outdated mortality data unlawfully reduced retirement payouts in a deal worth $23 million, the workers leading the suit told a New York federal court.
The Eleventh Circuit reopened a lawsuit alleging that a Florida city police officer was harassed and demoted because he took time off for military service, holding that the trial court needed to take a closer look at whether the back pay he received was enough to remedy the situation.
A California federal judge turned down an auto dealership company's bid for an Oregon transfer of an ex-worker's proposed class action alleging the company misallocated forfeitures from an employee 401(k) plan, and also rejected the company's bid to stay pleading deadlines in the case.
The Trump administration told federal agencies that employees based in 11 cities hosting World Cup matches should be allowed to work remotely during the international soccer tournament, easing restrictive guidelines issued late last year.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says a nursing center in New York City should have pursued administrative remedies before fighting the collection of $31 million in Medicare overpayments with a lawsuit.
Consumer goods company Helen of Troy Ltd. faces a proposed investor class action alleging it concealed its struggles to restructure after a spate of acquisitions, hurting investors as its trading prices sank when financial fallout from the problems became public.
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding in M&K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund increases the unpredictability of withdrawal liability assessments, so employers should prepare for a range of assessments and be equipped to challenge unreasonable ones, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
The associates who navigate law firm mergers best ask the right questions early, such as inquiring about partners' plans, to assess how the merger could affect their workflow and career path, says Jackie Bokser-LeFebvre at Major Lindsey.
The New York state trial court judge overseeing President Donald Trump's civil fraud case granted his request to preserve notes from private meetings between state litigators and Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen after the key witness said he felt "pressured" to testify.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Texas-based litigation boutique are the latest firms to match Milbank LLP's pay hikes for associates, with annual increases of $10,000 to $20,000 that top off at $455,000.
Right after graduating from Cornell University Law School, David Knotts, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, landed at one of the world's largest corporate defense firms.
The principal attorney of personal injury firm Isaacs & Isaacs PCS, who advertises as the "Kentucky Hammer," has been accused by a former attorney at the firm of bullying his employees into signing unfavorable contracts and attempting to monopolize the local personal injury market.
Norton Rose Fulbright has hired Eversheds Sutherland's leader of domestic and global sanctions practice, who brings more than 20 years of experience counseling clients on export controls, foreign investment and more.
The New York federal judge developing policies for phony audiovisual materials revealed Thursday firsthand experience with the subject: an artificial intelligence video on social media that depicts him as a maniacal Nazi who recently sentenced a private equity executive to prison "for being a Republican."
Three more attorneys at the Los Angeles personal injury firm facing investigation for its involvement in a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement against Los Angeles County are facing disciplinary charges by the State Bar of California, alleging the firm illegally practiced law outside the state.
