MetLife has agreed to increase retirees' monthly pension benefits and settle a class action claiming its use of outdated mortality data unlawfully reduced retirement payouts in a deal worth $23 million, the workers leading the suit told a New York federal court.
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MetLife To Boost Pensions In $23M Mortality Data Suit Deal

By Patrick Hoff

MetLife has agreed to increase retirees' monthly pension benefits and settle a class action claiming its use of outdated mortality data unlawfully reduced retirement payouts in a deal worth $23 million, the workers leading the suit told a New York federal court.

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11th Circ. Revives Cop's Military Service Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

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.

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Lithia Motors Can't Ship 401(k) Forfeiture Suit To Ore.

By Kellie Mejdrich

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.

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Brief

OPM Relaxes Remote Work Guidance For World Cup

By Patrick Hoff

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.

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LITIGATION

HHS Says Bronx Facility $31M Payback Suit Filed Prematurely

By Elaine Briseño

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.

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Helen Of Troy Oversold Restructuring Benefits, Investors Say

By Emilie Ruscoe

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.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Uncertainty Looms After Justices' Withdrawal Liability Ruling

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.

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5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan

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.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

NY AG Must Preserve Cohen Docs In Trump's Civil Fraud Case

By Frank G. Runyeon

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.

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Quinn Emanuel, Texas Boutique Match Milbank Associate Pay

By Kevin Penton

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.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Robbins Geller's David Knotts

By Sydney Price

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.

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'Kentucky Hammer' Tries To Control Attys, PI Market, Suit Says

By James Boyle

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.

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Blanche's AG Bid Could Face Rocky Path In Senate

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will be tapped for the permanent role, but he might not have a smooth path to confirmation.

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Norton Rose Adds Eversheds Sanctions Group Lead

By Jack Rodgers

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.

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Deepfake Mocks Judge Spearheading Judiciary Deepfake Rule

By Jeff Overley

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."

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Calif. Bar Accuses More Attys In Unlicensed Practice Scheme

By Lauren Berg

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.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abrams Fensterman

Alex R. White PLLC

Arnold & Porter

Axinn Veltrop

Bailey & Glasser

Baker Botts

Bernstein Litowitz

DLA Piper

Downtown LA Law Group

Eversheds Sutherland

Groom Law Group

Haffner Law PC

Hueston Hennigan

Isaacs & Isaacs

Izard Kindall

Karns & Karns

Martin & Drought

McDermott Will & Schulte

Milbank LLP

Morian Law

Musick Peeler

Norton Rose

O'Melveny & Myers

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Robbins Geller

Robert & Robert PLLC

Setareh Law Group

Sullivan & Cromwell

Vartabedian Hester

Winston Taylor

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cable News Network Inc.

Cornell University

Deutsche Bank AG

Helen of Troy Ltd.

Hydro Flask

IAM National Pension Fund

International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

Ladder Capital Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lithia Motors Inc.

Los Angeles Times

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

MetLife Inc.

Pegasus

Rite Aid Corp.

State Bar of California

Twitter Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Zurich Insurance Group AG

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Federal Judicial Center

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

New York Attorney General's Office

New York County District Attorney's Office

New York Supreme Court, New York County

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Supreme Court