Wash. Mandates Menopause Protections For Cabinet Workers

By Patrick Hoff

Washington state Cabinet agencies will soon be required to accommodate employees experiencing menopause and perimenopause after Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday instructed the state Women's Commission to help develop guidance, policies and resources applicable to menopause-related conditions.

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NFL Benefit Plans Vow To Reset 'Race Norming' Test Scores

By Alex Lawson

The NFL's disability and retirement plans have agreed to reassess former players' cognitive health to settle a sweeping class action accusing the plans of muting the results based on race.

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Valeant Investors Should Get Cert. In PwC Fight, Report Says

By Dorothy Atkins

A special master recommended Monday that a New Jersey federal judge certify a class of Valeant Pharmaceuticals stockholders looking to hold PwC liable for missing "red flags" that could have caught what they called market manipulation by the pharmaceutical company, rejecting the professional services giant's argument that the lead plaintiff's claims are atypical and "lawyer-driven."

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Cold Storage Co. Says Investors Can't Claim Misleading IPO

By Emilie Ruscoe

Investors in temperature-controlled warehouse giant Lineage Inc. can't show they were misled about the company's prospects ahead of its $4.4 billion initial public offering in 2024, the company has argued in Michigan federal court, arguing it plainly disclosed at the time that it was debuting amid a "soft" market for cold storage.

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GM Investors Seek Cert. In Cruise AV Securities Fraud Suit

By Gina Kim

General Motors investors who alleged the automotive giant misrepresented technological capabilities and commercial readiness of its self-driving unit's robotaxis urged a Michigan federal judge to grant class certification, arguing Friday the merits of their securities fraud case "turn on a common course of misconduct — defendants' public misrepresentations."

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Employer Tips To Prepare For Va. Family And Medical Leave

With Virginia's paid family and medical leave insurance program taking effect in two years, employers should develop processes for monitoring head count, coordinating with existing federal and state leave programs, and tracking intermittent leave, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

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Ill. Passes Bill To Restrict Outside Investment In Legal Sector

By Emma Cueto

The Illinois state Legislature has passed a bill that aims to stop attorneys from fee sharing with non-lawyer-owned firms in other states and from accepting outside investment via a managed service organization structure.

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Bonus Spotlight

Hueston Hennigan To Pay Summer Bonuses Up To $35K

By Tracey Read

Trial firm Hueston Hennigan is the second boutique to announce it will dole out midyear bonuses to associates.

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As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags

By Emily Sawicki

Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of May

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Chevron, Barclays and Topgolf. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the last full month of spring.

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Plaintiffs' Counsel In Tylenol MDL Agree To $50K Donation

By Gianna Ferrarin

A plaintiffs' attorney and law firm sanctioned in multidistrict litigation alleging prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism agreed to donate $50,000 to maternal health organization March of Dimes in lieu of paying attorney fees, according to a letter filed Monday in New York federal court. 

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DOJ Will Obey Order Freezing $1.8B 'Slush Fund'

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will abide by a federal judge's decision to temporarily pause the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, adding that it disagreed with the ruling.

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Kia, Hyundai Workers' Attys Get $3.45M Fee Award In Visa Suit

By Benjamin Morse

A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing agencies recruited skilled Mexican engineers for production work and underpaid them.

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Roundup

Hub Hires: Foley Hoag, Holland & Knight, Paul Hastings

By Julie Manganis

The rapidly expanding gaming and sports betting industry brought more legal industry players to the table in Massachusetts in May, with two firms beefing up their bench in that area, while other local attorneys made midcareer leaps into new roles.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Labaton Keller's Michael Canty

By Allison Grande

When Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP partner and general counsel Michael Canty decided to pursue a legal career, he had no doubt about what type of lawyer he wanted to be. 

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