An Eleventh Circuit panel has revived a former Florida fire department employee's Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit against his ex-employer, saying a reasonable jury could find that the department caused the former medical chief's termination by failing to accommodate his disabilities.
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11th Circ. Reopens ADA Suit Against Florida Fire Department

By Emily Brill

An Eleventh Circuit panel has revived a former Florida fire department employee's Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit against his ex-employer, saying a reasonable jury could find that the department caused the former medical chief's termination by failing to accommodate his disabilities.

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Justices To Hear Ex-Fulton County DA Aide's Bias Case

By Emily Johnson

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for a former Fulton County District Attorney's Office aide's appeal seeking to revive her pregnancy discrimination claim against her employer.

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DOL Backs Off Job Corps Shutdowns To End Students' Suit

By MJ Koo

The U.S. Department of Labor has agreed to rescind its decision to shutter 99 contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide to settle a suit brought by students who challenged the closures in D.C. federal court.

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Mich. Panel Backs TV Station In Reporter's Sex Bias Suit

By Melanie Dorsey

A former WXYZ reporter lost her sex discrimination suit when a Michigan state appeals court ruled the Detroit station had legitimate reasons for paying a male reporter more and that comments about her "distracting" forehead were not direct evidence of sex bias. 

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Allegheny DA Says County, Union Usurped His Firing Power

By Matthew Santoni

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala has filed suit against the county and the union representing his office's employees, claiming they are usurping his power under state law and the union contract by entertaining grievances over two firings.

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DISCRIMINATION

Former Philly DA Attorney Accuses City Of Race, Age Bias

By Madison Arnold

A former assistant chief of the diversion unit at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is suing the city and some of its leaders in Pennsylvania federal court for race discrimination, retaliation and other claims that arose from the office's alleged discriminatory employment practices.

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NJ Vets Org. Hit With Suit Alleging Harassment, Underpayment

By MJ Koo

Three former bartenders at a New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars post have sued the organization and its commander in federal court, alleging they were paid below the minimum wage while being subjected to years of sexual harassment, including unwanted touching and coerced sexual contact.

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Missouri Seeks To Block Minority Contracting Program

By Madeline Lyskawa

Missouri Attorney General Catherin L. Hanaway pressed a district court judge to block Kansas City's contracting program for minority- and women-owned businesses, saying it violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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Auto Supplier Fired Worker Over FMLA Leave, Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

An international automotive supplier fired a lab technician for taking leave to care for her mother and shorted hourly workers for off-the-clock work, according to a proposed collective action filed in Michigan federal court.

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1st Circ. Backs Insurer In Pregnancy Bias Judgment Coverage

By Danielle Ferguson

An insurer does not have to pay a tech company's $300,000 judgment in an employment action alleging a worker experienced discrimination and retaliation during her pregnancy, the First Circuit said Tuesday, ruling the company first received notice of the claim before the policy period.

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LABOR

Labor Groups Sue Ed. Dept. Over Student Loan Access Cuts

By Katherine Smith

The AFL-CIO and several unions have filed a complaint in D.C. federal court challenging new federal student loan caps in a U.S. Department of Education rule that narrows the definition for "professional student," claiming that the rule arbitrarily restricts access to federal student loans.

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BENEFITS

9th Circ. Says Aetna Must Face Benefit Misrepresentation Suit

By Grace Elletson

The Ninth Circuit revived allegations that Aetna misrepresented how much it would pay toward a patient's $150,000 surgery, finding that federal benefits law didn't preempt a claim brought under state law because the dispute centered on the payment commitments rather than the health plan itself.

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TRADE SECRETS

SAP Should Face AI Co.'s Trade Secret Case, Judge Says

By Adam Lidgett

An artificial intelligence software company's suit in the Northern District of Texas claiming three former employees swiped trade secrets and took them to SAP should move forward, a federal magistrate judge has said.

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WORKER SAFETY

6th Circ. Rejects Prison Worker's Excessive Force Claim

By Melanie Dorsey

The Sixth Circuit has rejected a Michigan prison employee's excessive force claim stemming from injuries she suffered during a hostage training exercise, ruling that she was not "seized" under the Fourth Amendment because the officers were practicing a rescue rather than carrying out an actual law enforcement operation. 

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Avoiding Sponsor Conflicts As NCAA Patch Rule Takes Effect

A new rule allowing schools to add corporate sponsor patches to athletes' uniforms may create a conflict with students' individual name, image and likeness agreements with competing brands, requiring negotiated contract provisions to reduce the legal risks, says Evan Rosenberg at Morritt Hock.  

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Trump Picks Ex-Arkansas SG, Walmart Lawyer For 8th Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump has announced that he's looking to elevate Judge Lee Rudofsky of the Eastern District of Arkansas to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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NYC Bar Committee Calls For Nationwide AI Rules Framework

By Andrea Keckley

A New York City Bar Association committee concluded in a policy paper published Wednesday that artificial intelligence tools "may assist legal work but cannot substitute for professional legal judgment," calling for a national framework to be built into the Model Rules of Professional Conduct governing its use.

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NC Biz Court Bulletin: Judges Retire, HCA Suit Heads To Trial

By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Business Court dropped a host of heavy-hitting opinions in July ahead of two judicial retirements and a new chief judge rising in the ranks.

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JP Ward Attorney Exodus Delays Pa. Labor Trafficking Suit

By Matthew Santoni

A "staffing disruption" at the Pittsburgh law firm J.P. Ward & Associates led the firm to request a stay of a labor-trafficking case against hotels in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, after the firm was reduced to one attorney and two staff members, according to court filings.

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Brief

DOJ Fraud Division To Reach 500 Staffers This Month

By Courtney Bublé

By the end of the month, there will be about 500 attorneys and staff in the U.S. Department of Justice's new fraud division, with more to come as time goes on.

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Latham Leads List Of Client Service 'All-Stars,' Report Says

By Ryan Boysen

Latham & Watkins LLP, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP all delivered exceptional client service in a fast-changing, high-pressure era where "the business decision is also the legal decision," a new report by BTI Consulting Group says.

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Anti-DEI Group Asks FTC To Probe Law Fellowship Program

By Dorothy Atkins

An advocacy organization against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives filed an antitrust complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday, accusing Sponsors for Educational Opportunity of engaging in anticompetitive practices by allegedly colluding on DEI metrics and falsely advertising its program.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alston & Bird

Barrett & Farahany

Colette Holt & Associates

Comber Miller

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

DLA Piper

Debevoise & Plimpton

Douglas Leonard

Duane Morris

Foley Hoag

Gibson Dunn

Griffin & Strong

Henefeld & Green

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Hueston Hennigan

Husch Blackwell

J.P. Ward & Associates

Jones Day

Joseph & Norinsberg

Kienbaum Hardy

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Marie A. Mattox PA

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis

Moritt Hock

Orrick Herrington

Patterson Belknap

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Tom R. Pabst PC

Troutman

Wachtell Lipton

White & Case

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Winston Taylor

Wood Smith

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AddShoppers Inc.

Aetna Inc.

Allegheny Health Network

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Federation of Teachers

BTI Consulting Group Inc.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

Credit Adjustments Inc.

Exela Pharma Sciences LLC

FTI Consulting Inc.

Gildan Activewear Inc.

Great American Insurance Co.

HCA Healthcare Inc.

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lowe's Cos. Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Monster Beverage Corp.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Nurses United

New York City Bar Association

Public Citizen Inc.

Red Bull GmbH

SAP AG

Service Employees International Union

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc.

Sunbelt Rentals Inc.

The Cigna Group

The Gatorade Company Inc.

The Travelers Cos. Inc.

WSP Global Inc.

WSP Holdings Ltd.

Walmart Inc.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Missouri Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

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

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

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

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

West Virginia Attorney General's Office