Noncompete Clause Dispute Reopened by Washington Supreme Court
Two Washington workers can again argue that their former employer Freedom Vans LLC imposed unreasonable restrictions in a noncompete agreement, the Washington Supreme Court said in a Thursday opinion.
Crocs Sued by Investor After Overstocking Acquired Shoe Brand
Crocs Inc. overstocked shoes from a newly-acquired footwear brand, artificially inflating share prices until disclosures about saturated inventory and sluggish demand prompted a series of stock drops ...
Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (D. Md.)
A Maryland federal court denied the State of Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s motion to dismiss race, color, sex, and age discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the ...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order (2)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from restricting who is eligible for automatic US citizenship at birth, in an early legal setback for the new administration’s hard-line ...
Arizona Defense Attorneys Lose Challenge to Victim Contact Law
An Arizona law that says members of a criminal defense team may only contact crime victims if they first go through the prosecutor’s office is constitutional on its face, the Ninth Circuit said ...
Doctor, Hospital Immune in Covid Death Suit, First Cir. Says
Puerto Rico law shielded a university doctor from liability in a medical malpractice suit alleging he improperly cared for a Covid-19 patient while supervising medical residents at a rehabilitation ...
Massachusetts Takings Tax Suit Is Too Late, First Circuit Told
A former property owner’s lawsuit accusing a municipality of committing an unconstitutional taking by not providing the surplus proceeds from a tax foreclosure is untimely, the town told the First ...
O’Melveny Adds Kyle Davis as Real Estate Partner in Dallas
Kyle Davis joined O’Melveny as a partner in its project development and real estate practice group in Dallas, the firm ...
Hochul Backs Adams Plan to Cut NYC Income Tax for Some Filers
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget includes the elimination of New York City’s income tax for low-income residents, backing a major policy initiative of Mayor Eric Adams (D).
Rocket Mortgage Gets $10 Million Win Tossed in Appraisal Lawsuit
Rocket Mortgage LLC convinced the Fourth Circuit Thursday to vacate a $10 million judgment in a class action claiming the lender deprived borrowers of independent home appraisals by sending the owners ...
Forest Service Agrees to Limit Logging Project in Lynx Habitat
The US Forest Service agreed to modify a logging project in Washington after a conservation group argued the plan threatened a criticial habitat for the endangered Canada lynx.
French Crypto Startup Co-Founder Freed After Kidnapping (1)
A co-founder of French crypto wallet startup Ledger SAS and his partner were released after being kidnapped in central France, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.