Magistrate Judge rejects Goldman Sachs sex bias class action
By Scott Flaherty, From The Litigation Daily After almost five years of intense, closely-watched litigation, defense lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Hastings may finally be close to knocking out a proposed gender discrimination class action against Goldman Sachs…
Swiss leaks | €600 million account ‘linked’ to company set up by Ray Bugeja
By Miriam Dalli From Malta Today Wealthy businessman and former PN leadership contender Ray Bugeja ‘linked’ to €600 million account listed in the Swiss leaks files Former PN leadership contender Ray Bugeja has been linked to a €600 million account…
Lego sues to block imports in patent fight over toy dolls
By Jenna Greene, From The National Law Journal The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday gave a green light to toy maker Lego A/S to bring a patent and copyright infringement case against three competitors that are seeking to appeal…
Reimagining The Network for a hyper-converged infrastructure
By Kittu Kolluri From Techcrunch Editor’s note: Kittu Kolluri is a general partner at NEA, focusing on IT and energy technology investments. His investments include Box, Aerohive Networks, Braintree, BloomReach, VeloCloud and Cohere Technologies, among others. You’re only as strong…
Does the Obama administration know who is moving in next door?
By Mario H. Lopez From Washington Examiner The Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters is located in a picturesque building only 400 yards away from the White House. The OAS, which receives 60 percent of its regular funds from the…
Cool illustrated stamps inspired by 3D printing
From Designer Daily Anything related to 3D printing is usually presented as edgy, highly-technological stuff that will bring the next industrial revolution. While this is probably true, it means that visuals that relate to 3D printing are often designed to…
Campbell Harvey: ‘We are in midst of ugly’ currency war
By Dan Weil From Newsmax Global currency war is raging, and while that helps U.S. tourists overseas, it’s not so hot for U.S. corporate earnings or the economy as a whole. “We are in a midst of an ugly contest…
Sedgwick settles $210 million legal malpractice case
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Sedgwick has reached a tentative settlement to resolve a lawsuit over its role in a $1 billion Ponzi scheme in California. A spokesman for the San Francisco law firm, which put off…
Rep. Paul Ryan and Chief of Staff sued over car crash
By Zoe Tillman, Legal Times U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, and his chief of staff, Kevin Seifert, face a $100,000 lawsuit over a car accident Seifert was involved in while driving Ryan’s car last year. The U.S. Department of Justice…
African-Caribbean people more likely to be strip-searched by UK police
From The Guardian UK Watchdog expresses concern over potential racial discrimination – and frequency with which officers are called by parents struggling to discipline children A disproportionate number of people of African-Caribbean descent are being held in police cells and…
