Cargo Airline, Workers Forge Settlement In ESOP Battle

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday agreed to stay a suit against Western Global Airlines and an investment manager after workers who alleged that their employee stock ownership plan was mishandled told the court they had reached a settlement.

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10th Circ. Says Union Contract Legally Imposed On Okla. Co.

By Emily Brill

An Oklahoma electric company must accept the successor contract imposed on it by an arbitration board, the Tenth Circuit said Tuesday, upholding an Oklahoma federal court's decision that the pact between Brent Electric Co. and an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local was imposed lawfully.

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Amazon Seeks Early Exit From Military Service Bias Suit

By Gina Kim

Amazon asked a Washington federal judge to end a proposed class action accusing it of demoting or terminating workers who take time off for military service, arguing that one of the plaintiffs was inadvertently fired while the other wasn't qualified for a promotion because he was "unprofessional."

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KKR & Co., 2 Founders Sued In Del Over $500M Exit Deal

By Jeff Montgomery

A union pension fund has sued KKR & Co. Inc. founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts and 14 others in connection with no-tax share conversion payment rights lined up in connection with the company's October 2021 switch from an umbrella partnership "C" company into a regular corporation.

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Florida Asks 11th Circ. To Let Gender Law Take Effect Now

By Joyce Hanson

Florida officials have implored the Eleventh Circuit to allow enforcement of the state's recently enacted law restricting gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors and adults, arguing that a federal judge's order to enjoin enforcement of the law was erroneous.

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Investment Adviser Must Face Union Fund's $30M ERISA Suit

By Emily Brill

A union pension fund has carried its $30 million Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against an investment advisory firm past the motion-to-dismiss phase on its second try, with a California federal judge holding that the fund qualified for an extension to its deadline to sue over pre-2016 conduct.

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Ex-Honeycomb Manager Wants Benefits Case Reopened

By Kelcey Caulder

Attorneys for a former Savannah Bee Co. honeycomb manager urged the Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reverse the Georgia Department of Labor's decision to deny her unemployment benefits on the grounds that her appeal was not timely, arguing circumstances caused her to file late with "good cause."

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A Guide To Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Determinations

With final regulations under the Secure Act requiring 401(k) retirement benefits for long-term, part-time employees expected soon, Amy Sheridan and David Guadagnoli at Sullivan & Worcester look at how the proposed rules would shift the risk-reward calculus on excluding categories of employees, and what plan sponsors would need to consider when designing retirement plans.

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Series

Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer

As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.

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A New Take On 'Presumed Innocent' With Scott Turow

By Steven Trader

A staple of the legal thriller genre for nearly 40 years, Scott Turow’s bestselling novel and blockbuster movie "Presumed Innocent" returned to the screen this year as an eight-episode miniseries on Apple. In a spoiler-free conversation with Law360, the author discusses evolving his characters for their television debut and the lasting legacy of his most famous work.

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Quinn, Jenner Attys Tapped For Trump Shooting Inquiry

By Courtney Bublé

The Republican staff on the newly formed bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump include Capitol Hill and legal veterans, including attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Jenner & Block LLP.

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Analysis

Google 'May Not Be So Lucky' Next Time Over Chat Deletions

By Bryan Koenig

Google's stunning antitrust loss in D.C. federal court Monday dealt another blow against its policies of letting internal chats delete automatically, and it came with a callout of its practice of training employees to avoid competition law "buzzwords."

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Bid For Ex-Judge's Phone Records Halted At Texas Hearing

By Catherine Marfin

A Texas bankruptcy judge shut down a bid from JCPenney's bankruptcy administrator to subpoena former Judge David R. Jones' cellphone records in a partially sealed hearing Wednesday in connection with Jones' secret romance with a onetime lawyer at Jackson Walker LLP.

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Khan 'Impermissibly Conflicted' In Cyber Probe, MGM Says

By Ali Sullivan

MGM Resorts International fought Wednesday to keep alive its lawsuit accusing the Federal Trade Commission of wrongly refusing to recuse chair Lina Khan from an investigation into the company's data security practices, arguing that its case involves core constitutional issues that belong in the D.C. federal court.

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Judge Hints No-Show Amazon, Apple Plaintiff May Testify

By Greg Lamm

A Washington federal judge suggested Wednesday that the original lead plaintiff in an antitrust suit accusing Amazon and Apple of restricting iPhone and iPad sales may need to testify despite his lawyers wanting to drop him from the case, questioning if it would be fair to let the plaintiff continue to dodge long overdue discovery demands.

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'Herculean' Efforts Warrant Max Fee, Debt Firm Trustee Says

By Daniel Connolly

A California bankruptcy trustee overseeing the failed debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group has told the court he deserves the maximum fee amount and possibly a bonus due to the "herculean" efforts of himself and his colleagues — a statement that comes at a time when the bankruptcy estate appears to have little money to pay more than 2,500 creditors.

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