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Chegg May Seize Homeworkify Website in Suit Over Stolen Answers
网页2023年11月8日 · Online learning platform Chegg Inc. may seize the internet domain of Homeworkify, a competitor that allegedly provided free homework answers to students after stealing them from Chegg, a federal court ruled.. Chegg provided sufficient evidence to show a likelihood of success on all of its claims against the defendants and that it suffered irreparable harm due to the defendants’ continued ...
Boy Scouts Settlement Pause Marks Shift on Bankruptcy Doctrine
网页2024年2月21日 · Justice Samuel Alito last week issued an administrative stay that indefinitely paused a $2.46 billion Chapter 11 plan settlement for the Boy Scouts that has already been operating for 10 months. The order throws a wrench in an already fraught process of compensating 82,000 child sex abuse …
Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims Already Top $3 Trillion, US Says
网页2023年10月30日 · Government cites Federal Tort Claims Act guidelines. Compensation claims filed by veterans and others who say they were sickened by toxic water at Camp Lejeune already total nearly $3.3 trillion, US Justice Department lawyers said in a court filing. That figure was disclosed for the first time in a 17 …
Ten Scenarios That Provoke Motions for Sanctions—And How to …
网页Regardless of the motive, once the full truth is discovered by the other side, a motion for sanctions for perpetuation of a fraud on the court is sure to follow. 3 A trial court has the inherent authority to dismiss a plaintiff’s entire case when there is clear and convincing evidence that the plaintiff has committed “a fraud on the court ...
Boeing Workers Demand 40% Pay Raise, Escalating Output Risks (3)
网页2024年2月7日 · Union leaders will demand a 40% pay raise over three or four years, emboldened by a resurgent US labor movement, a scarcity of qualified aerospace workers and pressure on Boeing to stabilize work in its factories. “Our goal is to negotiate a contract that we as a union leadership and our members can accept,” said Jon Holden, president of ...
Quick Camp Lejeune Payout Unlikely for Most, Claim Data Shows
网页2024年1月4日 · In court filings, the Navy said it has received at least 152,000 claims for compensation on behalf of Camp Lejeune veterans, workers, or other people who spent at least a month on the base when its water was contaminated. Those whose claims are rejected or unresolved can sue. More than 1,550 lawsuits have already been filed …
US Offers Plan to Expedite Camp Lejeune Payouts, Limit Suits (1)
网页The government is offering settlements of up to $450,000 to compensate Camp Lejeune veterans and others who say they were sickened by toxic water on the North Carolina Marine base, in a bid to quickly resolve what could be hundreds of thousands of claims. The Justice Department and the Navy announced the program Wednesday, saying it would ...
High Court Religious Bias Decision Paves Way for EEOC Vax Suits
网页EEOC suits address religious bias over vaccination mandates. Higher bar for employers recently clarified by Supreme Court. The EEOC’s first-ever lawsuits filed against companies over failure to grant employee religious exemptions to Covid-19 vaccine policies signal the commission may be ready to bring many more such cases now that a US ...
When Your Court Doesn’t Rule, Ask, Ask Again - Bloomberg Law …
网页2022年4月6日 · First, before pursuing the extraordinary writ of mandamus, ask your court for a ruling. Then ask again. And when that doesn’t work, consider asking again. This may seem obvious, but in practice it may not be as straightforward or easy as it seems. The need for a record on appeal demonstrating your diligence in seeking a ruling from the court ...