Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Latham

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Latham • Consumer Safety Commission Chairman to Join Nelson Mullins • D.C. Court Hears Challenge to Juvenile Shackling • Talking Up the Latest Patent Lawsuit Reform Effort • Legal Fees in Barbri Class Action Back Before Ninth Circuit • Case Western Law Professor Alleges Retaliation by Dean Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Latham A former legal secretary at Latham & Watkins can move ahead with part of her pregnancy discrimination suit against the firm, a Washington federal district judge ruled yesterday. Demetria Peart, who worked at Latham from April 2007 until January 2008,... Read More » Consumer Safety Commission Chairman to Join Nelson Mullins Inez Tenenbaum, who leads the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is joining Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough on Dec. 1. Tenenbaum, appointed chairman of the commission by President Barack Obama in 2009, joins the firm as a partner. She said... Read More » D.C. Court Hears Challenge to Juvenile Shackling On Aug. 20, 2012, an 11-year-old boy, shackled, made his first appearance before a judge. His lawyers today urged the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to declare unconstitutional the shackling of juveniles without a judge first deciding whether the... Read More » Talking Up the Latest Patent Lawsuit Reform Effort A day after Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) unveiled a comprehensive patent lawsuit reform bill to fight so-called "patent trolls," the House Judiciary Committee chairman came to a Washington, D.C., think tank Thursday to tout his legislation and solicit support for... Read More » Legal Fees in Barbri Class Action Back Before Ninth Circuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is expected once again to take up the long-running antitrust case involving Barbri—this time, hearing whether objectors who successfully unraveled a key portion of the $49 million settlement should recover additional legal fees. Read More » Case Western Law Professor Alleges Retaliation by Dean A professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law has sued law dean Lawrence Mitchell, alleging that he punished him for reporting allegations that the dean had sexually harassed staff members and had a sexual relationship with a student. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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