Toyota Pays $1.2B for Misleading U.S.; Civil Claims Remain

Headlines • Toyota Pays $1.2B for Misleading U.S.; Civil Claims Remain • Robert Strauss, Akin Gump Co-Founder, Dies at 95 • GM Hit With Lawsuit Over Ignition System Problem • New Leadership Named at Cornell, Washington-St. Louis • Miami Class Action Accuses JPMorgan Chase Of Robosigning • Credit Suisse Class Action Ruling Could Spell Trouble for Banks • In-House Counsel Profile: University of Illinois' Thomas Bearrows • Chicago's In-House Legal Departments of the Year • Senior Federal Prosecutor in Boston Joins Sidley Austin • D.C. Moves Toyota Pays $1.2B for Misleading U.S.; Civil Claims Remain A $1.2 billion settlement between Toyota Motor Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice will have little direct effect on negotiations to settle remaining lawsuits over deaths and injuries associated with sudden acceleration, but could sway jurors should those cases go to trial, according to attorneys involved in those actions. Read More » Robert Strauss, Akin Gump Co-Founder, Dies at 95 Robert Strauss, a co-founder of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, died Wednesday at age 95, a firm spokesman confirmed. Read More » GM Hit With Lawsuit Over Ignition System Problem The law firm that obtained a $1.6 billion civil settlement with Toyota over sudden-acceleration defects has filed a class action against General Motors Co. over its recall of 1.6 million vehicles for ignition switch defects. Read More » New Leadership Named at Cornell, Washington-St. Louis University of Chicago Law School professor Eduardo Peñalver will take over at Cornell Law School on July 1, while Washington University in St. Louis School of Law has named University of Southern California Gould School of Law vice dean Nancy Staudt as its next top administrator, beginning on May 15. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Stop Shipping Profits Out The Door In 'Stop Shipping Profits Out the Door,' law firms will discover how leveraging innovative shipping solutions can improve their bottom line. This white paper explains how web-based tools prevent shipping mistakes, improve accountability, and inform decision-making, ultimately reducing labor costs and unallocatable expenses. Click here for more information. Miami Class Action Accuses JPMorgan Chase Of Robosigning In a lawsuit that mirrors class actions filed on behalf of homeowners in foreclosures cases, a class action has been filed in Miami federal court against JPMorgan Chase alleging Chase Bank used robo-signed affidavits to obtain default judgments against credit cardholders. Read More » Credit Suisse Class Action Ruling Could Spell Trouble for Banks Plaintiffs lawyers at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll moved a step forward this week in a securities class action alleging that Credit Suisse duped investors into buying mortgage-backed securities backed by shoddy home loans. Read More » In-House Counsel Profile: University of Illinois' Thomas Bearrows Thomas Bearrows manages a legal department of 50, including 26 attorneys, most of them in Chicago. Read More » Chicago's In-House Legal Departments of the Year The in-house legal teams that are setting the standard in corporate compliance, deal work, diversity and more. Read More » Senior Federal Prosecutor in Boston Joins Sidley Austin Jack Pirozzolo, a former senior federal prosecutor who helped build cases against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, has jumped to Sidley Austin. Read More » D.C. Moves Legal industry job changes in our nation's capital. Read More »

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