General Counsel News

06/07/2022

Champlain Towers South Collapse $1B Class Action Settlement
“Survivors and bereaved family members secured a settlement of over $1 billion in their class action lawsuit over the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South. The settlement benefits a large group of individuals affected by the Champlain Towers South collapse,” reports Top Class Actions in their blog.

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06/07/2022

Fairlife Milk Cow Mistreatment $21M Class Action Settlement
“Fairlife, parent company Coca-Cola and other defendants agreed to pay $21 million to resolve claims that they lied to consumers about mistreating cows. The settlement benefits consumers who purchased Fairlife or Fair Oak Farms milk products on or before April 27, 2022,” reports Top Class Actions in their blog.

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06/07/2022

PPG Appoints Joe Gette Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
“PPG announced that Joe Gette, currently assistant general counsel, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and securities, will become vice president, deputy general counsel and secretary, effective June 1. Gette will continue to report to Anne M. Foulkes, PPG senior vice president, general counsel and current secretary,” reports Coatings World in their blog.

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06/07/2022

Biglaw Firms Brace for Possible Recession
“For those working in Biglaw, there was nothing “great” about the Great Recession. Thousands of associates were laid off, incoming associates had their employment deferred, and law students had their offers pulled. It ultimately took Biglaw years to recover, and it was far from a painless endeavor,” reports Staci Zaretsky in Above the Law.

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06/04/2022

SEC Takes Shots at Meme Stocks, Retail Trading, and Crypto Bros in a PSA. Reddit Responds that It’s Victim Blaming
“The Securities and Exchange Commission just revealed that it thinks meme stocks are a joke—and took some shots at crypto bros while it was at it. Retail trading communities on the internet are saying they feel scapegoated,” reports Christine Mui in the Fortune.

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06/04/2022

Sandy Hook Shooting: The Unprecedented $73M Settlement with Gunmaker Re*****on
“On Tuesday, just hours after a gunman entered an elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 students and two teachers, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, from Connecticut (home to the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown), spoke passionately on the Senate floor,” reports CBS News in their blog.

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06/04/2022

Nutri Bullet Over Heating Blenders $10M Class Action Settlement
“Nutri Bullet LLC has agreed to a $10 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims some of its blenders are prone to overheating. The class is made up of anyone who purchased, for non-commercial use and not for resale, any new or reconditioned 600 or 900-watt Nutri Bullet blender in the United States or its territories between June 1, 2017, and March 15, 2022,” reports Top Class Actions in their blog.

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06/04/2022

Service Titan Deepens its Executive Team, Appointing Olive Huang as General Counsel
“Service Titan, a software platform built to power the trades, today welcomed two seasoned leaders to its executive team: Olive Huang as General Counsel and Secretary of the Board, and Doug Myer as Senior Vice President of Operations,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

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06/04/2022

Corporate Landlords are Taking Over NYC—The Numbers Don’t Lie
“This month, New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board is expected to greenlight the biggest rent increase in a decade, the latest piece of bad news for tenants facing a record housing crisis. Rents are skyrocketing by double-digits in New York and evictions are soaring to levels not seen since before the pandemic,” reports Sateesh Nori in their City Limits.

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06/02/2022

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06/02/2022

SEC v. Ripple: Hinman Docs Become Focus of New Conference
“Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn has scheduled a new conference between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple lawyers to discuss renewed assertions of attorney-client privilege,” reports Alex Dovbnya in the U.Today.

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06/02/2022

Florida Condo Collapse Settlement Reached, Tops $1 Billion
“Attorneys for the families who lost relatives in last year’s collapse of a Florida condominium tower that killed 98 people reached a $1.02 billion settlement Friday, providing a speedy resolution to lawsuits that could have dragged on for years,” reports Terry Spencer in The Sacramento Bee.

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