TransPerfect has filed suit against a lawyer representing a class action complaint against the translation service, alleging defamation per se over statements made to the press. Attorney Jeremiah Frei-Pearson represents plaintiffs in a wage-theft action currently pending against TransPerfect in Manhattan federal court. As part of that litigation, Frei-Pearson told…

Damages Awarded in $2.25B Roundup Verdict ‘Shocks the Court’s Sense of Justice,’ Phila. Judge Rules | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/06/27/damages-awarded-in-2-25b-roundup-verdict-shocks-the-courts-sense-of-justice-phila-judge-rules/ Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge Susan Schulman. Courtesy photo NEWS Schulman’s 75-page opinion lays out the reasoning behind a June 4 order in which she slashed…

For some, news of a lawsuit seeking to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent campaign for president off the New Jersey ballot elicited one question: Who is Scott Salmon? Salmon, an election lawyer and partner at Jardim Meisner Salmon Sprague & Susser in Florham Park, is both plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel in…

The president of Daniel Coker Horton & Bell has teamed with Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer lawyers to help AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals sue the Mississippi attorney general. Attorney Wilton V. Byars III joined Arnold & Porter partners Allon Kedem and Jeffrey L. Handwerker and senior associates Stephen K. Wirth and Samuel I. Ferenc to file a…

In 1992 the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling encouraging lawyers to aspire to provide 20 hours of pro bono work annually or contribute $350 to a legal aid organization. While some firms might view pro bono work as a wedge between billable hours and charitable efforts, many South Florida attorneys are increasingly finding…

Kenny Polcari, SlateStone Wealth’s chief market strategist, reacts to Tesla shareholders voting to reinstate Elon Musk’s pay package on “Varney & Co.” Tesla is arguing in a court filing that CEO Elon Musk won the legal battle over his $56 billion pay package because shareholders voted to reapprove the compensation…