U.S. Congressman John Barrow is running to unseat appointed incumbent Justice Andrew Pinson on the Supreme Court of Georgia in the May 21 nonpartisan primary election. But Barrow’s decision to center his judicial campaign around abortion and reproductive rights—rather than remain quiet on the topic that could come before him as a…

Eighteen Republican-leaning states have sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that the agency is defining gender-identity-based workplace harassment far more broadly than the landmark federal workplace-harassment law provides. Spurring the complaint was new EEOC guidance on workplace-harassment enforcement, issued in April, stating that employers that refused to use transgender…

Kleinbard Asks Pa. High Court to Revive Firm’s Bid to Recoup $70K in Legal Fees From Lancaster DA | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/14/kleinbard-asks-pa-high-court-to-revive-firms-bid-to-recoup-70k-in-legal-fees-from-lancaster-da/ Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices. Courtesy photo NEWS The case centers on whether the district attorney may exceed the legal spend that the county commission…

A federal judge in Texas on Monday dismissed an investor from the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit claiming the minority investor participated in U.S. Anesthesia Partners’ alleged anticompetitive acts. In September, the FTC sued USAP and its private equity founder—Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe—claiming they illegally consolidated and monopolized the anesthesiology…

A woman who claims she was sexually abused by her grandfather from 3 until she was 17 has agreed to accept $7.5 million to settle her suit under New Jersey’s Child Sex Abuse Act. Hal Sitt, now 88, consented to the entry of a judgment against him in connection with…

Western Canada-headquartered firm Bennett Jones named three new office managing partners Tuesday for its Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver locations. Preet Gill takes on the leadership role in Toronto and Kwang Lim in Vancouver, while acting Montreal managing partner Pascale Dionne-Bourassa now has the official title.