Thirty-three people who say an e-commerce company scammed them out of millions are using the American Arbitration Association and a Miami attorney to try to recoup the money they say they lost. Nima Tahmassebi, a partner with Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli & Albrightc, is leading the charge for the group, which has opted…

The Office of Court Administration should not have to release memoranda regarding guidance to judges because judicial discretion prevails, an OCA attorney told the Appellate Division, First Department during Thursday arguments over records sought by the New York Civil Liberties Union. “This is purely guidance, this panel before me is…

California Supreme Court Shields PAGA Claims From ‘Manageability’ Dismissals | The Recorder Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/01/18/california-supreme-court-shields-paga-claims-from-manageability-dismissals/ The California State Building at 350 McAlister in San Francisco, home of the state Supreme Court. Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM NEWS The unanimous court said judges have no inherent authority to strike Private Attorneys General…

The family of a church deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta police officer following a minor car crash sued the city, the officer and the police chief on Thursday. Officer Kiran Kimbrough used excessive force while trying to get 62-year-old Johnny Hollman to sign a citation finding him…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Wednesday upheld a restriction on the president’s authority to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission only for cause, applying a New Deal-era precedent that supports the structure of the CPSC and dozens of other federal agencies led by…

Top White House lawyer Stacey Grigsby has rejoined Covington & Burling as a litigation partner in Washington, D.C., after departing the White House Counsel’s office last August after a year. Grigsby, former deputy White House counsel to President Joseph Biden, will serve as co-chair of Covington’s government litigation practice and…