The YWCA of Palm Beach County announced the winner of its 2014 Grace Hoadley Dodge Award, Dena Sisk Foman. The award is presented annually to a woman residing in Palm Beach County who has overcome adversity, and in the process has not only empowered herself but also created opportunities for […]
On May 30, 2014, Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California issued an opinion denying a motion for summary judgment by Apple Inc. (“Apple”) in connection with a nationwide class action brought on behalf of retail store employees who are subject to uncompensated bag and technology checks. The […]
New York-based McLaughlin & Stern, one of the oldest US law firms, founded in 1898, believes it has become the first major US legal practice to accept the virtual currency. Michael Paradise, a member of the firm’s executive committee, said: ‘We believe it is important that if we want to […]
The New York Law Journal and VerdictSearch recently recognized as one of New York’s Top Verdicts for 2013 the jury verdict rendered in the case Chellappa Shanmugam v. SCI Engineering, Shahid Iqbal, et ano. The case had been tried before a jury by Steven J. Hyman and Jonathan R. Jeremias. At […]
By Susan Edelman | New York Post On Dec. 7, 2009, New York State Police narcotics investigator Richard O’Brien fell off a ladder while fixing his mother’s roof. He lived for only three more hours after the fall — but in that brief time, fellow troopers tried to have him […]