Law

  • Former Trump administration adviser Michael Flynn asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday to hand down a sentence of “no more than” probation in a case in which Flynn stands accused of lying to the FBI during a probe of Russian interference with the 2016 election… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to take another look at a panel decision from earlier this month that affirmed a $54.6 million jury win for truckers who said the retailer violated California law by not paying minimum wage for breaks and other work interruptions… Read this piece in its entirety at…

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  • A Louisiana federal court said Tuesday that a $20 million settlement in a different case allows Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC to exit a suit alleging the Wall Street titan and other major banks rigged the price of bonds issued by government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac… Read this piece in its…

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  • Home Depot lost a bid to nix a proposed class action claiming the retailer failed to warn buyers that Roundup weedkiller contained an ingredient that causes cancer when a California federal judge ruled Tuesday that Home Depot’s dismissal request wrongly relied on outside information… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • Allstate doubled down Friday in its bid for sanctions against a Culver City, California, attorney who sent threatening, profanity-laced emails to the insurer’s counsel during a coverage dispute, saying the lawyer still hadn’t apologized for his behavior even as the case neared settlement… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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