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BROWSE Menu Home News Analysis Submit a News Tip Go Subscribe/Free Trial Advanced Search Go Log in to access all of your products Single Sign-On Remember Password Log In Request a Free Demo Register Academic Account Forgot Username/ Password? Amazon’s Judging of IP Claims Questioned in Seller Lawsuits Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Win May Bolster Struggling Firm Defense Top Stories Wells Fargo Ends Forced Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Wells Fargo & Co. said it will no longer require arbitration when an employee files a sexual harassment complaint, making it the first of the largest U.S. banks to announce an end to the practice. U.S. Lacks Resources to Combat Rapidly Spreading Coronavirus The U.S. health-care system lacks the capacity to handle the latest coronavirus if the rapidly spreading outbreak can’t be contained, former CDC and FDA officials told a Senate panel. JPMorgan Accused of Bias Against Black Personal Bankers JPMorgan Chase Bank NA discriminates against its black personal bankers by systematically assigning them to lower-income branches where they’re exposed to greater risks of physical harm, a new class lawsuit filed in federal court in New Orleans charges. New York Pick Among Four Confirmed for District Court Seats The U.S. Senate confirmed four of President Donald Trump’s nominees for federal district courts in Alaska, Missouri, Illinois, and New York, adding to the president’s efforts to reshape the federal judiciary. Contrasts in Surprise Billing Measures Show Industry Tug-of-War A trio of draft bills that would get consumers off the hook for exorbitant surprise medical bills have much in common, but they differ slightly in terms of how insurers and doctors hash out their payments. Oregon LNG Terminal, First on West Coast, Up for FERC Decision Oregon appears on a collision course with federal regulators whose environmental review of what would be the West Coast’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal is replete with factual errors, missing data, and a lax reading of environmental law, according to state agencies. Practitioner Insights Samuel Estreicher New York University School of Law INSIGHT: NLRB Wrongly Rejects Employee Access to Company Email for Organizational Purposes Perrie M. Weiner Baker & McKenzie INSIGHT: SEC’s Use of Disgorgement in Limbo as Supreme Court Ponders Issue José Carlos Silva International Forum Mexico’s 2020 Tax Reform—What to Expect? Alex Hontos Dorsey & Whitney LLP INSIGHT: Research Institutions Under DOJ’s False Claims Microscope After Chinese Influence Settlement View More Making Millions Off Others’ Lawsuits: How Litigation Finance Works For centuries it was considered taboo for a third-party to have a financial stake in a lawsuit. Today, thanks to an industry re-examining the relevance of legal doctrines from feudal times, a new crop of firms have sprouted to invest in lawsuits for profit. The concept, known as litigation finance, has quickly spawned a multi-billion dollar industry that is getting the attention of the country’s largest law firms. Up Next: PFAS: The 'Forever Chemicals' The Big Four Are a Looming Threat to Big Law Infrastructure: The Hardest Easiest Problem Podcasts Casey Phillips on Win, Lose or Draw Straws What If the Feds Legalize Cannabis? Tax Relief Leads Governors’ 2020 Agendas (Radio) Daily Labor Report View More Wynn Casino Workers Get Another Shot at Tip-Pool Claims JPMorgan Accused of Bias Against Black Personal Bankers DoorDash Got Its Arbitration Wish, Costing Millions Upfront (Corrected) U.S. Law Week View More ABA Poised for Heated Fight Over Resolution on Access to Justice Angel Investor Pishevar Brings Perkins Coie Lawyer In-House Amazon’s Judging of IP Claims Questioned in Seller Lawsuits Privacy & Data Security Law News View More School Can Let Trans Student Use Bathroom of Gender Identity Facebook and Twitter Face Threat of Fines in U.K. Crackdown Howard University Beats Claims It Hacked Former Employee Daily Tax Report View More Two Senate Democrats Take Aim at Corporate Tax Breaks Kentucky Plans to Nearly Double Auditors to Hike Tax Collections Stanford Faces $43 Million Tab in Trump Endowment Tax Health Law & Business View More U.S. Lacks Resources to Combat Rapidly Spreading Coronavirus (1) Bankrupt Purdue Seeks Court OK to Make New Opioid Overdose Drug Ideas Sought to Improve Health of Rural Infants, Mothers Environment & Energy Report View More Oregon LNG Terminal, First on West Coast, Up for FERC Decision Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 3% in 2018, EPA Says Justice Seeks More Money to Defend Trump Environmental Policies MORE INFORMATION About Us Contact Us Terms of Service Privacy Policy Copyright Accessibility Copyright © 2020 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved BLAW ® 24 / 7 Help Desk (888) 560–2529...