A federal judge in Ohio ruled that a plaintiff can seek court-approved notice to employees at 24 McDonald’s restaurants operated by a group of LLCs, rejecting a defense argument that the scope of notice should be limited to a single entity.
Douglas v. QSR Enterprises Admin, LLC et al.
A federal judge in Chicago dismissed two former McDonald’s executives’ claims that they were denied promotions due to race, but allowed one executive’s retaliation claim to proceed based on the timing of an investigation launched shortly...
Guster -Hines et al v. McDonald's USA, LLC
A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted Brett Blackman of orchestrating a massive telemarketing scheme that defrauded Medicare and other federal health care programs of more than $1 billion through bogus telemedicine...
Owner of Health Care Software Company Convicted of 1 Billion Dollar Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
A Brooklyn tax preparer was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for her role in a fraud scheme that fraudulently claimed more than $600 million in COVID-19-related employment tax credits.
Brooklyn Woman Sentenced in $600 Million Covid Tax Credit Scheme
The state’s highest court held that trial courts must interpret utility rate settlement agreements for ambiguity before deferring to agency discretion, remanding a dispute over $17 million in storm recovery costs.
Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald’s legal defense in a Freedom of Information Act case was frivolous, reversing the trial court’s denial of sanctions against her.
Kristen Karr v. Karen D McDonald
A Washington State Court of Appeals panel ruled that a domestic violence protection order’s blanket prohibition on posting any media referencing family members violates the First Amendment, requiring the trial court to narrow the...
Aiden Asbach v. Adam Couto
The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in a dispute over a motor vehicle deficiency balance, holding that claims under the Uniform Commercial Code and state consumer finance law are not subject...
Mutual Security Credit Union v. Hardy
The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union, holding that the one-year statute of limitations for penal statutes does not apply to damages claims under Article 9...
Lumpkin v. Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union
The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a trial court’s summary judgment ruling in Connex Credit Union v. Madgic, holding that the three-year statute of limitations for tort actions, rather than the one-year period for penal...
Connex Credit Union v. Madgic
The Connecticut Supreme Court held that an employer's workers' compensation lien under General Statutes § 31-293 (a) extends to tort settlement proceeds attributable to a deceased worker's nonoccupational asbestos exposure, not just the...
Dodge v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
The Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in Royce v. Bonta, a challenge to California’s SB 277 school vaccination mandate on Free Exercise Clause grounds.
Royce v. Bonta
A Northern District of Illinois judge granted summary judgment on most employment discrimination claims brought by two Black executives against McDonald’s USA, LLC, but allowed one retaliation claim by former Operations Officer Domineca...
Guster -Hines v. McDonald's USA, LLC