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'Trying to do what a mother does': Mom of 5 buying slushies for her kids to celebrate moving into new home shot dead in front of them, cops say
Inset, top: Shakeela Martin (GoFundMe). Bottom insets, from left: Marcus Evans, Kyren Farmer and Jontez Young (Ferguson police). Background: The BP gas station in Missouri where Martin was killed (KMOV). Three Missouri men are accused of fatally shooting a 35-year-old...
Man killed cancer survivor in 'broad daylight' hit-and-run, then called 911 to claim his truck was stolen: Police
Inset: Walter "Wally" Williams (WISN). Background: The area in Milwaukee where Williams was struck and killed in a hit-and-run last week (WISN). A 55-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested after he allegedly struck and killed a cyclist while speeding in his pickup truck,...
When Military Orders Meet the Car Lot: What a Recent SCRA Settlement Means for Auto Dealer Compliance
On July 30, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a “lease here, pay here” dealership operating across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia agreed to pay over $137,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act...
Paoletta Becomes CFPB Acting Director
CFPB Deputy Director Mark Paoletta has become the Bureau’s Acting Director following the expiration of Russell Vought’s service as Acting Director on August 1. Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Vought could serve as Acting Director only for a limited...
Representative Claims Under the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law and Prevailing Wage Act Do Not Require Class Certification
By: Kyle D. Winnick and Andrew SimonSeyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Appellate Division held that representative claims under the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“WHL”) and Prevailing Wage Act (“PWA”) do not require class certification and...
Parent Company Beware: Subsidiaries’ Fidelity Bond Claims May Belong to FDIC in Receivership
In March 2023, we wrote about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and potential implications of its takeover by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”). As we noted then, the FDIC, as receiver for SVB, has broad discretion to...
California’s sales tax expansion: What businesses need to know
California has enacted one of its most significant sales tax changes in decades, expanding the state’s sales tax base to include electronically delivered and remotely accessed software. In this episode of the SALT Shaker Podcast, hosts and Partners Jeremy Gove...
LexisNexis Bets On Build-A-Bear Model For Legal AI
This morning, LexisNexis announced its Customer Innovation Lab to rebuild “how legal AI gets shipped.” Lawyers from firms, corporate legal departments, the judiciary, and academia can walk into LexisNexis’s physical space with their specific pain...
Why An Extra $2 Million Isn’t Enough To Poach Biglaw’s Top Partners
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. If you’re a partner making $15 million a year, another firm paying you $17 million a year doesn’t necessarily move the dial for you. Firms understand that. The pay packages are very reflective right now of...