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The Honorable Peter J. O’Donoghue (Ret.) Joins NAM’s Esteemed Panel of Neutrals

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) is proud to announce the addition of the Honorable Peter J. O’Donoghue (Ret.)

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  • NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) is proud to announce the addition of the Honorable Peter J. O’Donoghue (Ret.)
  • The Honorable Peter J. O'Donoghue's remarkable judicial career includes 27 years spent as a Justice of the Supreme Court in Queens County, 15 of which were in the Medical Malpractice Part.
  • From 2008 until his retirement, all medical and dental malpractice filings in the Queens County courthouse were exclusively assigned to him.
  • Judge O'Donoghue conferenced, negotiated, mediated, and settled more than 300 medical malpractice matters each year while on the bench.

Robins Kaplan Partners to Speak at International Academy of Trial Lawyers’ Democracy’s Last Line of Defense Symposium

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

The biannual symposium will tackle pressing issues at the nexus of technology, media, law, and governance.

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  • The biannual symposium will tackle pressing issues at the nexus of technology, media, law, and governance.
  • Robins Kaplan national trial chair and past president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Roman Silberfeld will deliver remarks on how an independent judiciary is, in fact, the last line of defense for the preservation of the democratic form of government.
  • Roman founded the Judicial Independence Collaborative, which launched the inaugural Democracy’s Last Line of Defense symposium in 2022.
  • Full details, including a link to register, can be found on the website of the National Judicial College.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. James Clyburn February 2024 Porker of the Month

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) its February 2024 Porker of the Month for saying that fixing climate change depends on forgiving student loan debt.

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  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) its February 2024 Porker of the Month for saying that fixing climate change depends on forgiving student loan debt.
  • On February 5, 2024, Rep. Clyburn absurdly and incongruously said student loan debt is “the biggest” issue in America and we’re “not going to solve the climate crisis” unless that debt is forgiven.
  • Rep. Clyburn has gone further and wants to forgive $50,000 in student loans, which would cost almost $1 trillion.
  • For more than two decades, Porker of the Month is a dubious honor given to lawmakers and government officials who have shown a blatant disregard for the taxpayers.

New Trial Firm Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC Launches With Six Founding Partners From Selendy Gay Elsberg, Quinn Emanuel

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

A group of six renowned litigators led by David Elsberg , most recently a name partner at Selendy Gay Elsberg, and Rollo Baker IV and Silpa Maruri , former practice group leaders at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, today launched a new trial law firm, Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC.

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  • A group of six renowned litigators led by David Elsberg , most recently a name partner at Selendy Gay Elsberg, and Rollo Baker IV and Silpa Maruri , former practice group leaders at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, today launched a new trial law firm, Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC.
  • The firm’s founding partners also include two former partners at Selendy Gay Elsberg, Michael Duke and Vivek Tata , as well as Jared Ruocco , a former partner at LTL Attorneys who previously practiced at Quinn Emanuel.
  • The name partners of Elsberg Baker & Maruri formerly practiced together at Quinn Emanuel and have acted as lead counsel in numerous high-profile and precedent-setting cases.
  • Ruocco, who specializes in M&A and corporate governance disputes, practiced with Elsberg Baker & Maruri’s name partners at Quinn Emanuel.

Social Media Victims Law Center and Belluck & Fox file lawsuit against Meta, ByteDance, Inc., TikTok and Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the one-year anniversary of Zackery Nazario’s death from a “subway surfing” accident

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

While subway surfing has been around since the 1980s, a new generation of teens is drawn in by the rush of seeing the reactions on TikTok and Instagram.

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  • While subway surfing has been around since the 1980s, a new generation of teens is drawn in by the rush of seeing the reactions on TikTok and Instagram.
  • The MTA, which tracks the instances of people riding outside the trains, saw a noticeable spike beginning in 2021.
  • In 2023 alone, five individuals were killed by subway surfing in New York City, including Zackery.
  • This is compared to a total of five subway surfing deaths that occurred over a four-year period between 2018 and 2022.

50K Coalition Founders Call for Increased Diversity Amid DEI Rollbacks

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Monday, February 19, 2024

The 50K Coalition will discuss the report’s finding via a virtual symposium – “Engineering a Brighter Future” – on Monday, Feb. 19 at 12:00 p.m. EST.

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  • The 50K Coalition will discuss the report’s finding via a virtual symposium – “Engineering a Brighter Future” – on Monday, Feb. 19 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
  • The report comes amid the current rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in academic and corporate environments.
  • The group includes more than 60 diversity engineering organizations, academic institutions, and corporations committed to increasing diverse representation in engineering.
  • While the 50,000 graduates milestone was achieved earlier than the target date, the Coalition acknowledges there is much more to be done.

Knight Law Group: California Supreme Court Upholds Lemon Law Rights

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Saturday, March 9, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In an important vindication of California's lemon law rights, the state Supreme Court ruled 9-0 this week in favor of consumers in Niedermeier v. FCA.

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In an important vindication of California's lemon law rights, the state Supreme Court ruled 9-0 this week in favor of consumers in Niedermeier v. FCA.
  • Ms. Niedermeier's experience shows the lengths automakers will go to in order to avoid their obligations under the lemon law.
  • Knight Law Group only handles Lemon Law claims and is the leading firm in California.
  • Seven other Knight Law Group cases currently await hearing before the state Supreme Court.

MoloLamken LLP Announces New Partners

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The national litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Dayton, Jennifer Fischell, and Eugene Sokoloff have been named partners in the firm.

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  • The national litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Dayton, Jennifer Fischell, and Eugene Sokoloff have been named partners in the firm.
  • NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The national litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Dayton, Jennifer Fischell, and Eugene Sokoloff have been named partners in the firm.
  • Ms. Dayton joined MoloLamken after clerking for the Honorable Steven M. Colloton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Honorable Brian M. Cogan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
  • Mr. Sokoloff is admitted in New York, the District of Columbia, Illinois, and numerous federal district and appellate courts.

ARENA STAGE HONORS U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON WITH THE AMERICAN VOICE AWARD

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presented the American Voice Award to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, February 22, 2024, as part of the Opening Night celebration for the world premiere of Kia Corthron's Tempestuous Elements.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presented the American Voice Award to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, February 22, 2024, as part of the Opening Night celebration for the world premiere of Kia Corthron's Tempestuous Elements.
  • Established in 2005, the American Voice Award honors public officials recognized for their extraordinary support of and advocacy for American arts and arts education.
  • Justice Jackson has repeatedly demonstrated her dedication to fighting for human and civil rights and her deep commitment to equal justice.
  • She is both the first Black woman and the first former federal public defender to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SONIA SOTOMAYOR AND AMY CONEY BARRETT, U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MIGUEL CARDONA AND ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES COLLEEN SHOGAN HEADLINE CIVIC LEARNING WEEK, MARCH 11-15, 2024

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Friday, March 1, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan will join thousands of people across the country in focusing on the importance of civic education during Civic Learning Week, March 11–15, 2024.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan will join thousands of people across the country in focusing on the importance of civic education during Civic Learning Week , March 11–15, 2024.
  • Justices Sotomayor and Barrett will engage in a conversation for the Civic Learning Week National Forum at The George Washington University on Tuesday, March 12, at 1 p.m.
  • Secretary Cardona and Archivist Shogan will engage in a fireside chat at the forum's closing reception at The National Archives, March 12, at 6:30 p.m.
  • This year's theme, "2024 and Beyond: Civic Learning as a Unifying Force," focuses on the need to make civics a national priority and a means to combat polarization.