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Reporter covering employment law for Law.com and litigation for New Jersey Law Journal. I welcome your news tips at ctoutant@alm.com.
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Judge Sanctions Barnes & Thornburg $172K as Tactics Backfire

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By Charles Toutant 
| Law.com
Barnes & Thornburg offices in Indianapolis, IN. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a $172,635 sanction against Barnes & Thornburg and two of its attorneys for filing what the court found was a meritless motion to disqualify opposing counsel.
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Attorney Compensation: Ruling Takes a Bite Out of Class Counsel Fee Awards

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By Charles Toutant 
| Law.com
Yuri Kabantsev/Shutterstock The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has curtailed the use of lodestar multipliers as a means to compensate in class counsel for circumstances requiring extra effort. Applying lodestar multipliers in contractual fee-shifting cases are subject to the same ban that applies to multipliers in statutory fee-shifting cases, the appeals court said in a precedential ruling, Gelis v. BMW North America.
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What's Next for the Disparate Impact Doctrine, Some Ask After Justice Department Rule Changes

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By Charles Toutant 
| Law.com
U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C, on January 12, 2022. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM A new Department of Justice opinion could portend a diminished role for disparate impact doctrine, according to some employment law observers. The DOJ issued a 25-page opinion on Tuesday that found Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines on evaluating disparate impact claims were unconstitutional because they could pressure employers to engage in racial discrimination.
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