Legal News Roundup - 9/24/18
Here are some of the top legal news stories you may have missed from last week.
1) “More Americans oppose than support the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Public Affairs Poll finds, an unprecedented level of disapproval for a nominee to the nation's high court.” Read more from USA Today
2) “Recent large-scale disasters like Hurricane Florence and wildfires on the West Coast have reinforced the need for the ABA to address the myriad rules that lawyers must consider under these challenging circumstances. ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 482, released on Wednesday by the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, clarifies the variety of ethical obligations attorneys face when disaster strikes.” Read more from the ABA Journal
3) “Spurred by the massive Equifax data breach in 2017 that exposed the private data of nearly half of all Americans, Congress passed legislation earlier this year that gives every consumer the right to lock up their credit information quickly and for free. That makes it unavailable to both creditors and identity thieves.” Read more from CBS News
4) “Doctors in California will now be required to notify patients if they are put on disciplinary probation for sexual misconduct.” Read more the Los Angeles Times
5) “Striking McDonald’s Corp. workers in the union-backed “Fight for $15” movement are demanding that the company stop seeking advice on sexual harassment policy from a law firm that’s currently defending the Weinstein Co.” Read more from Bloomberg
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