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Partner Travis Prince Named Program Lead for Disabled Veterans Nonprofit

At Bailey Glasser, our attorneys are dedicated to serving our local communities. BG Partner Travis Prince has been named a Program Lead at Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. (“PHWFF”). PHWFF is a nationwide non-profit committed to providing full-spectrum fly fishing programming for disabled veterans and is an innovative leader in the field of therapeutic outdoor recreation for the disabled. In this role, Travis is responsible for the coordination of programming for veterans and the gracious volunteers of the Morgantown, WV chapter.

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At Bailey Glasser, our attorneys are dedicated to serving our local communities. BG Partner Travis Prince has been named a Program Lead at Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. (“PHWFF”). PHWFF is a nationwide non-profit committed to providing full-spectrum fly fishing programming for disabled veterans and is an innovative leader in the field of therapeutic outdoor recreation for the disabled. In this role, Travis is responsible for the coordination of programming for veterans and the gracious volunteers of the Morgantown, WV chapter.

PRC Designated Recipient of $560,000 Cy Pres Award

The Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to protecting and promoting retirement security, was designated the recipient of a $560,000 cy pres award by Bailey & Glasser, LLP.

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The Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to protecting and promoting retirement security, was designated the recipient of a $560,000 cy pres award by Bailey & Glasser, LLP.

A cy pres award allows for the distribution of leftover funds from the settlement of a lawsuit to be disbursed to charitable organizations whose mission generally aligns with the purpose of the lawsuit. BG partner Gregory Porter commented that we are “delighted that undisbursed money is going to the Pension Rights Center, which has been working for 47 years to protect retirement security for workers and retirees, particularly for lower and moderate wage earners.” To learn more visit The Pension Rights Center website.

Honoring Black History Month

Every February, Bailey Glasser honors Black History Month. As part of our commemoration, we post all month long across our social media channels a selection of Black Americans who made impactful contributions in all the states where our law firm have offices. Please enjoy this short video that highlight’s this year’s social media posts for this important month.

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Every February, Bailey Glasser honors Black History Month. As part of our commemoration, we post all month long across our social media channels a selection of Black Americans who made impactful contributions in all the states where our law firm have offices. Please enjoy this short video that highlight’s this year’s social media posts for this important month.

As noted at the end of this video: ”Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.” Maya Angelou

Mike Murphy Quoted in the National Law Journal About Facebook Effort “To Squeeze Every Penny Out Of Every Eyeball”

Bailey & Glasser, LLP partner Michael Murphy was quoted in the National Law Journal about his work in helping lead the new wave of litigation related to privacy law concerns, particularly related to how Facebook identifies users and tracks them across the Internet with a user ID number, and how this intersects with the Video Privacy Protection Act. As stated in the article titled: “Privacy Law Sparks New Litigation Wave Over Undisclosed Data Sharing”:

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Bailey & Glasser, LLP partner Michael Murphy was quoted in the National Law Journal about his work in helping lead the new wave of litigation related to privacy law concerns, particularly related to how Facebook identifies users and tracks them across the Internet with a user ID number, and how this intersects with the Video Privacy Protection Act. As stated in the article titled: “Privacy Law Sparks New Litigation Wave Over Undisclosed Data Sharing”: “Murphy has a warning: ‘If you’re going to bind the consumer, at least give them a fair disclosure and not pretend these tracking tools are used to ‘enhance’ the user’s experience instead of an effort to squeeze every penny out of every eyeball.’”

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Partner Mark Boyko Quoted in Law 360

“Make no mistake, the decision is a win for workers and retirees” – BG partner Mark Boyko is quoted in Law360 commenting on the impact of a federal court appeal rejecting a management-side argument to force an ERISA lawsuit into individual arbitration, finding that an agreement tucked into ESOP plan documents blocked relief under federal benefits law.

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“Make no mistake, the decision is a win for workers and retirees” – BG partner Mark Boyko is quoted in Law360 commenting on the impact of a federal court appeal rejecting a management-side argument to force an ERISA lawsuit into individual arbitration, finding that an agreement tucked into ESOP plan documents blocked relief under federal benefits law. However, the panel avoided thornier questions such as whether all ERISA claims could be pushed into arbitration. As Boyko noted, the panel “hung its hat” on the arbitration provision’s block on monetary or other relief being recovered on a class basis and warns “the issues with limiting representative actions are just one of the problems.’”

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