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* A federal judge has certified a class action filed by peanut farmers alleging that companies conspired to depress the price of peanuts. Guess the farmers didn’t want to be paid “peanuts” for their crop… [Counter]
* Pinterest has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a former executive for $22.5 million. [CNN Business]
* Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position next week. [New York Times]
* A probe into Hunter Biden’s taxes is purportedly complicating Joe Biden’s search for an Attorney General. [Politico]
* A prominent Los Angeles attorney, who was involved in the case that inspired the movie Erin Brockovich, has had his assets frozen by a judge. This might be a good plot for a sequel… [Los Angeles Times]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.