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  1. May 06, 2020

    Agent In Blackmail Suit Seeks Secrecy For WilmerHale, Toyota

    A legal staffing agency pressed a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday to seal an upcoming hearing in its lawsuit against a former employee that features blackmail allegations, arguing it didn't want any more of its clients' secrets slipping out.

  2. April 29, 2020

    Atty Accused Of Extorting WilmerHale, Toyota Gets Gag Order

    A former legal staffing agency employee accused of blackmailing WilmerHale and Toyota over a highly sensitive document review project has been ordered by a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday to keep quiet about what he learned, at least for now, after publicly revealing the companies' identities.

  3. April 28, 2020

    Agency Seeks To Gag Attorney Who Outed Toyota, WilmerHale

    A Manhattan federal judge will consider a legal staffing agency's request to silence its former employee after the man revealed to Law360 the identities of two unnamed companies in the agency's lawsuit, which accuses him of blackmail.

  4. April 23, 2020

    Agency Says Atty Used Virus To Blackmail Toyota, WilmerHale

    A legal staffing company accused a former employee on Wednesday of trying to extort Toyota and its law firm WilmerHale for $450,000 by threatening to release confidential information after they suspended a document review project due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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