September 25, 2019
Lawyers from Lieff Cabraser and Elliot Morgan who helped a class of Duke medical faculty members land a $54.5 million deal with the university over no-poach allegations secured $21.5 million from the pot on Wednesday to cover legal fees and costs.
May 20, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked to join a settlement agreement between Duke University and a class of faculty members in a private suit alleging the university had an anti-competitive no-hire arrangement with a nearby medical school.
March 07, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a North Carolina federal court on Thursday to reject Duke University's bid for immunity in a class action alleging it had an anti-competitive no-hire arrangement with a nearby medical school, as well as the tough legal standard Duke is looking to apply.
February 02, 2018
A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday certified a class of faculty from the University of North Carolina medical school and Duke University in a lawsuit over allegedly anti-competitive no-hire arrangements, but said nonfaculty cannot be included due to a risk of "substantial confusion" at trial.
January 05, 2018
A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday signed off on a settlement under which the University of North Carolina School of Medicine agrees to a prohibition on no-hire arrangements, leaving only the Duke University School of Medicine to face antitrust allegations and damages claims from an instructor.
August 28, 2017
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine has agreed to a prohibition on no-hire arrangements to settle antitrust claims by a Duke University School of Medicine instructor, according to documents filed Friday in North Carolina federal court.
February 12, 2016
A North Carolina federal judge on Friday refused to automatically grant the University of North Carolina immunity in a potential class action accusing Duke University and a UNC administrator of suppressing wages through illegal hiring agreements in the universities' medical schools, which would have led to the dismissal of a case.
June 09, 2015
Duke University was hit Tuesday with a proposed class action in North Carolina federal court alleging it illegally conspired with the University of North Carolina and others not to hire their medical facility faculty, in an effort to suppress wages.