May 06, 2020
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.
April 29, 2020
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.
April 28, 2020
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.
April 23, 2020
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.