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&lt;p&gt;Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the collapse of Thelen. However, a group of former Thelen employees contend that the late firm&amp;rsquo;s obligations under the WARN Act live on in the hands of ex-Thelen partners&amp;rsquo; current firms. The former employees are represented in their $18 million class action by LA boutique Blum Collins (&amp;ldquo;We are committed to protecting the concept of private property which forms the philosophical and economic foundation of our country&amp;rdquo;). Blum Collins is carving out a niche in &amp;ldquo;dead law firm aftermath litigation,&amp;rdquo; having recently secured a $19 million settlement for employees in the Heller bankruptcy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, the former Thelen employees argue the current firms&#39; hiring of the partners amounted to purchasing a portion of Thelen&#39;s business, thereby creating the WARN obligations of an employer. In August, the defendants (including Orrick; DLA Piper; Nixon Peabody; Howrey and Morgan Lewis) filed motions to dismiss, arguing that, since Thelen was dissolved, there was no acquisition or merger that would trigger WARN obligations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As quoted in today&amp;rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;Recorder&lt;/em&gt;, Blum Collins name partner Craig Collins believes that the defendants&amp;rsquo; argument begs a basic question: &quot;[D]oes that mean the WARN Act doesn&#39;t apply to law firms?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;-posted by brian&lt;/p&gt;

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