The president's attorney is Miami lawyer Alejandro “Alex Brito of Brito Law, who negotiated a $15 million settlement with ABC News on Trump's behalf.

The new rule of court and accompanying guidance give courts the choice of whether to use generative AI. Judges will have discretion in many cases over disclosing its use.

The hearing addresses the defendants' demurrer and special motion to dismiss the case pursuant to California's anti-SLAPP statute, which was filed in December 2024.

"You need someone to be ultimately responsible for decisions on the staff side of the house, and it's too hard for practicing lawyers to do on a day-to-day basis,” said firm chair Jon Ballis.

A man suing X Corp. for $70 million for allegedly violating his civil rights asked the judge recuse himself from the case, but the judged denied his motion.

"The federal interests here are particularly weak compared to the relatively strong interest of the state in interpreting its own statute via a specialized tribunal created by the state legislature," said U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. of the Northern District of Illinois.

The shortage of experienced AI talent and the need for all employees to embrace gen AI is making internal development more vital than ever.

Faith Evans is facing litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery accusing the R&B singer of witholding proceeds from a deal over rapper Biggie Small's music catalog from a trust.

Cases are piling up against Roblox over video game addiction and sexual grooming of minors.

Optum was accused of approving claims that were not covered under the union's benefits plan.

Elkhem Materials Inc. said Allied Metal Co., backed by Reed Smith, satisfied the judgment Wednesday after asking the court to approve the $1 million agreement to cover the jury's verdict, attorney fees and prejudgment interest earlier this week.

Republican Federal Trade Commission members set aside a ban on the executives, saying the FTC failed to plead antitrust law violations and disregarded decades of precedent under the FTC Merger Guidelines.

"Although Plaintiffs fear the repercussions of disclosure, a fear that something may happen in the future—even if that fear is serious and sincere—is not enough to bring a lawsuit," U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote in dismissing the FBI Agents Association's retaliation lawsuit against the Trump administration.

New Jersey's 17 U.S. District Court judges will meet Monday to decide what to do about the U.S. Attorney's post. They could reappoint Alina Habba, pick someone else, or leave the position vacant.

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In this week's Legal Speak episode, Patrick Smith speaks with the three McDermott, Will & Emery attorneys undertook the task of peeling back layer after layer of what artificial intelligence will mean for those using the tool for business and legal purposes. There is a lot to cover.

TikTok Global, a limited liability company formed to make a bid to buy TikTok's U.S. presence, has sued the social media company, its Chinese parent company ByteDance, Beijing Telecommunications and the former CEO of ByteDance, Yiming Zhang, in Florida federal court for alleged racketeering and antitrust violations this week.

“My guess is that the lion's share of laid-off attorneys at Microsoft are in the bottom tranche, lawyers three to seven years out of law school that are more easily replaced, where you can get less lawyers to do more using AI, said Sean Burke, founding partner of the recruiting firm Whistler Partners.

The former jurists expressed concern about the potential for "retroactive challenges to dozens of cases tried by a magistrate judge in a close-knit legal community, even when no actual bias is alleged or proven.”

Gov. Maura Healey nominated Judge Emily Karstetter and attorney Thomas Townsend to serve as associate justices of the Superior Court.