A jury in Baltimore City Circuit Court awarded $59.84 million to plaintiff Cherie Craft, then added $1.5 billion in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Pecos River.

       

When the Standards committee met in November, it “engaged in a comprehensive view of the Standards with the goal of looking for the standards to be discussed by the advisory committee.

       

The firm's 149,000 square feet in New York across four floors is an increase of about 6,000 from the prior location.

       

The Texas Supreme Court has proposed ending the central docket system in Bexar and Travis counties, where any available judge can currently hear a case. Instead, under the proposed new rules, cases would be randomly assigned to one judge who would handle the case from start to finish.

       

Pennsylvania's Superior Court judges ruled in Monday's opinion that a trial judge had previously instructed the jury with the wrong legal standard.

       

The Wall Street law firm and its chair, Neil Barr, have advised on at least five law firm mergers in the last couple of years.

       

Harvard University secured a court victory against the Trump administration in early September when District Court Judge Allison Burroughs blocked the government from enforcing past or future freeze orders.

       

The legislation, which will set a 25% cap on a third-party consumer litigation financing company's gross recovery from a lawsuit, had been eight years in the works.

       

Some observers said the merger was a cautionary tale about the forces in the market. Others lauded the announcement.

       

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including a reversal of a years-long trend in Big Law partner promotions.

       

"I would tell my younger self to be patient with the process of building a career and to recognize that success is as much about relationships as it is about skills. Early on, I was focused on technical excellence—which is critical—but I've since learned that investing time in mentoring others, cultivating trust, and contributing to a healthy firm culture is equally important."

       

Friday's verdict, in the Second Judicial District in Ramsey County, Minnesota, is the latest talc verdict against Johnson & Johnson for Dallas-based plaintiffs' firm Dean Omar Branham Shirley.

       

The court stated rescinding the $56 billion pay package wasn't a proper remedy because it left Musk uncompensated for six years of work he'd already contributed to Tesla.

       

Several Big Law mergers lately have had vastly different financial pictures. At the end of the day, that may not matter anymore.

       

Rodri guez is currently serving as deputy dean and will take over the role on Feb. 1, 2026. The school's prior dean, Heather Gerken, stepped down in August to run the Ford Foundation.

       

Welcome to the Trend Detection Weekly Scan from Law.com Radar. This weekly article highlights shifts and patterns in case filings that are surfaced by Law.com Radar's award-winning Trend Detection system.        

At a Friday hearing, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, of the Northern District of Florida, ordered supplemental briefs to Pfizer's summary judgment motion on federal preemption in light of the FDA's warning label added this month to Depo-Provera.

       

The California Legal Awards 2026 are now open for nominations.

       

At least a half dozen law schools had their highest enrollment for the 2024-25 academic year in five years according to American Bar Association 509 reports.

       

The firms investing in administrative strategy — and in the people who embody it — continue to be the ones turning innovation into true competitive advantage.