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UK Consumer Class Actions Regime Set for Shake-Up

14 hours 58 min ago

Lawyers react as the Law Commission announces a new project that will examine the current framework, and will consider the impact of introducing a new regime.

       

Latest PBM Settlement to Reverberate Through Health Plans

19 hours 39 min ago

“PBMs and health plans have a symbiotic relationship. There will be discomfort not only for PBMs but for health plans in the short term," said Theresa Carnegie of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

       

Supreme Court Revives Suit Against Military Contractor Over Bombing on Afghan Base

19 hours 44 min ago

The U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that federal law does not preempt all state tort suits against military contractors operating in a war zone.

       

How Mark Lanier Used AI in the Social Media Addiction Trial

Tue, 2026-04-21 20:10
“We were able to take a collaborative AI model that cross-pollinates across all the different large language models and infuse it with my brain, said W. Mark Lanier of his work with BoodleBox on the blockbuster trial.        

Stellantis Must Pay $18M to Man Injured by Faulty Jeep Gear Shift

Tue, 2026-04-21 16:57

Jurors determined on April 17 that while Jeffrey Wu's negligence was 70% responsible for his injuries, Stellantis, which owns Jeep, was liable for the remainder due to a gearshifter design defect that led drivers to believe their vehicle was in park when it was actually in reverse.

       

Fed Chair Nominee Vows Independence as Trump Pressure Looms

Tue, 2026-04-21 16:13

“President Trump expresses it quite publicly without surrogates or subterfuge—but presidents want lower rates, Kevin Warsh said. “But Fed independence is up to the Fed. Fed leadership has to make a decision about what's the right thing to do.

       

Supreme Court Questions FCC's 'Retreat' Over Power to Fine

Tue, 2026-04-21 14:40

The Federal Communications Commission insisted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday that its roughly $100 million in fines against Verizon and AT&T were "nonbinding" and therefore did not violate the companies' Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.

       

The Week in Data April 21: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Tue, 2026-04-21 14:22

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, the top lateral moves across the U.S.

       

'An Inflection Point': 13 Lawyers Apply to Lead Talc MDL's Next Phase

Tue, 2026-04-21 11:37

The applications by lawyers including W. Mark Lanier, Mikal Watts and Christopher Placitella come after a federal magistrate judge disqualified Beasley Allen, whose principal, Leigh O'Dell, had served as co-lead counsel for 10 years.

       

Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with Elizabeth Barton

Tue, 2026-04-21 10:14

In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Chicago Board of Education's acting general counsel Elizabeth Barton live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.

       

Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 1-10

Tue, 2026-04-21 08:59

Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.

       

BYU Law Expands Law Academies, Moves Future Programming to Fall Due to Early Big Law Recruiting

Tue, 2026-04-21 08:59

BYU, which has been holding Law Skills Academies for 1Ls since 2018, will move the program from April to October in the next academic year in light of Big Law's accelerated recruiting practices.

       

American Airlines Paid Up Big to Lure Latham Star Aboard

Tue, 2026-04-21 08:44

Anthony "Tony" Richmond had been with the law firm for 29 years and had amassed an all-star lineup of clients, from Airbnb to Broadcom.

       

Kirkland Lays Groundwork for Middle East Expansion in Abu Dhabi

Tue, 2026-04-21 04:49

Kirkland & Ellis's registration with the Abu Dhabi Global Market comes as private equity firms bet on the financial hub, even as geopolitical tensions escalate across the region.

       

Jury Awards $5K Verdict in Second Uber Sexual Assault Bellwether Trial

Mon, 2026-04-20 18:05

A North Carolina federal jury awarded the verdict in a second bellwether trial in the sexual assault multidistrict litigation against Uber.

       

Federal Judges Discuss the Future of Third-Party Litigation Funding in Their Courtrooms

Mon, 2026-04-20 17:16

Brian Fitzpatrick, a law professor at Vanderbilt Law School, moderated a panel with Delaware District Court Chief Judge Colm Connolly and SDNY Judges J. Paul Oetken and Arun Subramanian at the NYU Law Review's "Charting the Future of Litigation Finance" event.

       

GCs' Preference for Big Firms Undercutting Efforts to Rein in Outside Counsel Costs

Mon, 2026-04-20 15:17

Average partner rates rose by more than 4% for the fourth straight year, according to LexisNexis. They'd risen by less than 3.5% all of the prior nine years.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Stay Flexible, Stay Curious and Welcome Challenges,' Says Lance Taubin of Alston & Bird

Mon, 2026-04-20 10:59

"Be patient. Stay flexible, stay curious, and welcome challenges—because the curveballs often end up being the opportunities that shape you the most."

       

'It's Going to Happen': Harvey CEO Details Why AI is Here to Stay in the Legal Industry

Mon, 2026-04-20 10:59

Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg joined Maria Glover, a professor at Georgetown Law, and Tobey Scharding, a professor at Rutgers Business School, for a keynote conversation Friday at NYU Law's "Charting the Future of Litigation Finance" event in lower Manhattan.

       

Supreme Court Will Hear Religious Challenge to Anti-Bias Rules for Pre-K Program

Mon, 2026-04-20 10:31

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider lowering the threshold for proving a law burdens religious exercise in a case over Colorado's universal preschool program, which bars discrimination against LGBTQ parents and students.

       

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