In the second part of a two-part article addressing patent standing issues common to companies in the life sciences industry, we examine additional patent standing complications and discuss how mid-litigation transfers of ownership may affect standing, and how standing issues may ultimately impact the availability and scope of damages.

       

"The relationship between the remitted punitive damages award and comparable civil penalties is appropriate. The remitted award serves the goals of punishing Philip Morris's conduct and deterring similar future acts while comporting with due process," the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said.

       

Experience with AI tools is seen as a positive differentiator during recruiting season, while an aversion to AI is increasingly disqualifying.

       

Search our Go-To Law Schools data by school to see the firms where 2025 graduates found associate jobs.

       

These law schools sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 200 law firms.

       

Here's a look at how much it costs to attend a law school that has a strong Big Law track record.

       

"T14" law schools dominated by taking the top six positions this year while Vanderbilt Law and Georgetown Law both climbed four spots to make the top 10.

       

See hiring stats for every law school that sent a 2025 graduate to one of the top 200 firms.

       

Recent advances in quantum computing raise long-term concerns for Bitcoin's security, but the threat is not immediate. Experts estimate that vulnerable cryptography could be phased out between 2029 and 2035 through protocol upgrades and new cryptographic standards. Migration will require careful coordination, but Bitcoin can adapt without risking instant failure. Overall, quantum risk is a future issue related to governance and timing, not an urgent crisis.

       

Join us as we examine how Am Law 200 firms navigated a volatile 2025—balancing growth, AI disruption, talent competition, and profitability while striving to keep pace with a strong Am Law 100.
       

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.

       

“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.

       

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.

       

“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.        

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.

       

“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.

       

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.

       

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

       

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.

       

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.