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Justice Jackson Suggests Supreme Court Plays Favorites With Trump Administration

Wed, 2025-06-11 13:43

The Trump administration is winning frequently before the justices on applications for emergency relief from lower court losses, leading Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to vent frustration about "preferential treatment."

       

From Baltimore to 400 Miles Apart: How Two Litigators Tackled $800K Verdict Against UMass Boston

Wed, 2025-06-11 13:40

“George certainly feels vindicated, Patrick Jennings, partner at The Ment Law Group, said. “He spent the last 10 years trying to point out systemic flaws about how UMass Boston treats old non-tenured track faculty and no one at the university ever took the time to listen to him.

       

Pfizer Scraps Bid for Depo-Provera Mass Tort Following Dismissal of Most Phila. Plaintiffs

Wed, 2025-06-11 11:51

While Pfizer said in its petition for mass tort designation that it expected many of the dismissed plaintiffs to refile their claims, that prediction has not come to fruition. Now, there appears to be only a single Depo-Provera lawsuit pending in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

       

Federal Judge May Reweigh Religious Vaccine Exemption Decision Following Shift in Appellate Guidance

Wed, 2025-06-11 11:21

In light of a recent federal circuit court ruling, a federal judge wants supplemental briefing on its decision to bar a defense witness from opining on stem cells and the COVID-19 vaccine.

       

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Start Leading, and the Title Will Work Itself Out,' Says Michaela Poizner of Baker Donelson

Wed, 2025-06-11 10:59

"Be patient—and while you're waiting for that leadership seat to open, recognize that not all leadership comes with a title. People don't follow you because you have a title; you get a title because they follow you. Start leading, and the title will work itself out."

       

The Careers of Young Chinese Lawyers in America Are Unraveling. Where Should They Go From Here?

Wed, 2025-06-11 10:55

As U.S. law firms downsize or close offices in China, and as U.S. visa renewals are called into question, talented Chinese graduates of top U.S. law schools have seen their plans and dreams unravel.

       

Labaton Keller Sucharow Installs Eric Belfi as Firm Chairman

Wed, 2025-06-11 09:00

Belfi has served as head of client development at Labaton. His election to firm chairman comes 19 years after he first joined the New York plaintiffs firm as a partner. His nearly two decades at the firm have seen him representing large pension funds and other institutional investors in securities litigation.

       

Kirkland Cuts Inclusion Leader and DEI Staff

Wed, 2025-06-11 05:59

Former global inclusion director Joi Bourgeois was replaced by associate director of firmwide inclusion Grace Geronimo, say sources.

       

Firm Names Hijacked in Wave of Industry Scams

Wed, 2025-06-11 00:13

Scammers have already misused the names of such firms as Latham & Watkins, Dechert, and DLA Piper, according to the U.K. Solicitors Regulation Authority.

       

Federal Circuit Lets Trump Administration Continue Global Tariffs, Pausing Trade Court Order

Tue, 2025-06-10 23:21

The Trump administration had asked the circuit to stay the U.S. Court of International Trade order while the case was on appeal, arguing that the ruling threatened to upend the president's ongoing talks with governments looking to reduce their tariff rates. A three-judge panel on Tuesday agreed to keep that order on ice.

       

Read the Letter: ABA Asks Bondi to Remove Block on Judicial Vetting, End 'Deeply Disturbing' Policy

Tue, 2025-06-10 22:39

"It is deeply disturbing that the Justice Department has decided to restrict access to judicial nominees without justification or basis," American Bar Association President William Bay wrote in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

       

Software Rivals Tamp Down Antitrust Dispute in San Francisco Federal Court

Tue, 2025-06-10 19:59

Hogan Lovells, representing process-mining software provider Celonis, agreed to immediately withdraw its motion for a preliminary injunction under a joint stipulation where software company SAP agreed to certain restraints while the litigation continues.

       

After NCAA Settlement, Republicans Look to Shield College Sports From Antitrust Suits

Tue, 2025-06-10 18:06

The legislation would codify much of what the NCAA has been lobbying for years, providing antitrust protection for schools and stipulating that college athletes are not university employees.

       

Patent Dispute Between Nike, New Balance Put on Pause, Judge Rules

Tue, 2025-06-10 17:56

"Under the circumstances—including the lack of evidence regarding harm that Nike will suffer, the brevity of the stay, and New Balance's commitment to continue collecting discovery from its foreign manufacturers—Nike has not 'show[n] undue prejudice separate from the delay itself,'" the court said.

       

Prevailing Boston-Area Attorneys Earn $300K in Employment Retaliation Case

Tue, 2025-06-10 17:48
The court's largest deductions were $2,000 for expenses the plaintiffs billed for that were not covered by standards outlined in 28 U.S.C. §§ 1821 and 1920 and over $1,330 docked for fee-petition work based on precedent from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Brewster v. Dukakis.        

‘The Stakes Could Not Be Higher': SCOTUS to Consider Roundup Petition This Month

Tue, 2025-06-10 16:47

On Monday, Monsanto waived a 14-day waiting period to distribute a Roundup case for the U.S. Supreme Court's June 26 conference.

       

This Canadian Law Firm Is Wearing Its Branding on Its Sleeve

Tue, 2025-06-10 16:14

The firm is the first in Canada to have its name on the jersey of a professional sports team.

       

US Judge Denies Injunctive Relief in Case Alleging Unlawful Board Firings on Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Tue, 2025-06-10 15:06

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting plaintiffs "failed to carry their burden of establishing a likelihood of irreparable harm," U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss wrote in an order denying a preliminary injunction motion in a case challenging President Donald Trump's removal of CPB board members.

       

Dropbox Case Is Stayed as Clearway Litigation Takes Over as Main Constitutional Challenge to Delaware Corporate Law

Tue, 2025-06-10 14:58

Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will has agreed to send questions related to the constitutionality of recent changes to Delaware's corporate law to the state's Supreme Court. She did so in a case in which attorneys from Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, Equity Litigation Group and Morris Kandinov are representing a plaintiff that claims the law is unconstitutional.

       

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