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Harvard Law's Caselaw Access Project Releases 40M Pages of State, Federal Case Law

Tue, 2024-03-12 16:34

The free release of 40 million pages of state and federal court decisions, comprising some 40,000 books of case law, is the culmination of a project that Harvard Law started in 2015 with support from Ravel Law and LexisNexis.

       

Justices Barrett, Sotomayor Project United Front After Trump Ruling

Tue, 2024-03-12 16:28

The justices appeared at a Washington event together to stress the importance of civil disagreement and civic engagement.

       

'Really Good Idea': Judiciary Adopts Policy to Limit Judge Shopping

Tue, 2024-03-12 15:31

Lawsuits filed in single-judge divisions and which seek to bar state or federal actions will be randomly assigned among all the judges in the district where the case is lodged.

       

Sneak Peek at the 2024 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 11-20

Tue, 2024-03-12 15:00

Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2023 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 100 law firms.

       

Anticipating Transactional Rebound, Am Law 50 Steps Up Partner Hiring in Early 2024

Tue, 2024-03-12 14:12

"It shows optimism about what's to come," Macrae partner Jon Truster said. "I don't believe that the hiring is reflective of deal activity. I think it's law firms being more opportunistic that their corporate departments will become busier."

       

'Significant Risk': NY AG Urges Appeals Court to Deny Stay of $464.5M Bond

Tue, 2024-03-12 14:01

Former President Donald Trump has asked a full panel at the Appellate Division, First Department to press pause on collection while he appeals.

       

Massachusetts High Court Helps Clears the Way for 'Tobacco Free Generation'

Tue, 2024-03-12 10:14

"The retailers contend that the birthdate cutoff of January 1, 2000, is arbitrary and thus not rationally related to the town's legitimate interest. We disagree. Line drawing—a legislative necessity—does not, without more, make a law unconstitutional," Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote.

       

Freshfields Goes to One-Size Attorney Offices, as NY Space Mixes 'Egalitarian' and 'Vibrancy'

Tue, 2024-03-12 06:00

In New York, junior associates up through the most senior partners have solo workspaces that are now the same square feet.

       

North Dakota Court Clarifies Natural Accumulation Rule in Matter of First Impression

Tue, 2024-03-12 00:35

"Remote areas are precisely the locations the natural accumulation rule protects because the reasonableness of monitoring remote areas of property, and lack of notice resulting therefrom, demonstrates the rationale for the rule. Where it is unreasonable for an owner or operator to continually monitor an area, such as the remote well site in rural North Dakota, it is unreasonable to expect the owner or operator to promptly clear any naturally accumulating snow or ice, ..." Justice Jerod E. Tufte wrote for the court.

       

What Is Exhibit J? Litigators Are Watching This AI Test Case

Tue, 2024-03-12 00:04

Exhibit J is the crux of the New York Times' copyright-infringement lawsuit that accuses Microsoft and OpenAI of using copyright-protected content to train their AI model GPT-4.

       

Motley Rice Cites ABA Ethics Opinion in Opioid Disqualification Duel

Mon, 2024-03-11 18:35

The disqualification motion comes as U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation, has lined up four bellwether trials against OptumRx and another pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts.

       

First 'Revenge Porn' Lawsuit Tried to Verdict Wins $30 Million in Damages

Mon, 2024-03-11 17:07

To this day, Cooper is harassed due to the images, some of which remain online. She testified that she was most recently contacted at work by someone who saw the content on the internet a week before trial.

       

As New Client Business Expands, ArentFox Schiff Sees Revenue and Profit Spike

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:59

"Ten percent of our revenue came from brand-new clients, [which] we attribute in large part to the merger," firm managing partner Brian Waldman said.

       

Fox News: Smartmatic Financial History Doesn't Support $2.7B Defamation Claim

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:59

Kirkland & Ellis and Mintz & Gold are representing Fox News.

       

With International Aspirations, Italy's BonelliErede Looks to Grow in London and the US

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:17

Team hires, a new London office and an office in the U.S. could all be on the horizon, the firm's new leaders say.

       

'Reinvigorated' California DOJ Gears Up to Bring First Criminal Antitrust Case in Decades

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:08

California Assistant Attorney General Paula Blizzard said she's made it her mission to capitalize on the broadness of the state's antitrust statute, the Cartwright Act, and bring cases.

       

SXSW Panelist On Criminal Justice Reform Discusses Keys to Breaking Cycle of Crime

Mon, 2024-03-11 15:31

"Oftentimes, people who are victims of crime who have not received support find themselves in the criminal justice system. In fact, a lot of data indicates that about 90% of the people who are incarcerated were victims of crime at one point," Chief of Federal Advocacy for the Alliance of Safety and Justice, Shakyra Diaz, told Law.com ahead of Monday's SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas.

       

Law Firm Innovation: How BakerHostetler Launched FinClar, a Lawyer-Built FinTech Tool

Mon, 2024-03-11 15:22

Legaltech News sat down with Jonathan Forster, Northeast practice leader of BakerHostetler's Private Wealth Group and the one behind FinClar, to discuss how and why he created the firm's new FinTech tool, and what he has planned for the future.

       

9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal for Plaintiff's Intentional Deletion of Text Messages

Mon, 2024-03-11 14:52

In the March 5 opinion, authored by Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz, the three-judge panel affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona's dismissal of Alyssa Jones and her attorney, Philip Nathanson, v. Riot Hospitality Group, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e)(2) of an employment discrimination action because of intentional spoliation of electronically stored information by Jones.

       

Weight-Loss-Drug Craze Pumps Up Pay for Lilly GC

Mon, 2024-03-11 14:38

Anat Hakim joined Lilly in 2020, just before the company's stock began a long ascent that has more than quadrupled its value—pushing the company's market capitalization past Tesla's.

       

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