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SEC Lacks 'Genuine Engagement' With Public, Commissioner Peirce Says

Tue, 2024-04-02 17:19

"The commission should think about each rule proposal as an opportunity to foster a public discussion with the goal of developing the best solution to a carefully identified problem," Hester Peirce said at "SEC Speaks 2024."

       

Trucking Firm Fighting NLRB Order to Reopen Operation It Shuttered in 2020 Amid Strike Rumors

Tue, 2024-04-02 16:15

Quickway Transportation asserts that letting an NLRB ruling stand "would eviscerate an employer's right to close its business for any reason."

       

BCLP Acquires Seattle Trial Boutique, Capitalizing on Region's Growing Status as Litigation Hub

Tue, 2024-04-02 16:02

All attorneys and staff from Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen have joined BCLP one year after the Am Law 100 firm moved into the Emerald City.

       

Judge Grants Final Approval to 3M's PFAS Settlement, Cites 'Lack of Substantive Opposition'

Tue, 2024-04-02 14:57

Under the deal, 3M will provide at least $10.5 billion but could pay up to $12.5 billion, depending on the number of participants.

       

Major Lindsey & Africa 'Blackballed' Associate Who Sued Troutman, Suit Claims

Tue, 2024-04-02 14:30

Gita Sankano claims that after she sued the Am Law 100 firm, Major Lindsey told its recruiters to refrain from working with her even as she was being considered as a candidate by another law firm.

       

Retired Justice Kennedy To Release Memoirs This Fall

Tue, 2024-04-02 13:42

Anthony Kennedy will offer his perspective on "major decisions on abortion, affirmative action, freedom of speech, gay marriage, separation of powers, and federalism," Simon & Schuster stated.

       

Law Firms Terminate Lobbying Relationships With Chinese Companies

Tue, 2024-04-02 13:29

Akin, Brownstein and Steptoe have parted ways with Chinese lobbying clients in recent months amid increased scrutiny of China on Capitol Hill.

       

AI Hype Needs To Come To An End

Tue, 2024-04-02 11:48

It's time to stop the hype, stop talking up AI as if it's the next best thing since sliced bread and prove that it's a useful tool and technology that can actually be used in the actual practice of law.

       

Up to $1.1 Billion: Inside the Settlement Resolving Most of Philadelphia's Risperdal Cases

Tue, 2024-04-02 11:09

According to settlement records, the settlement's group expenses were $33 million, with additional costs expected to be incurred.

       

Call for Nominations: Texas Legal Awards 2024

Tue, 2024-04-02 08:30

Texas Legal Awards is coming back in full force this year with 17 categories, including seven new categories.

       

$5.3 Billion Sale of MotoGP's Parent Hammered Out by Lawyers From Around Globe

Tue, 2024-04-02 06:01

Dorna Sports holds the global rights to organise the MotoGP and WSBK Championships—the two most significant motorcycle racing series.

       

February MBE National Mean Scaled Score Increases Alongside Number of Examinees

Tue, 2024-04-02 00:31

This is the largest examinee count for a February administration since 2020 when 19,122 took the February bar. The number of examinees dipped in 2021 (16,759) and dipped again in 2022 (16,504), according to NCBE data.

       

Another J&J Talc Trial Opens in Florida: 'This Fundamentally Is a Case About Science'

Mon, 2024-04-01 17:48

The second trial since the dismissal of Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy last year opened on Monday, alleging its baby powder caused Patricia Matthey's ovarian cancer.

       

Grindr's Former CPO Talks Gen AI, Privacy Policy Mismatches, Practices, and More

Mon, 2024-04-01 16:43

Legaltech News sat down with Ron De Jesus, the industry's first field chief privacy officer, to discuss his new role at data privacy and compliance solutions firm Transcend and the issues top of his mind in the privacy space.

       

Uber's 'Superficial Safety Efforts' Called Out in Derivative Suit

Mon, 2024-04-01 16:40

The lawsuit alleges that if Uber's board members and executives had made a point to implement safety measures like screening drivers more carefully, the company might not now be facing liability in the hundreds of cases in which riders, primarily women, say they were sexually assaulted.

       

With High Interest in Law Firm Acquisitions, 'A Likely Uptick' in Mergers Underway

Mon, 2024-04-01 16:18

Law firms with between 400 and 800 lawyers are especially hungry to acquire smaller firms right now, noted Lisa Smith at Fairfax.

       

Massachusetts High Court Upholds $8.8M Judgment, Finding Retailer Violated Overtime Pay Laws

Mon, 2024-04-01 16:18

"Simply put, a sales employee's commissions are one type of compensation, and overtime and Sunday pay are separate types of compensation that require employers to make additional payments to employees. By attempting to allocate amounts owed to its sales employees in commissions toward their overtime and Sunday premium draws, Jordan's did not provide its sales employees with separate and additional overtime and Sunday pay, thereby violating the overtime and Sunday pay statutes," Justice Serge Georges, Jr., said.

       

The Challenge of China: What Will Kirkland, Latham and the Rest of Big Law Do Now?

Mon, 2024-04-01 16:01

It's getting increasingly difficult to operate a law firm in Greater China, writes The Global Lawyer. How long can Big Law last?

       

Support for ABA Proposal to Accredit Fully Online Law Schools Wanes

Mon, 2024-04-01 16:01

An ABA council has not articulated a rationale for departing from the current practice or identified the problem that the proposed revisions to Standard 102 and 306 are intended to solve, according to a comment signed by 26 law deans from schools across the country.

       

Nearly Half of Philadelphia's Mass Tort Programs Are on Track to Close This Year

Mon, 2024-04-01 15:51

"Within the next several months, the court will be closing the Risperdal, Essure and Elmiron mass tort programs, as the lawyers and self-represented parties work through the remaining cases on the docket," Judge Joshua Roberts, head of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Complex Litigation Center, said.

       

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