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Overwhelmed, Unprepared: Experts Say Companies Are Not Ready to Comply with the EU Data Act

Thu, 2025-09-11 00:57

With the EU Data Act, penalties are determined by member states which means not only does the expense of fines vary state by state, but so does the level of enforcement.

       

Dyson Dismisses Case After Default Judgment Denied in 'Schedule A' Case

Thu, 2025-09-11 00:38

“The court finds that default judgment is inappropriate here because plaintiff has failed to show that the unchallenged facts in the complaint constitute a legitimate cause of action, U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the Northern District of Illinois said.

       

Georgia Elections: Voters to Choose Appellate Judges

Wed, 2025-09-10 17:35

With their terms set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, these Georgia appellate judges must soon decide whether to run to retain their seats on the bench.

       

ABA Task Force Calls for Election, Education Reform to Address Threats to Rule of Law

Wed, 2025-09-10 17:31

"We are, in fact, in the midst of a constitutional crisis. Even the current administration must confess that it is determined to push the bounds of legal and constitutional norms,” the report states.

       

Jury Finds State Farm Breached Contract to Pay Cash Value of Totaled Vehicles

Wed, 2025-09-10 14:57

"Frankly, class actions were generally invented to try and help consumers, because there's no other way to vindicate your rights other than as a group," Brian Glasser of Bailey Glasser, lead trial counsel for the class, said. "[The class representative], Rose Chadwick, couldn't go out there and bring a lawsuit like this."

       

Litigation Finance Firm Loses Bid for Restraining Order Against Former GC Who Launched Rival

Wed, 2025-09-10 14:51

Manmeet "Mani" Walia says Siltstone Capital was supportive of his plans to launch his own company—but then suddenly changed its mind.

       

Court Shakes Up Sexual Harassment Law—And Attorneys Await Fallout

Wed, 2025-09-10 14:40

Bahrenberg said the Bivens case represents an increased willingness to revisit questions of agency that previously enjoyed deference under the so-called Chevron doctrine.

       

Ousted Copyright Chief Wins Preliminary Injunction to Resume Work from D.C. Appellate Panel

Wed, 2025-09-10 13:48

If Shira Perlmutter proves her firing was motivated by release of her report on copyrights and artificial intelligence, the panel said, “that would be a grave intrusion by the President into the constitutional powers of a coordinate branch of government.

       

'Its' Stands in the Way of $1.5M Fee Recovery in Trademark Suit, 8th Circuit Says

Wed, 2025-09-10 13:27

"A prevailing party only gets 'its' attorney fees, but Robert did not have any. Hoffmann Brothers, which did not sign the settlement agreement, paid every cent for him," Judge David R. Stras, who authored the opinion, said. "Without any fees of his own, he has nothing to recover."

       

US Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Restoring Cook's Federal Reserve Duties

Wed, 2025-09-10 11:16

"The Court agrees with [Lisa] Cook's argument that preventing her from discharging her duties as a Federal Reserve Governor ... itself constitutes irreparable harm remediable only by her reinstatement," U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote in a preliminary injunction order restoring Cook's access to her office and blocking President Donald Trump's attempted firing of Cook.

       

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Loyalty, Patience and Long-Term Thinking Matter,' Says Shant Karnikian of Kabateck LLP

Wed, 2025-09-10 10:59

"Loyalty, patience, and long-term thinking matter. That applies to how you build your career and how you litigate cases. Don't panic if success isn't immediate. Chop wood, carry water. Keep your head down and do the work. The results will come."

       

Beyond Pilots: Smarter Paths to Generative AI in Law Firms

Wed, 2025-09-10 10:37

Stop running pilot after pilot with different tools but failing to move beyond testing. Start with business outcomes. Redesign processes and guardrails. Rethink pricing models. And then, with clarity of purpose, choose the tools that enable the future of legal work.

       

Cahill Relocates to Larger DC Office, Eyeing Expansion in Region

Wed, 2025-09-10 10:02

“Cahill historically has not had a significant presence in D.C., said Herb Washer, but "a big part of the growth opportunity are the kinds of practices that we can build in D.C."

       

Goldman Sachs' Ruemmler Denies Playing Role in Epstein's Will

Wed, 2025-09-10 08:36

Kathryn Ruemmler spoke out a day after Congress released a trove of Epstein documents, including a 2019 will listing her as "successor executor."

       

Sullivan & Cromwell Wins Dismissal of Securities Suit Against Swedish Gaming Tech Company

Wed, 2025-09-10 04:44

In a case that may provide a road map for future securities litigation targeting international companies with U.S. subsidiaries, a team at Sullivan & Cromwell secured the dismissal of a shareholders' class action against Swedish gaming tech company Evolution AB last week in Pennsylvania federal court.

       

2nd Circuit to Hear Appeal in Lawsuits Tying Tylenol to Autism

Tue, 2025-09-09 18:28

The Oct. 6 oral arguments come as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy announced on Tuesday a new Make America Healthy Again report that flags rising autism rates.

       

Justice Department Pursues $5 Million in Bitcoin Tied to SIM-Swap Thefts

Tue, 2025-09-09 17:07

One civil forfeiture legal expert warned: “Those who ignore the risk surface created by mobile devices and digital wallets do so at their peril.

       

Detroit Mercy Law Launches Fully Online JD Program

Tue, 2025-09-09 17:06

The program—the state's first fully online J.D.—will be part-time, allowing students to obtain a J.D. in four years.

       

Supreme Court to Quickly Consider Legality of Trump's Tariffs

Tue, 2025-09-09 16:52

The justices will hold oral arguments in November over whether President Donald Trump has the power to unilaterally set the nation's tariff policy, taking up his appeal of a lower court ruling that his steep taxes on imports are illegal.

       

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