Federal Insurance Co. filed a declaratory judgment complaint this week, arguing that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the polygraph company, John E. Reid & Associates, and others in an underlying wrongful imprisonment suit. After allegedly being coerced into falsely confessing to a 1995 fire, the late William E. Amor spent nearly 20 years in prison before he was acquitted in 2018 and subsequently recovered $25.5 million from the City of Naperville, Illinois.

       

With steady departures from legacy A&O and more ex-Shearman partners on the market, the merged firm's U.S. offices face headwinds in unifying the partnership under a shared vision.

       

Disney faces a swarm of privacy lawsuits over children's YouTube data.

       

If leaders are intimidated by Big Law's incursion, they're hiding it well. Could an abundance mentality reshape competition in markets across the U.S.?

       

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton informed the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas that he was immediately appealing Judge Alan Albright's preliminary injunction orders sparing Glass Lewis & Co. Inc. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. from the requirements of Senate Bill 2337, which targets advice based on DEI and ESG concerns.        

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the Supreme Court on Friday that a district court's injunction “has no basis in law or logic.

       

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A Nevada trust said two Texas law firms, a pair of lawyers and a Dallas blockchain company pulled off a bold scheme to drain over $9 million from an account set aside for cryptocurrency trading.

       

"These cases follow a very similar formula. In that sense, they've created a sort of template that is easy to replicate," said Caiti Zeytoonian, an associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

       

You'll discover benchmarks, ROI findings, and future trends to help you evaluate where your organization stands and unleash your full potential.

       

The list of law firms getting involved in the investigation appears to be growing, as the House Oversight Committee conducts a sweeping investigation into Biden's mental acuity.

       

"You can't make partner on your own. You will need support from those above you, below you, and beside you. In turn, you will need to make sure you are supporting all of them. That means being proactive on cases and taking ownership to help your supervisors, offering support when your year-mates seem overwhelmed, and providing training and mentoring to those you supervise."

       

In this week's Legal Speak episode, labor and employment law attorney Michael Elkins of MLE Law offers feedback on how lawyers should approach fallout surrounding the Sept. 10 assassination of American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk.

       

“Although secondees are meant to function like a full-time attorney and provide relief for the in-house team, many clients find they provide only limited utility and require so much training that the costs outweigh the benefits," Navy Binning, a managing director at Major, Lindsey & Africa, wrote in a blog post.

       

The court denied the state agency's claim that Planned Parenthood was not a "party" under Missouri's fee-shifting state statute, which awards prevailing parties attorney fees against state agencies unless the state can show it was "substantially justified."

       

The firms that succeed in business development don't just rely on a handful of rainmakers. Instead, they build systems, mindsets, and cultures that support relationship-driven growth at scale. To illustrate what this looks like in action, I sat down with three professionals who live and breathe it every day.

       

The Board of Governors of Wayne State University accepted former President Kimberly Espy's abrupt resignation on Wednesday and later the same day appointed Richard Bierschbach as interim president.

       

The Supreme Court of Tennessee filed an order on Sept. 16 asking for public comments from the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission, law schools and the public on potential regulatory reforms of lawyer licensing.        

Humana is accused of halting contractual payments per its medicare agreement with International Motors to provide plans for International Motors' retirees who are eligible for Medicare.

       

Malpractice insurers for law firms are including AI usage in their consideration of policy agreements, according to Eileen Garczynski, of insurance brokerage EPIC Law Firm Group.