"Much like a chainsaw or other useful but potentially dangerous tools, one must understand the tools they are using and use those tools with caution," the federal magistrate wrote.

Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield and R. Allen Smith, of the Smith Law Firm, who share 12,000 talcum powder clients, testified about their opposing views about Johnson & Johnson's $10 billion bankruptcy plan.

The legislation seeking to lower amounts juries award in civil cases is Gov. Brian Kemp's top legislative priority. The Georgia State Senate passed its version of the measure on Friday.

“We're definitely not in a time of certainty, said Sidley Austin partner Steven Cohen. “I don't think that lawyers like myself have clear regulatory guidance yet from the administration in terms of advising our clients.

More than 80 law school professors wrote a letter to the Democratic leaders of both legislative chambers asking them to reject changes to the discovery law that are proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in her 2026 executive budget, with the endorsement of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York.

M&A lawyer Friedrich Merz aims to form a government quickly, likely alongside the Social Democrats.

In the year before its 150th anniversary, the firm increased its top line by 17% over the prior year, while profits per equity partner surged 36% to over $4.8 million.

The Ninth Circuit panel rejected challenges from Elizabeth Holmes and Ranesh Balwani, who questioned the propriety of testimony from former employees of the failed blood-testing company and said any errors in calculating restitution for investors were harmless because the award was warranted to make them "whole."

Selya, 90, was named to the Boston-based appeals court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 after having spent four years as a federal trial judge in Rhode Island.

Tony Buzbee revealed in court filings that he had been denied admission to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, based on a grievance that was lodged by “counsel for one of the defendants in an action in which I was counsel.

European law firms are trying to navigate through turbulent times, writes The Global Lawyer. Trump is only part of the problem.

"The Equal Protection Clause as incorporated by the Fifth Amendment prohibits the federal government from taking action for which discriminatory intent or purpose is a motivating factor," according to a complaint that seeks to strike down the Trump administration's rollback of Temporary Protected Status for migrants from Venezuela.

A Texas company, Ball Mudder is suing Major League Baseball for almost $100 million in a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Ball Mudder alleges an executive with the MLB promised to order 100 machines for its 2021 Spring training season. Later, MLB allegedly broke that promise.

"Sitting up all night in Manhattan, worrying about how I was going to pay the mortgage for my wife and newborn—that builds grit. And grit is what gets you through those storms," said Austin So, general counsel of Armstrong World Industries.

Forty years since its office opened, recent conversations with Latham's top partners in New York reveal the firm's strategy in the city.

In an economic environment muddled by developments in Gen AI, stubborn inflation, and uncertainty generated by a new federal administration, law firm billing rates, currently reaching record-high levels, could potentially be a bubble on the verge of popping.

The Supreme Court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, on death row for his role in a 1998 murder of an elderly woman, has standing to challenge the constitutionality of Texas' DNA testing law.

In a statement, the association said it is in the process of reviewing and amending Standard 206 to ensure compatibility with federal law.

Sports leagues and competitions' market clout and the increasing consolidation of sports content-streaming companies have recently spawned several civil antitrust actions aimed at reigning in these market powers.

"Despite its efforts to serve the LGBTQ community, at bottom, Target is a publicly traded corporation whose directors and officers are vested with fiduciary duties to maximize shareholder value—not effectuate social change to the detriment of the company and its shareholders,” a suit filed by the McCollum Family Trust says.