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Crypto Startup Says VC Firm Is Trying to Turn $100K Investment Into $273M Windfall

Wed, 2025-10-08 16:47

Plasma said that drafting error would have allowed the venture capital firm to turn its $100,000 investment into $273 million, an “economically absurd result that “no rational party would have accepted.

       

Public Comments Largely Support Reducing, or Nixing, ABA's Role in Florida

Wed, 2025-10-08 16:34

"We need more accessible, innovative, and affordable entry points—not gatekeeping disguised as quality control. Justice should never be limited by financial means or elitist systems," one commenter wrote.

       

Live from WIPL with Anne Bliek

Wed, 2025-10-08 15:11

Guess what it's back! WIPL is back and back where it started!! This episode features Anne Bliek, the Head of Commercial Legal for TomTom International B.V.

       

Frost Brown Todd to Merge With NJ Mainstay Gibbons, Bolstering Northeast Footprint

Wed, 2025-10-08 14:59

The combined firm, named FBT Gibbons, will launch on Jan. 1, 2026. The two firms collectively earned over $450 million in 2024.

       

Williams & Connolly Targeted by Hackers

Wed, 2025-10-08 14:23

The firm confirmed that a “small number of attorney email accounts were accessed, but there was "no evidence" that confidential client data was extracted.

       

Comey Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Perjury Charges at Virginia US Courthouse

Wed, 2025-10-08 11:02

Counsel for indicted former FBI Director James Comey intend to file a motion alleging vindictive prosecution, and a motion challenging the legality of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan for the Eastern District of Virginia as U.S. District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff set a trial date for January 2026 in Comey's federal perjury case.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Reach Out to Colleagues to Connect,' Dina Mishra of Complex Appellate Litigation Group

Wed, 2025-10-08 10:59

"Be bold. Reach out to colleagues to connect and openly share the benefit of your unique experience when appropriate."

       

Gibson Dunn Partner Exits for Disney Deputy GC Role

Wed, 2025-10-08 09:45

"We are proud of all she has accomplished here and excited to see the impact she will make in this new leadership role," said Barbara Becker, chair and managing partner of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.

       

Political Climate Fuels Continued Rise in Law School Applications

Wed, 2025-10-08 08:59

“The current political and economic climate has made law school increasingly attractive for a wide range of applicants," an admissions officer reported to Kaplan.

       

Ransomware Attacks Skyrocket, Forcing Companies to Confront a Vexing Question

Wed, 2025-10-08 08:48

"Organisations ... need to appreciate that even if the ransom is paid, it doesn't necessarily mean that the data will be released back to them," Walker Morris wrote in a note to clients.

       

Kirkland & Ellis Won't Publicly Announce New Partners This Year, Marking Strategy Shift

Wed, 2025-10-08 06:53

The firm historically stood out for large classes of new partners, though some left Kirkland within a span of one to two years after getting promoted.

       

U.S. Firms Continue To Rollback DEI Reporting, UK Firms Increase

Wed, 2025-10-08 05:44

Data shows that U.S. law firms are continuing to rollback their DEI language but U.K. firms have seen an increase as visibility.

       

Music Companies' Copyright Claims Against Anthropic OK to Proceed, Court Says

Tue, 2025-10-07 19:14

“What the court basically said is Anthropic, you know that people are trying to infringe copyrights when they use your product. That's why you've implemented some guardrails,' said Ray Seilie, an entertainment lawyer with Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir in Los Angeles

       

District Court to Consider Potential $42K in Civil Penalties Against Consilio, 8th Circuit Says

Tue, 2025-10-07 18:50

“Whether Consilio's violative overtime policy is still in place remains in dispute. If Consilio's policy remains, Cohen's claim for civil penalties may still be viable. However, if Consilio's policy is no longer in place and it is absolutely clear' that its wrongful conduct will not recur, Cohen's [fair labor law] claim may in fact be moot, Eighth Circuit Judge Jane Kelly said.

       

Cigna Agrees to $5.7 Million Settlement in 'Ghost Network' Class Action

Tue, 2025-10-07 17:12

The settlement was announced as a rise in litigation is expected against insurers for allegedly publishing directories with medical professionals who are either nonexistent, have incorrect contact information, or are not in-network.

       

Kline & Specter, Bosworth Trade Barbs in Court Over 2024 Settlement Agreement

Tue, 2025-10-07 16:48

This is the second time in the span of a year that Kline & Specter and Bosworth have lodged complaints against each other alleging the other party has violated their settlement agreement.

       

5th Circuit Agrees to Reconsider Constitutionality of Ten Commandments Law

Tue, 2025-10-07 16:28

The order does not disturb the preliminary injunction issued against the law in November 2024, but it does vacate the court's June decision which found the law to be "plainly unconstitutional" and in violation of the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause.

       

Judge Threatens Sanctions Against Aimee Wagstaff for Recruiting Opt-Outs to Potential Paraquat Settlement

Tue, 2025-10-07 16:18

U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, of the Southern District of Illinois, ordered Aimee Wagstaff, of Wagstaff Law Firm, to appear Nov. 14 to explain a video conference she's planning with paraquat lawyers to discuss their options regarding a confidential settlement in the multidistrict litigation.

       

Geena Davis Tells WIPL Attendees How She Overcame Being 'Dangerously Polite' and How She Uses Data to Bust Media Stereotypes

Tue, 2025-10-07 15:24

"My goal is that the on-screen population reflects the real-world population—and we're not there yet,” Geena Davis said.

       

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