A fifth case over the 737 Max 8 crash of Ethiopian Air Flight 302 is on hold given the government shutdown, which hit its 37th day on Thursday.

       

The investigation comes at a time of transatlantic tensions over the extraterritorial effects of the EU's digital rules on U.S. companies.

       

The decision kicks the case back to U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who in 2024 denied Trump's second motion to remove the state case to federal court, in light of the last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision broadening presidential immunity. "The district court did not grapple with any of the central issues," the appeals court wrote.

       

Attorney, author, and mental health advocate Corey Minor Smith outlines steps litigators can take to help manage the dual role of being a legal professional and caregiver.

       

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Several conservative justices raised doubts that a 1977 law gives President Donald Trump authority to impose steep tariffs on virtually all U.S. imports.

       

“I think this is going to be hotly contested. I think states want to maintain more control over customer interconnections in their territories," said Steven Shparber, a member of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

       

“What a defendant says in pre-sentence interviews about his or her finances should not be given short shrift, said Scott Armstrong, a principal at the boutique firm McGovern Weems who is not involved in the case.        

Before joining Jones Day, Tung served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District of California from 2016 to 2017 and then as counsel in the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. He previously clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Neil Gorsuch.

       

"The central question on appeal is whether Georgia courts should apply the standard adopted by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in determining the admissibility of expert testimony on general causation in toxic tort cases," Judge Anne Barnes wrote in the opinion.

       

Leadership support was absolutely essential. And we put a lot of effort into onboarding the legal community, through super-user networks and targeted training sessions," said Katalin Takács, legal operations lead at Syngenta.

       

       

"A successful career starts with the outlook that opportunities are always present, even in the face of uncertainty. Life is unpredictable, and setbacks are inevitable, but by staying focused and believing the odds are in your favor, you begin to recognize possibilities others might overlook."

       

Aurinia alleges that Tidmarsh's statements were not only inaccurate but also motivated by a personal vendetta against Kevin Tang, Chair of Aurinia's board and manager of Tang Capital Partners, the company's largest shareholder.

       

Opening statements begin Wednesday morning in Chicago federal court in the first civil trial against Boeing over a 737 Max 8 crash.

       

"We recognize the importance of deterring improper solicitation of prospective clients, both to practitioners and the public at large," Judge Elizabeth Gobeil wrote. "Nevertheless, for the reasons explained above, the remedy for the types of criminal and/or professional misconduct—under the factual scenario presented in the complaint at issue here—lies with the General Assembly and the State Bar of Georgia."

       

As authoritarianism spikes, legal professionals are increasingly in peril because of the clients they are willing to defend, said members of a panel at this week's IBA conference in Toronto.

       

"At the center is a novel jurisdictional conflict around whether contracts predicting sports outcomes are a form or regulated commodity trading under exclusive federal oversight, or are a form of sports wagering that states can outlaw or regulate," Troutman Pepper Locke wrote in a note to clients.

       

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Florida Legal Awards, honoring attorneys in the Sunshine State.

       

Starting Feb. 2, rising second-year associates and all business service professionals will be expected to be in the office four days a week. All other associates remain expected in the office three days a week.