The proposed regulations should serve as a reminder for employers to think through their classification of workers as independent contractors, said attorney Mark Goldstein of Reed Smith in New York.

Wednesday's verdict, which is expected to increase to $305 million when doubling economic damages under Oregon law and adding a 25% multiplier for punitive damages, is the 16th trial against PacifiCorp.

Dozens of cases have been filed in the week since the U.S. Supreme Court decision, with many more expected to be filed in the coming weeks and months.

In Big Law, as with most industries, the ideal scenario is about pleasing the client and keeping business, and Law.com interviews with some of Karp's clients indicate they want him to stay on their matters.

Barry Pollack argued that his Maduro will not be able to receive a fair defense against the narco-terrorism conspiracy case the U.S .has brought against him, if the U.S. government continues to block Venezuela from paying his legal fees.

A new line of class actions accuses businesses of transferring data to 'countries of concern' under the DOJ's Bulk Data Transfer Rule.

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A New York federal judge refused to send a long-running securities class action against Binance to arbitration, ruling that users who signed up before a 2019 terms update were not bound by a later-added arbitration clause.

The federal appeals court said the six federal worker unions that sued over the executive order failed to show it was likely issued in retaliation for their constitutionally protected public criticism of the Trump administration.

This past week three appellate judges, all appointees of former President George W. Bush, informed the White House of their plans to take semi-retirement.

Darrois' big move on its French rival comes a few weeks after Gide took a major private equity team from Top 50 firm Paul Hastings.

“If you really want to deeply learn the business, you have to be a part of the business and not just sit in meetings, said Jessica Nguyen, deputy general counsel of Docusign.

"You need a deep understanding of your craft, clear principles for how you intend to practice, and a genuine understanding of the clients you are serving. This is a service profession at its core. Beyond that, build a structure that can grow beyond you. If the goal is personal recognition rather than collective success, the effort will fall short. Sustainable success comes from assembling a strong team aligned around shared values and a common direction."

Are some legal markets at risk of being oversaturated as Big Law moves in? At this point, there appears to be no shortage of work to go around in some growing markets in the U.S., but a limited talent pool could pose problems down the road.

The sports betting company requested to certify an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit asking if a mobile app or its specific features can qualify as a "product" under Illinois' product-liability law.

The FTC and 11 states allege that the retail giant engaged in a variety of deceptive practices that collectively deprived the independent contractors who deliver for the company's Spark Driver program of tens of millions of dollars in earnings.

The trial is scheduled to last for two to three weeks, with a break on March 11, and will be held at the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco.

AccessLex developed the tool in response to the student loan caps and the elimination of federal graduate and professional Direct PLUS loans, as mandated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

"His exposure is certainly federal prison in addition to significant restitution, fines and things of that nature," a Cole Schotz member and white-collar criminal defense lawyer said of SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein after a Maryland federal trial jury found Goldstein guilty of 12 white-collar criminal felonies.