"Michael Cohen would call me and say 'We would like for you to run a negative article on a certain—let's say it's on Ted Cruz,'" Pecker testified, recalling part of how the arrangement worked. "And then he, Michael Cohen, would send me negative information on Cruz, or Ben Carson, or Marco Rubio." Pecker added his staff would then "embellish" the fictional accounts from there.

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The Supreme Court appeared to lean toward vacating the Sixth Circuit's more relaxed standard for issuing such an injunction while re-affirming what Starbucks says is the traditional four-part test for such relief.

Friends and colleagues remembered Kilburg as family-oriented and a genuine leader who put others before himself.

The lawsuit was filed only after the Fifth Circuit surprised SpaceX attorneys by affirming a district court transfer of the dispute to the Central District of California.

The scathing comments from Justice Merchan came after the defense attorney represented that his client "is being very careful" to comply with the judge's gag order.

"In 2023 alone, over 50 GIPA complaints were filed, and new suits continue to be filed in 2024," write Kathleen Carlson, Lawrence Fogel and Colleen Brown of Sidley Austin.

The Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the Western District of Missouri's denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity to two individual defendants who had been sued for First Amendment retaliation under Section 1983.

Risk-averse corporate legal departments view the potential hazards of switching from a trusted outside counsel as too great, according to Kris Satkunas, director of strategic consulting at CounselLink.

"Legal can't just shut the door and say, 'I'm on a phone call,'" said Lenor Marquis Segal, senior litigation counsel at Hitachi Energy USA.

The deal, announced in August, would combine Tapestry's Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade brands with Capri Holdings' Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace labels.

Friday's verdict against Johnson & Johnson, in Chicago's Cook County Circuit Court, is the first for a mesothelioma victim since two failed talc bankruptcies last year—and a groundbreaking win for Dallas-based Dean Omar Branham Shirley.

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"There's a lot at stake [for Houston Hospitals," said lead counsel Jason Bring of Arnall Golden Gregory. "The freestanding emergency department is proposed to go almost directly between two existing hospitals, within seven or eight miles. As you might expect, that will draw patients away from our hospitals and the impact on them will be 10% [of their patients and revenue] at minimum, but likely in excess of that.

Holland & Knight and Hogan Lovells also grew their Q1 lobbying revenue.

"To deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday," NYU President Minouche Shafik wrote in a letter to the Columbia community Monday, adding that faculty and staff could also work remotely.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a party "must obtain a ruling that conclusively decides the merits in its favor," rather than just a preliminary injunction, to obtain attorney fees in a civil rights suit.

"There are times you have to say, 'You can't do this.' But that can't be every time," said Theresa Shea, general counsel of Utz Brands.

Both law firms have continued to add, and lose, partners in the lead-up to the merger.

Quinn Emanuel litigator Alex Spiro, representing Elon Musk, argued opposing counsel Mark Bankston of Farrar & Ball violated the discovery order numerous times by posting questions outside the scope of the court order.