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Campbell Soup Hit With $17M Verdict in Patented Can Display Case

Fri, 2025-10-24 11:01
A federal jury in Chicago recently awarded Gamon Plus Inc., backed by Irell & Manella and Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, $17 million in a suit against Campbell Soup Co., over patented gravity-feed racks that display soup cans.        

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Be Prepared to Invest in the Nonbillable Aspects,' Says Kimberly Seten of Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete

Fri, 2025-10-24 10:59

"Make yourself known as someone who is responsive, dependable, and easy to collaborate with across offices and practice areas. Also, be prepared to invest in the nonbillable aspects of the job. Whether it's mentoring junior attorneys, assisting with business development, or contributing to firm initiatives—these efforts demonstrate that you're committed to the long-term health of the firm, not just your own matters."

       

Live from WIPL with Tonya Esposito

Fri, 2025-10-24 09:59

Guess what it's back. WIPL is back and back where it started.

       

Live from WIPL with Lazette Jackson

Fri, 2025-10-24 09:35

Guess what it's back. WIPL is back and back where it started.

       

Live from WIPL with Arpana Williams

Fri, 2025-10-24 09:21

Guess what it's back. WIPL is back and back where it started.

       

Supreme Court Set to Address Procedural Inconsistencies and Claims of Unconstitutional Vagueness Attributed to CAFC

Fri, 2025-10-24 08:30

Among the cases the U.S. Supreme Court is set to will review in its Fall term are several appeals concerning copyright and trademark law. One notable case seeks to address procedural inconsistencies and claims of unconstitutional vagueness attributed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

       

Law Firms Trudge Forward on Ethnic Diversity, Though Transparency Becomes Cloudier

Fri, 2025-10-24 07:48

A growing reluctance among law firms to disclose information made this year's data analysis significantly more challenging.

       

Cadwalader Merger Talks Pick Up Pace

Fri, 2025-10-24 06:55

"We regularly evaluate our strategy to further capitalize on our market-leading strengths for our clients," the firm said in a statement Thursday.

       

Apply Today: Legislation Creates More Georgia Judgeships

Fri, 2025-10-24 00:43

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia is seeking nominees and applicants for a superior court vacancy on the Brunswick Judicial Circuit and state court vacancies in Bryan, Henry and Spalding counties.

       

Class Counsel in Real Estate Commission Settlements Change Banks After Judge Orders Disclosures

Thu, 2025-10-23 19:51

Class counsel in more than $1 billion in antitrust settlements over real estate commissions transferred the funds from Huntington National Bank this week after a federal judge ordered disclosures of financial relationships.

       

Supreme Court Weighing Fate of Independent Agencies

Thu, 2025-10-23 18:40

Supreme Court lawyer Deepak Gupta joins Supreme Court Brief to discuss his fight against President Donald Trump's firings of independent federal regulators.

       

Shutdown Magnifies Dysfunction at NLRB, Labor Lawyers Say

Thu, 2025-10-23 18:24

The National Labor Relations Board will still be left without a quorum to make decisions when the federal government reopens. It has had just one member since August.

       

The Law Firm Disrupted: The Am Law 100's Rising Valuation Explains Why Outside Capital Wants In

Thu, 2025-10-23 16:31

Am Law 50 CFO Madhav Srinivasan's latest effort to apply Wall Street valuation techniques to the country's largest law firms offers a rosy picture.

       

Judges Stress Coordination as Mass-Tort Litigation Expands Across Courts

Thu, 2025-10-23 15:09

Among those presenting during the Philadelphia Bar Association's webinar was U.S. District Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel of the Southern District of Illinois.

       

BBB National Programs to Certify Influencers, in Bid to Tamp Down Legal Risks for Celebrities, Brands

Thu, 2025-10-23 14:21

"Because the brands are maybe working with influencers that aren't trained, there's risk to the brand," said Jennifer Santos, an attorney for the BBB's National Advertising Division.

       

AALS Acquires Paul Caron's TaxProf Blog

Thu, 2025-10-23 13:42

TaxProf Blog 2.0 launched Thursday with a new team of editors from 10 law schools across the country.

       

Trump Pardons Changpeng Zhao of Binance

Thu, 2025-10-23 11:38

President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, who was convicted over a single count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and failing to maintain proper anti-money laundering controls as the CEO of Binance, the company he founded.

       

'Workslop' Crisis Looms for Small Businesses as AI Adoption Outpaces Quality Controls

Thu, 2025-10-23 11:34

“If you treat generative AI as a free intern, you'll soon pay for it with client churn," the marketing firm OutreachX says in a new analysis.

       

Top 7 Ways Law Firms Can Fortify Their Security and Protect Client Trust

Thu, 2025-10-23 10:35

In the minds of your clients, trust and security are intertwined. As stewards of confidential client information, law firms must go beyond minimum compliance. The following seven strategies, drawn from real-world experience in legal technology, outline actionable ways law firms can fortify their defenses while making security a pillar of client trust and firm reputation.

       

Eighth Circuit Signals Future of Police Misconduct Cases May Hinge on the Detail of Resistance by a Protester

Thu, 2025-10-23 10:03
In Locke v. County of Hubbard, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in an opinion authored by circuit court Judge Jonathan Kobes, reversed the dismissal of a protester's lawsuit against the county and two of its police officers related to excessive use of force in violation of 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 and Minnesota law.        

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