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MDL Judge: 'Significant Number of Plaintiffs' Can't Allege Paraquat Exposure

Mon, 2024-03-25 05:00

Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, in the Southern District of Illinois, has issued a series of discovery orders after finding many of the 5,200 lawsuits over paraquat are "implausible on their face."

       

Realization Rates Keep Falling in the Am Law 200. But Does That Matter?

Mon, 2024-03-25 05:00

While a few firms attributed declining realization to market factors, the majority are gladly exchanging lower realization for strong rate increases.

       

Appeals Court Stays Seizure of Trump Assets Following $454 Million Civil Fraud Ruling

Mon, 2024-03-25 00:22

The decision from the Appellate Division, First Department came as New York Attorney General Letitia James was poised to begin seizing the former president's assets. Trump has 10 days to secure a $175 million bond.

       

From DMA to AI Act: Understanding the EU's Tech Legislation Landscape

Sun, 2024-03-24 17:31

Law.com International spoke to Brussels-based competition, trade, privacy and ESG lawyers to map the regulatory risks that should be on tech companies' radar.

       

Kirkland & Ellis to Represent Apple in Landmark Antitrust Lawsuit

Fri, 2024-03-22 19:06

The Kirkland team includes star litigators as well as a partner who spent 13 years at the Federal Trade Commission.

       

Manchin Won't Back Judicial Picks With No GOP Votes. What That Means for Biden's Nominees

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:30

"Manchin's vow would mean that tight margins get even tighter as losing even a single other Democratic senator would sink the judicial nominations," stated Michigan State University political science professor Ian Ostrander.

       

NASCAR Subject to Wrongful-Death Suit After Engineer's Electrocution

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:23

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.

       

Boeing Files Trade Secrets Suit Against Virgin Galactic Over Development of Suborbital 'Mothership'

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:12

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

       

FTC Will Examine Supply Chain Disruptions' Disparate Harm on Smaller Grocery Stores

Fri, 2024-03-22 16:27

"If we end up finding that these types of practices violate any of the antitrust laws ... I know I'll be very interested in making sure we take swift action," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.

       

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Sue to Enforce $1 Million Judgment Against Ex-Client

Fri, 2024-03-22 16:15

Gibson Dunn filed an Article 75 petition seeking a judgment in support of an arbitration agreement rendered in November.

       

More Big Law Firms Are Crossing Financial Milestones. How Much Do They Care?

Fri, 2024-03-22 15:55

Several law firm leaders have said they are often more concerned with per-lawyer or per-partner thresholds, compared with top-line milestones.

       

Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $45M 'Patchwork' Jury Verdict in Med Mal Case

Fri, 2024-03-22 15:40

"The specific allegations of Dr. Joo's acts or omissions are not separate elements of the claim on which the jury must unanimously agree, provided they agree his failure to meet the standard of care caused Butts's injuries," Justice Michael B. Hyman wrote on behalf of the panel in the March 8 opinion.

       

It Took a Decade, But FDA Wins Case Over Tobacco Warning Labels

Fri, 2024-03-22 14:51

U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smith concluded the district court erred when finding the government compelled speech caselaw the FDA relied upon did not apply.

       

Compliance Startup SingleFile Raises $6.5M With Investments From Am Law 100 and TLTF

Fri, 2024-03-22 11:49

SingleFile, a startup that offers a platform to automate the compliance filing process, is financially backed by a number of firms, including Wilson Sonsini, Cooley and others.

       

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Being a Practice Leader Is a Responsibility—Not a Role,' Says Pat Lundvall of McDonald Carano

Fri, 2024-03-22 11:00

"Being a practice leader is a responsibility—not a role. Whether establishing a new practice, growing an existing practice, or taking a practice in a different direction, do it in a way that includes and leverages every lawyer, law clerk, paralegal and administrative staff member in the practice—help everyone rise together as a team."

       

AI-Based Cybersecurity Startup Plotting IPO Hires Zoom's Jeff True as Legal Chief

Fri, 2024-03-22 08:21

Jeff True, who was GC of the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks before joining Zoom in 2020, is returning to cybersecurity to serve as legal chief of one of its hottest startups.

       

Tech Titans Unleash Hiring Spree for AI-Focused Lawyers

Fri, 2024-03-22 07:22

"The thing with AI is it is such an evolving industry. There are no AI experts, and even those who call themselves experts aren't experts yet," said Anna Gorodetsky, a managing director on Major, Lindsey & Africa's in-house recruiting team.

       

Oh Baby! 6 of 7 Newly Minted Partners at Vinson & Elkins Have a Newborn

Fri, 2024-03-22 05:00

The fact that so many new partners at Vinson & Elkins have newborns may reflect a changing dynamic that associates on the partnership track aren't delaying the start of their families.

       

A Double Blow, Orrick Shutters Taipei and Shanghai Offices in Attempt to 'Rebalance' Regional Platform

Thu, 2024-03-21 21:01

The market downturn in Asia has forced many international firms to cut back on their operations in the region, especially in Greater China. In the past year, Latham & Watkins, Perkins Coie, Proskauer Rose, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have all shuttered offices in mainland China.

       

The Law Firm Disrupted: As Reddit Goes Public, Big Law's Redditors Rail Against a Start Up

Thu, 2024-03-21 19:47

Two former Big Law associates wandered into r/Biglaw looking to recruit for their remote, tech-forward firm. They were not made to feel welcome.

       

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