M&Ms and Skittles are under investigation by the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as part of the state and federal crackdown on food companies using dyes that have allegedly been linked to cancer and other disorders.

       

Latham & Watkins, Steptoe and Schertler Onorato Mead & Sears are among the law firms advising former Biden staffers.

       

Yair Listokin, the Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law, has been named the interim dean of Yale Law School, effective Aug. 1.

       

“Losing our beloved son Jason has caused us unspeakable pain that we would not wish on anyone," former Florida state Sen. Daphne Campbell said in a statement.

       

The incoming CLO's arrival marks the latest in a series of high-profile hires at Thrive.

       

“The incredible people of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey have Great Confidence in Jennifer," President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday night. "She will be a STRONG Judge, and protect the Rule of Law.

       

“What is another half an hour to allow senators to be heard?" said Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey. "But here we are jamming this through with some sense of false urgency.

       

The court concluded that numerous factors weighed in favor of transferring the case to Texas and granted the motion under 28 U.S.C. § 1404, which allows a court to transfer a case for the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties and witnesses.

       

Comey, the daughter for former FBI Director James Comey, has been an SDNY prosecutor since 2015. She prosecuted Sean Combs and handled the cases of late financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The move comes as the U.S. Justice Department is weathering heavy criticism over the handling of Epstein-related records.

       

The plaintiffs alleged the social media giant misled Facebook users about how it shared their personal data in violation of a 2012 Federal Trade Commission consent order.

       

One of the latest to publicly slam the firms settling with Trump was former President Obama.

       

Simmons & Simmons is planning a return to Abu Dhabi to capitalise on the city's growing asset management and tech sectors, while it also explores a strategic alliance in China as part of its broader international expansion.

       

Jeffrey Zients was the first defendant to take the stand in an $8 billion class action lawsuit Meta shareholders brought against the company's current and former board members. The shareholders allege that Meta's Facebook misled users about how it shared their personal data in violation of a 2012 Federal Trade Commission consent order.

       

In April 2023, Scott Gerber was pulled from his classroom, banned from campus and allegedly forced to sign a separation agreement—and he told Law.com at the time that he didn't know why.        

“The ruling highlights how courts are demanding clear, quantifiable harm—lost revenue, damaged partnerships or specific financial fallout—before awarding significant relief, said Darrell P. White, a partner at Kimura London & White.

       

The new firm, founded by criminal defense attorney Seth Zuckerman, opened its doors on July 1. Zuckerman said he is looking forward to "aggressively" advocating for his clients on his own terms and continuing to be available around the clock.

       

The Easthampton School Committee unanimously voted to hire Vito J. Perrone as superintendent in March 2023, but rescinded the offer after he addressed two of its members as “Ladies in a contract negotiation email. The members called it a "microaggression" and voted five to one for the reversal.

       

“It's a good sign that firms are really paying attention to operations, said Avis Caravello, a legal recruiter and strategist.

       

The Senate Committee on Finance also released a report in 2023 on ghost networks at use in Medicare Advantage. This study concluded more than 80% of listings for mental health providers were "inaccurate or unavailable."        

Tom Girardi, 86, will report to federal authorities on Thursday to begin his prison term but has asked to be released on bail while he appeals his 87-month sentence.