"Although each case might be one of hundreds or more on your calendar that week, for many individuals, this is one of the most important days in their lives," a former colleague on the bench recalled in an exchange with the late-judge.
Plaintiffs, former Twitter executives, say in their complaint that Elon Musk's acquisition of the microblogging app constituted a "material adverse change" in employment terms and meant they were entitled to severance packages upon resignation.
A "small handful of our clients" are taking "a wait and see approach" toward the upcoming election, though are "prepared to re-engage post-election," said Will Moschella, of Brownstein's government relations department.
Horne Daller partner Nicole Daller, an attorney for one of the plaintiffs, said the matter was a "unique type of employment case," sounding in tort law rather than more common employment claims like discrimination or wrongful discharge.
The appeal, if the justices agree to take the case, would be the latest variation on the thorny question of how technology and consent to arbitration intersect.
"With respect to crypto, [Kamala Harris'] criminal prosecution background colors how she views the sector," said Paul S. Atkin, chief executive of Patomak Global Partners and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner from 2002 to 2008.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit pressed contract attorney Junius J. Joyner III to highlight how he was treated differently from similarly situated white counterparts at the firm.
Partner attorneys Edith Kallas and Joseph Whatley Jr. said that it was essential that the settlement "not just consist of a payment to the class; they needed significant reforms to the Blue system."
Rob Beard is departing a financial giant with a stock market value of $477 billion for a much smaller tech innovator with a market value of $15 billion.
Several significant and multifaceted challenges are emerging with U.S. and global privacy laws. While these are significant challenges, they are also opportunities to uncover blind spots in company programs.
Sage is lopping off one-third of its workforce after one of its experimental drugs failed to prove effective as a treatment for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, is the first time the Supreme Court will consider the constitutional right of trans youth to obtain access to gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
"Unless and until the government identifies its prospective witnesses and victims, Mr. Combs has no choice but to assume that each accuser—no matter how frivolous or outlandish their allegations—is a prospective witness," the defense letter reads.
Donald Trump's former lawyer claims the ex-president and his Justice Department tried to muzzle him from criticizing Trump by conditioning on not speaking to the media his release from prison for crimes he committed while in Trump's employ.
The Biden administration is seeking to block the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from hearing a challenge from several small oil refineries to renewable fuel standards.
"Focus on developing a successful practice and never lose sight of the fact that at the end of the day, it's still all about delivering for your clients."
