Various entities of Blue Cross and Health Care Systems, acting as third-party administrators, asked the court for an en masse opt-out, arguing that its opt-out terms are "unduly burdensome" and violate due process rights.

“We feel that this is a clear SLAPP case under anti-SLAPP law. It's the textbook SLAPP example, if you look at the background and facts. I think it's quite likely that Mr. Callington will appeal the anti-SLAPP portion of the decision to the Seventh Circuit," Agatha M. Cole of the Beverly law firm in New York City said on behalf of the plaintiff.

CMS study reveals an ‘explosion' in class action claim values—fueled by opt-out rules and litigation funding.

Sidley Austin represented Moving Mountains, a leading hospitality company specializing in luxury property management and vacation home rentals in its investment by StayTerra, a collection of premier vacation rental brands for guests in top destinations across America. David Grinberg, a partner in the firm's Century City office, was the leader of Sidley's deal team; he was joined by partner Ryan Hicks and associate Daniel Gessner, also of the Century City office. Grinberg offers this perspective on “How the Deal Got Done.

”GCs and legal leaders often have a poor understanding of what is needed for effective technology implementation and use,” said Maesea McCalpin, senior principal for research in Gartner's assurance practice.

Law firms are increasingly tracking share value increases each year, sometimes using this as leverage to make their case internally to partners and laterals.

The lone dissenting Judge Ilana Rovner called the majority opinion “an untenable restraint on employers' decisionmaking.

Do Hyeong Kwon pleaded guilty Tuesday to a conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud.

ALM teamed up with AI legal experts at McDermott Will & Schulte to create a comprehensive treatise on all things AI and the law, covering the gamut of legal areas that AI touches, from the history of AI to its impact on intellectual property, employment law, data privacy, ethics, contracts, torts, risk mitigation, as well as gather all of the U.S. federal and state laws on AI as well as international laws and industry standards in one place.

Eric Grant, a onetime partner at litigation firm Hicks Thomas, is a veteran of the previous Trump administration.

The sudden passing of a Big Law partner in Hong Kong is serving as a stark reminder to legal industry professionals that they all have a part to play in preserving mental health. But how soon until we forget and move on in pursuit of the next big deal, the Asia Legal Briefing asks.

When you stop performing in a system that only rewards performance, it gets very quiet, says Julie Bonasso, a coach and attorney.

With the U.S. Supreme Court taking fewer cases, lawyers have increasingly turned to outside groups to help catch the attention of the justices and, just as importantly, their clerks.

The company's co-founder, Daniel Farris, was Norton Rose's Chicago office partner-in-charge and is now at Foley & Lardner.

Gadens leader Mark Pistilli, who has more than 30 years of experience working at law firms, says the key to Gadens' growth is its full-service offering and its independence.

Meaghan Connors, a Mayer Brown finance partner in Houston, fashioned a niche practice in critical minerals after focusing on the ways the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would impact the mining industry.

District Judge William Alsup said the schedule for a Dec. 1 trial start remains on track and that, while a jury may end up vindicating the AI company, “if Anthropic loses big it will be because what it did wrong was also big.

The two firms are set to merge to create a 1,200-lawyer entity approaching $1 billion in revenue by Dec. 31. Morris Manning managing partner Simon Malko shared why the deal made sense.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed lawsuits seeking to remove twelve Democratic state lawmakers from office for breaking quorum by fleeing the state during a special legislative session focused on congressional redistricting.

Many cannabis businesses are cash-only, a restriction that limits their growth and prevents banks from building relationships in the growing industry.