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Read the Verdict: Federal Jury Finds Amgen Liable in Drug Monopolization Case

Thu, 2025-05-15 21:19

The jury after just over half a day of deliberations found Amgen Inc. liable on 10 of the 11 claims in the complaint, including monopolization and unreasonable restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Act.

       

Wisconsin Judge Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Helping Immigrant Evade Arrest by ICE

Thu, 2025-05-15 20:31

Milwaukee Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan pleaded not guilty to federal charges that she obstructed an arrest and deportation operation by U.S. immigration authorities in her courtroom.

       

Trump Media Attorneys Argue That Presidential Immunity Warrants Halting Chancery Case

Thu, 2025-05-15 19:02

Vice Chancellor Lori Will took three hours of argument on the case. Lawyers for Trump Media & Technology Corp said the court should rule clearly stating the supremacy clause bars all civil litigation against a sitting president, partly because state court judges would benefit by keeping themselves out of "any political entanglements." But plaintiffs' counsel said civil lawsuits over non-official acts have always been allowed even if a sitting president is a defendant.

       

The Law Firm Disrupted: Big Law's Collective Efforts to Either Strike a Deal or Fight Trump Were Unfolding at Same Time

Thu, 2025-05-15 17:52

It's been easier for firms to team up to accede to the Trump administration than to oppose it.

       

Ferguson Says FTC's Workforce Must Shrink to Stay Within Budget

Thu, 2025-05-15 17:38

The FTC began the fiscal year with a staff of 1,315, which has since been reduced by 95 people after deferred resignation, voluntary separation and retirement agreements, the agency's chair said. Andrew Ferguson added he anticipates the staff will be cut further to its lowest level in a decade— about 1,100 full-time employees.

       

Feds Drop Criminal Charges in Illinois Against Tom Girardi

Thu, 2025-05-15 17:37

At a Thursday hearing, U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland of the Northern District of Illinois said she would grant the government's motion to dismiss criminal charges against Girardi.

       

Beyond the Logo: How AI Complicates Trademark Protection In the Digital Age

Thu, 2025-05-15 17:20
Today, building brands solely on the promise of a different product or service has become unsustainable. Any “new and improved feature or benefit is quickly eclipsed by competitors. Consequently, brands signal category superiority not through rational claims, but by reinforcing a distinct persona — a “ness comprised of distinguishing traits and behaviors that form an ownable brand essence difficult for competitors to replicate.        

Are Gen Z Law Students Suffering More Than Previous Generations?

Thu, 2025-05-15 15:59

“The world has changed. The profession has changed. The people in the profession have changed.

       

Microsoft Faces 'Multi-Billion' Pound Class Action

Thu, 2025-05-15 15:52

The lawyers leading the case said it is one of the largest class actions to be filed in the U.K.

       

US Judges Deals 2 Setbacks to White House, Restoring ABA's Domestic Violence Grants and Blocking a 'Union-Busting' Executive Order

Thu, 2025-05-15 15:50

U.S. District Judges Christopher Cooper and Paul Friedman of the District of Columbia granted preliminary injunctions restoring the American Bar Association's $3.2 million federal grant awards and protecting the bargaining rights of the American Foreign Service Association, respectively.

       

Combs Defense Paints Accuser as Willing Participant in Charged Sex Acts

Thu, 2025-05-15 15:45

The hip hop mogul's defense team used the messages to show his former partner was eager to take part in sex with male escorts.

       

Coinbase Sued in Nationwide Class Actions Over Data Breach

Thu, 2025-05-15 15:25

“Whether through impersonation, bribery or social engineering, the endgame is the same: gaining access to corporate IT systems or sensitive data, said Justin Daniels, an equity partner at Baker Donelson.

       

Former Fried Frank Litigation Chair James Wareham Dies at 64

Thu, 2025-05-15 15:23

James Wareham, longtime litigation chair at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, died earlier this month at the age of 64.

       

Justices Weigh Ending Nationwide Injunctions, but Birthright Citizenship Case Gives Them Pause

Thu, 2025-05-15 14:34

Various U.S. Supreme Court members acknowledged that an explosion of nationwide injunctions by individual federal judges has become a "problem," but they also seemed reluctant to let President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship go back into effect.

       

Serial GC Janet Dhillon's Nomination to Lead Pension Agency Clears Committee—by 1 Vote

Thu, 2025-05-15 14:01

Sen. Bernie Sanders opposed putting Dhillon atop the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., citing pension cuts at companies where she was legal chief, including U.S. Airways.

       

DOJ Bars Hiring Law Firms Litigating Against Administration

Thu, 2025-05-15 13:25

The Justice Department will avoid retaining “private counsel and law firms that have a conflict with the United States," according to a memo this month.

       

Jenner Attorney Security Clearance Suspended Amid EO Litigation; Firm Adds New Practice Leader

Thu, 2025-05-15 11:34

As Jenner fights Trump's executive order against the firm, it has continued hiring, adding Matthew Klapper as a partner to co-chair its congressional investigations practice.

       

State Bar Acknowledges Scoring Errors, Including Swapped Essays, on February Exam

Thu, 2025-05-15 10:30

In an email to applicants, the state bar said at least four people who were told they failed the February exam actually passed.

       

Political Climate, Trump's Election Behind Surge in Law School Applications

Thu, 2025-05-15 08:59

More than half of the pre-law students surveyed this February said the current political climate impacted their decision to apply to law school.

       

Hollowed-Out CFPB Issues Guidance Challenging States' Authority to Pick Up Slack

Thu, 2025-05-15 08:33

“The goal is to upend everything the bureau has done in the past to remove consumer protection as much as possible," said Christine Hines of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

       

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