"From the get-go, the plaintiff's attorney, Seth Carson, has treated as optional the court's orders, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, his opponent's requests and his own professional obligations. And he has declined to exercise the option," U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert wrote, ordering that the plaintiff's attorney pay more than $32,000 in fees.

"The plan creates an unfair and discriminatory process by only allowing participants who complete the Quit for Life program to have the surcharge refunded on a prospective basis," the suit claims.

"It's a very antiemployer regulation, and it's not based really on any factual finding. Rather, it's based on DOL's belief that foreign farmworkers are vulnerable. [T]his is not based on any studies or statistics or anything," one immigration lawyer said.

"We found ourselves in unchartered territory while taking on a global leader of an emerging technology, and success depended on our ability to combine recently enacted environmental regulations with centuries-old legal theories like trespass and nuisance," said plaintiff counsel Jackson McDonald of McDonald & Cody in Alto, Georgia.

"They'd be wise to focus on user-friendliness and to come across with authenticity when dealing with their customers," said Noah Hanft, a former general counsel of MasterCard.

Judge Karen Marston held that, despite plaintiffs' arguments to the contrary, marketing discovery is not relevant to the broad legal issues the court has prioritized for early resolution.

San Mateo Superior Court Judge Jeffrey R. Finigan issued the ruling, which concluded that the same exemptions accorded to telephone companies under California's wiretapping statutes applied to RingCentral and other VoIP providers.

In recent weeks, Davis Polk, Akin, Weil, Stradley Ronon and others have landed lateral partners, signaling the heightened competition for talent.

"Take pride in your work product, communicate reliably, and build meaningful relationships with as many people as possible."

There are three major pricing errors, and many partners "don't grasp the balance between costs, pricing and profits," one expert says.

The London partner is joining just one week after her fellow financial regulatory partner in the funds group swapped out Kirkland for Paul Weiss.

Corporate is Skadden's main practice area in China but a protracted downturn in work has caused many of its rivals to make cuts and close offices.

Insurance and homeowners association practices will see increased demand in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, but lobbying and even criminal and family law could be the subject of heightened interest.

The GOP held an advantage in control of state delegations, so the alleged criminal conspiracy called for the U.S. House to hand reelection to former President Donald Trump, according to new evidence unsealed in D.C. federal court.

District Judge Lewis Liman sentenced Michael Shvartsman to 28 months in prison and a $1 million fine.

"It is incredibly hard to make a prediction on what will happen," Bobby Zhou, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business, said of Google's ad tech monopoly bench trial. "Both sides have made really valid points."

"The defendant allegedly deceived the public by impersonating the victim and making fraudulent statements on behalf of the SEC," Chad Yarbrough, the assistant director of the FBI criminal investigative division, said in a statement.

"It's a complicated, highly fragmented industry with tens of thousands of people making different decisions every day," said Jason Winmill, legal department consultant.

While the pandemic showed the potential of training employees through online platforms, law firms are finding they can still embrace that method as new pressures continue to make more traditional training less viable.

A Westchester judge was also charged with engaging in ex parte communications, and failing to timely file his financial disclosure statement.