The defense made a $600,000 offer of judgment, which was turned down, the plaintiff's attorney said. However, he added that the plaintiff would have considered an offer of $2 million.

       

In Doe v. SSM Health Care Corporation, John Doe brought the putative class action against SSM Health Corp. in a Missouri state court, claiming SSM shared private health information with third-party marketing services in violation of Missouri law.        

As law firms and in-house teams embrace new technologies, poor planning risks additional expenses and headaches down the road.

       

An attorney licensed to practice in California and Massachusetts and admitted to practice at the U.S. Supreme Court is not being allowed to take the Texas bar examination.

       

Regulations on most of Big Tech's operations are expected to ease under Trump, paving the way for more deals in AI, crypto and space tech.

       

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Uber-funded ballot initiative designed to cap contingency fees in all civil cases at 20% was "misleading and confusing."

       

"If you come in showing any sign of ego, poor communication or weak relationship-building skills, you're not getting the job," said John Gilmore, managing partner of the legal search firm BarkerGilmore.

       

Public defenders argued that the federal court had overestimated Dionisio Figueroa's benefit from the scheme to impose a higher sentence. The Second Circuit disagreed.

       

"Gary Gensler's attempt to prevent discovery in his SEC's regulation by enforcement regime has failed for now in the SEC v. Kraken case," Brian Klein, a partner at Waymaker in Los Angeles who represents Kraken, said in a statement.        

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's motion to dismiss took aim at most of the counts asserted in the plaintiffs' master long-form complaint, however the defendants are saving their challenge to certain claims for later.

       

Starbucks said Alan Rosa signed an employment agreement in December 2022 that included a sign-on bonus of $1 million. He left the company in May 2023.

       

The most forward-thinking companies embrace AI with complete confidence because they have created governance programs that serve as guardrails for this incredible new technology. Effective governance ensures AI consistently aligns with an organization's best interests, safeguarding against potential risks while unlocking its full potential.

       

As KPMG's legal arm awaits a decision on whether it can operate as an alternative business structure in Arizona, Stuart Fuller describes the reasons the firm has pushed to enter the competitive U.S. market, what it plans to do there, and why he believes it will succeed.
       

As KPMG's legal arm awaits a decision on whether it can operate as an alternative business structure in Arizona, Stuart Fuller describes the reasons the firm has pushed to enter the competitive U.S. market, what it plans to do there, and why he believes it will succeed.
       

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Although other firms use CoCounsel, Womble Bond is the first to make the software available to all U.K. lawyers.

       

Brad Lerman has helped the company navigate a litany of sticky situations, including the firing of its CEO, a proxy battle with activist investors and tensions with workers over their nationwide unionizing drive.

       

Emhoff was a litigator at DLA Piper before stepping into his role in the White House.

       

After an executive order signaled a crackdown on the very principle of DEI, law firms are considering ways to ensure that programs focused on inclusion don't come off as exclusionary to some.

       

"There were many times I thought that making partner simply wouldn't be in the cards for me—whether because the process is so competitive or because I didn't think I was good enough. I would tell my younger self to not distract myself with those thoughts and instead focus on being the best advocate for our clients that I can be."