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What Judicial Nominations Could Look Like Under a President Harris or Trump

Fri, 2024-10-04 15:10

The types of candidates a President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump put forward will depend largely on which party controls the Senate, observers say.

       

4 Law Firms Back Texas AG Suit on Insulin Price-Gouging Allegations

Fri, 2024-10-04 14:59

The state alleges this insulin pricing scheme violates the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, constitutes unjust enrichment, and represents an unlawful civil conspiracy.

       

Tales From the Trenches: What Outside Counsel Do That GCs Find Inexcusable

Fri, 2024-10-04 14:16

"I had this one outside counsel where every time I'd ask him to weigh in, he'd be like, 'That's a business issue,'" said Michele Kloeppel, a partner at Thompson Coburn who formerly was corporate counsel at Panera.

       

High Court Turns Away Industry Challenges to EPA Rules Curbing Pollution

Fri, 2024-10-04 13:45

Friday's denials are a noticeable break from the court's decisions last term to take up, and ultimately rule in favor of, an emergency docket industry and state challenge to an EPA rule regulating air quality standards in upwind states.

       

Lawyers Can Help After Hurricane—But There Are Risks

Fri, 2024-10-04 13:40

"I don't want to run afoul and get a bar complaint," one attorney cautions about this type of pro bono work.

       

DOJ's Visa Antitrust Suit Hands Class Action Lawyers New Line of Attack Against Payments Giant

Fri, 2024-10-04 13:16

The same day the Department of Justice sued Visa, the company set aside another $1.5 billion for its U.S. litigation escrow fund.

       

Ex-Assistant State Attorney Suspended for One Year for Dishonesty on Judicial Application, Job Interviews

Fri, 2024-10-04 11:59

"If respondent's colleagues had believed him, and had hired him based on his statements during the interview, it would have damaged the criminal justice system," the hearing board's report said.

       

'Kissed Women Without Their Consent': Judge Removed From Bench

Fri, 2024-10-04 11:55

The judge approached a woman on the dance floor, "inappropriately dancing and gyrating towards her," which prompted her to leave the dance floor, the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conductv said. He followed her to the women's restroom and jammed his foot in the doorway, preventing her from closing the door, saying, "wait, wait, let's take a shot [of alcohol]," the ACJC said. After multiple complaints about his behavior, the judge was asked to leave, the ACJC said.

       

'Stereophonic' Accused of Copyright Infringement From Fleetwood Mac 'Rumours' Producer

Fri, 2024-10-04 11:20

"'Stereophonic' is undoubtedly a play based on plaintiffs' memoir 'Making Rumours' because substantial similarities exist between the two works, a reality that has been independently confirmed by those familiar with plaintiffs' book who have also had the opportunity to review the play," the complaint said.

       

After Guiding Illumina Through Harrowing Merger Fight, GC Charles Dadswell to Depart

Thu, 2024-10-03 20:59

"I've watched and been a part of Illumina growing from a startup to one of the most important and innovative companies in the world, and I'm proud to have been a part of that journey," Dadswell said in a statement.

       

Why Seemingly Simple Off-Channel Communication Rules Still Vex Finance Industry

Thu, 2024-10-03 19:16

One challenge is determining when an invitation for lunch is considered "business communication."

       

Perkins Coie Renovates Portland Office With Focus on Equal Attorney Space, Hoteling

Thu, 2024-10-03 19:11

The firm's recently renewed 12-year lease in Portland reduced its footprint to under 30,000 square feet.

       

Supreme Court Will Begin New Term Dogged by Old Issues

Thu, 2024-10-03 19:05

The high court finds itself under as much scrutiny as ever as it prepares to reconvene Monday for the start of the October 2024 term.

       

6th Circuit Judge Readler Cautions Against Shaming Lawyers Over Election Challenges

Thu, 2024-10-03 19:05

"True, some cases pursued by Trump supporters seemed frivolous from the start and were swiftly dismissed," Chad Readler said. "Yet even where cases had some potential merit, lawyers were criticized even to the point of being a target of the cancel culture movement."

       

Meta Directors Accused of Deleting Emails Discussing Cambridge Analytica, FTC Settlement

Thu, 2024-10-03 18:30

A motion, first filed under seal on Sept. 25, asks the court to institute spoliation sanctions and grant curative relief.

       

First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Contraceptive Depo-Provera Caused Brain Tumor

Thu, 2024-10-03 18:09

Ellen Relkin, who filed the first case on Tuesday, predicts thousands of lawsuits after a French study in March found the contraceptive Depo-Provera had a 550% higher chance of developing brain tumors.

       

State Law Requiring Sex Offenders Display 'No Candy or Treats at This Residence' Sign Deemed Unconstitutional

Thu, 2024-10-03 16:23

"Defendants require the use of private property to reflect their own message 'for the express purpose that it be observed and read by the public,' thereby depriving registered offenders of their freedom to speak in their own words or to not speak at all," wrote U.S. District Judge John A. Ross for the Eastern District of Missouri.

       

Has the Bankruptcy Practice Scandal Harmed Jackson Walker's Business or Reputation?

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:33

A spokesperson for Texas' Jackson Walker said the firm is "on track" for a record-breaking year, even as it has coped over the last year with fallout from news that a former bankruptcy partner was engaged in a romantic relationship with a former bankruptcy judge in Houston who presided over many cases involving the firm.

       

'Stock Car Monopoly'?: Winston Lawsuit Alleges NASCAR Anticompetitive Scheme

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:19

NASCAR requires stock car race teams to sign "one-sided contracts" preventing them from competing elsewhere in violation of the Sherman Act, according to the complaint submitted by Winston partner Danielle T. Williams on behalf of two race teams.

       

The Growing Tension—And Opportunity—in Big Law Nonequity Tiers

Thu, 2024-10-03 15:16

Large law firms continue expanding their nonequity tiers each year, as firm management exerts tighter control over who receives firm profits.

       

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