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Rupert Murdoch Trust Trial Underscores Lucrative Nature of High-End Private Client Practices

Wed, 2024-10-02 15:32

Trusts and estates disputes can generate more legal work than mainstream practices when firms commit to the practice area. However, the practice doesn't come without risk.

       

NY High Court Set to Decide If Personal-Injury Claim Against Uber Must Go to Arbitration

Wed, 2024-10-02 14:52

The matter is set for 40 minutes of arguments on Oct. 15, with Joshua D. Kelner of Kelner & Kelner representing Wu, while Michael R. Huston of Perkins Coie in Washington, D.C., is set to argue for San Francisco-based Uber.

       

'Quite Likely': Feds Indicate There May Be Additional Charges Against Adams and Co-Defendants

Wed, 2024-10-02 14:29

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan on Wednesday also sought to withdraw as counsel for Adams in an unrelated civil lawsuit, citing a potential conflict.

       

Forward-Looking Statements Don't Support Securities Case Against Peloton Following Pandemic Spike

Wed, 2024-10-02 14:27

U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr.'s opinion ends nearly three years of stock-price drop litigation which shareholders filed after Peloton's 2021 announcement that its demand growth had slowed more than previously projected. Latham & Watkins represented Peloton in the case.

       

DC Circuit Allows Betting on 2024 Election to Resume

Wed, 2024-10-02 14:26

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission "has not substantiated that risks to election integrity are likely to materialize if Kalshi[Ex] is allowed to operate its exchange during the pendency of this appeal," the court stated.

       

Kirkland, Skadden Top Global M&A League Tables for First Nine Months

Wed, 2024-10-02 14:03

Latham & Watkins, Sullivan & Cromwell, Paul Weiss and Simpson were also in the top of the rankings, as deal activity continues to rebound from last year.

       

Attorneys Dodge Florida Tort Reform Hurdles to Obtain $28.9 Million Settlement

Wed, 2024-10-02 13:24

"At the end of the day, juries understand that you have to protect people," said Michael Haggard, who represents the plaintiff.

       

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Nonwhite Attorneys Got Only 11% Of 2023 MDL Appointments, Talc Bankruptcy Trustee in Wants Texas Case in NJ

Wed, 2024-10-02 11:27

Law.com statistics found that only 11% of the leadership appointments in multidistrict litigation last year went to attorneys of color, down from 14% in 2022.

       

'More Than They Could Chew': EEOC Enforcement Suits Plummet

Wed, 2024-10-02 11:08

"We know the lawyers at the EEOC that are frontline soldiers in this, and they're stretched very thin," Seyfarth Shaw's Christopher DeGroff said.

       

How We Made Practice Group Chair: 'Leadership Starts Without Titles, and It Doesn't Depend on Them,' Say Linda Coberly & Tom Melsheimer of Winston & Strawn

Wed, 2024-10-02 11:00

"Leadership starts without titles, and it doesn't depend on them. It may start with reaching out to colleagues, recognizing their efforts, and holding them up. It also requires deep engagement—rolling up your sleeves and doing whatever is needed."

       

Florida Federal Judge Rules False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions are Unconstitutional

Wed, 2024-10-02 09:27

"The False Claims Act has been around since the Civil War and has functioned in its current form for nearly 40 years," said Ari Yampolsky, a partner at Whistleblower Partners. "Yesterday's holding by Judge Mizelle in the Middle District of Florida in the Zafirov case is an aberration."

       

The Law Firms Charging Up The Global 100—And Those Sliding Down

Wed, 2024-10-02 05:16

Since 2020, the likes of Yingke, Ropes & Gray and Quinn Emanuel have risen quickly in the revenue rankings while firms including Weil Gotshal and Sullivan & Cromwell have fallen.

       

AG in Texas Is Nation's First to Bring Gen AI Enforcement Action in Health Care

Tue, 2024-10-01 18:43

"Disclosing to patients whenever they are interacting with an AI system is always a good idea," said Amy MacDonald, an associate at Manatt Phelps & Phillips.

       

Biden Administration Appeals 5th Circuit's Nondelegation Ruling to Supreme Court

Tue, 2024-10-01 18:12

The stage appears to be set for the justices to grant review, given that the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits have rejected nondelegation challenges, thus creating the type of "circuit split" that increases the chances of Supreme Court intervention.

       

Justices Take Time to Answer Ken Paxton About Handguns at the State Fair

Tue, 2024-10-01 17:48

The high court asks how the attorney general squares this position with its own opinion issued in 2016 when it concluded private parties leasing government-owned facilities could restrict firearms on the premises.

       

'You Are Not Alone': 120 Sex Assault Victims Plan to Sue Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Tue, 2024-10-01 17:31

At a Tuesday news conference, attorney Tony Buzbee, of The Buzbee Law Firm in Houston, called on Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sexual assault victims to come forward. 'There is a great strength in numbers,' he said.

       

Epic Games Sues Google, Samsung for Alleged Federal and State Antitrust Violations

Tue, 2024-10-01 17:17

Epic's complaint was filed on Monday by Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff and Cravath, Swaine & Moore in San Francisco federal court and alleged violations of the Sherman Act and California law.

       

'Severe Emotional Distress': DC Judge Finds Iran Liable in 3 US Hostage-Takings

Tue, 2024-10-01 17:04

"Plaintiffs are correct that Iran is liable for false imprisonment," U.S. District Senior Judge Richard J. Leon wrote in his memorandum opinion. "Plaintiffs are correct that Iran is liable for intentional infliction of severe emotional distress as to all plaintiffs."

       

Bitcoin Mining Company That Enlisted Davis Polk Beats Investor Class Action

Tue, 2024-10-01 17:04

"When you boil down allegations that involve matters in the crypto space and cut through the complexity, the basics of the U.S. securities laws still apply," said Edmund Polubinski, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

       

'I Don't Hide My Age': 82 and Practicing in Big Law

Tue, 2024-10-01 16:11

"People naturally tend to think that younger people, relatively recently out of law school, might not know as much as people who've been practicing for a while. And to some extent that could be true, and to some extent that isn't true," said Andrew M. Epstein, 82, of Wilson Elser.

       

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