3M's $12.5 billion deal to resolve lawsuits brought by hundreds of water providers is one of the largest settlements to date involving contaminated drinking water, but it's a fraction of its legal liability involving 'forever chemicals.'

The court reversed a district court's granting of summary judgment to Larry R. Hedlund, concluding that the 2019 Iowa Code section 70A.28(5)(a) didn't apply retrospectively to Hedlund's claim for wrongful discharge under 70A.28, Iowa's whistleblower-protection law.

"The majority quickly and tersely distinguishes this case—not because the allegations, cause of action, or underlying conduct is substantially different—but simply because the decedent in Ricottilli was a 'prior patient.' ...," Justice William R. Wooton wrote in a dissenting opinion. "In other words, because the decedent in Ricottilli entered the hospital alive and was given a patient identification and registration, the decedent was the 'patient' to be evaluated under the MPLA's definition. However, because CAMC does not provide a stillborn fetus a separate patient identification or registration, the majority concludes that A.C.L.'s mother—respondent Angela Lester—is the relevant 'patient' who triggers the application of the MPLA."

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Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby has banned the use of the generative AI tool in the office. "The risks are just way too high," said chair Andrew Indeck.

"We agree that the Broadmoor's service charge is not a tip," stated Judge Terry Fox, in her written opinion for the court. "Foremost, the service charge does not fit within the ordinary meaning of tip. Under the CWA and Division rules, a tip and a gratuity are equivalent terms that are used interchangeably."

One-stop-shop legal tech solutions still hold a lot weight in the legal market. But with glitchy integrations and bloated tech packages, some see a potential "unbundling" of legal technology, akin to the disruption that hit cable TV.

"Law firms want to be sticky with their clients, and companies are increasingly narrowing down who they work with to add more favorable terms with a select group of firms," according to an in-house attorney surveyed by Burford Capital.

New law journal article examines the discrimination faced by Virginia first judicial law clerks. Biden's first 100 confirmed district court judges include many civil rights lawyers.

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Law firm collections are "slower relative to what we've seen the last couple of years," said Jeffrey Lowe, of Major, Lindsey & Africa.

The new Canadian law is modeled after similar legislation that passed in Australia two years ago, prompting Meta and Google to temporarily restrict users from seeing news content and to stop posting links to stories in Australia.

"We had to thread a very delicate needle where we collaborated but, by the same token, did not waive any of our legal options," said partner Michael Tyler.

The oft-repeated "one-stop-shop" marketing line is finally paying off, lawyers say. Vereins can deal with legal issues across different jurisdictions in a single engagement, and do so in a more cost-effective way than their traditional law firm counterparts.

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"This historic settlement is the largest amount ever paid by a single company to resolve claims involving contaminated drinking water and provides compensation critical to protecting our nation's drinking water supplies and upgrading our water treatment infrastructure to deal with this new threat," said Paul Napoli, a partner at Napoli Shkolnik and co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs.

"If we are to prepare people to be effective lawyers and future leaders, it is essential to create a learning environment that welcomes people who embody a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences," according to the deans' statement.

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Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to legalize recreational-use marijuana. The state's northeast neighbors have plenty of lessons to offer about enacting workable cannabis regulations.

"What is unique about what we have today is that people don't know how the court system works," Judge Marcia Krieger said. "They get their information on the internet or TV or movies, and that's not necessarily accurate."