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Indiana AG Accuses Big Pharma of Inflating EpiPens Price by 600%, Lawsuit Says

Wed, 2025-01-22 12:24

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Up-and-Comer Scores First Legal Chief Post With Baltimore Orioles, the Team He Cheered for as Kid

Wed, 2025-01-22 12:24

"This is a thrilling opportunity to lead and build out the organization's legal and compliance function and to work alongside the Orioles' terrific leadership and staff," Kamaal Jones wrote on LinkedIn.

       

Federal Court Considers Blurry Lines Between Artist's Consultant and Business Manager

Wed, 2025-01-22 10:08

What happens when a business manager gets involved in a dispute with one of the artist's other advisers? A recent example is the litigation between the longtime business manager for rapper Nelly and a longtime consultant who has provided a range of services to the artist that include marketing and promotion, managing Nelly's touring business, and seeking endorsement deals.

       

US Judge Cannon Blocks DOJ From Releasing Final Report in Trump Documents Probe

Wed, 2025-01-22 10:08

"Release of Volume II to Congress under the proposed conditions presents a substantial and unacceptable risk of prejudice to [the remaining co-defendants]," U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon wrote in her order blocking the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report explaining the now-abandoned classified records retention case against President Donald Trump.

       

Senior Associates' Billing Rates See The Biggest Jump

Wed, 2025-01-22 04:59

“You're getting some associate rates cresting to over $1,000 an hour, as much as some junior partners," said Jennifer McIver, of Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions.

       

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Be Open to Opportunities, Ready to Seize Them When They Arise,' Says Lara Shortz of Michelman & Robinson

Tue, 2025-01-21 22:59

"The best advice I can offer to someone aspiring to lead an office is to be open to opportunities and ready to seize them when they arise. It's impossible to rise to the occasion when hesitant or shy about stepping forward. Leadership often comes to those who aren't afraid to take the initiative and embrace new challenges, even when they're outside their comfort zone."

       

Florida Judge Tosses Antitrust Case Over Yacht Broker Commissions

Tue, 2025-01-21 22:10
In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore concluded that, despite similarities to antitrust litigation against the National Association of Realtors, the plaintiffs' complaint had not 'plausibly alleged direct evidence of an agreement or conspiracy.'        

CFPB Resolves Flurry of Enforcement Actions in Biden's Final Week

Tue, 2025-01-21 18:25

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed one lawsuit and reached five settlements last week, totaling nearly $206.6 million in civil resolutions and redress.

       

Judge Orders SoCal Edison to Preserve Evidence Relating to Los Angeles Wildfires

Tue, 2025-01-21 18:21

Hueston Hennigan partners Douglas Dixon, in Newport Beach, and Brittani Jackson, in Los Angeles, appeared at a Tuesday hearing for Southern California Edison.

       

The Week in Data Jan. 21: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Tue, 2025-01-21 17:43

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the results of Law.com's annual Managing Partner Survey.

       

As Unpredictability Rises, Gov't Law Practices Expect Trump Bump. Especially in Florida

Tue, 2025-01-21 17:42

Holland & Knight and Greenberg Traurig are among the firms expecting a significant rise in interest as the state continues ascending in national politics, thanks to President Trump's appointees and state policies that are shaping conservative thinking across the country.

       

State High Court Reinstates $7M Jury Verdict for Passenger Injured in Potentially Avoidable Crash

Tue, 2025-01-21 17:35

Last week, the state high court affirmed the jury's verdict, finding the evidence presented could lead a juror to reasonably infer that Furr's failure to keep a proper lookout and/or failure to yield to another car was a proximate cause of the accident.

       

Several Big Law Firms Saw Year-Over-Year Lobbying Revenue Growth in 2024

Tue, 2025-01-21 17:24

Brownstein and Akin both reported their strongest year on record in 2024, according to Lobbying Disclosure Act filings on Tuesday.

       

Kirkland Enters Philadelphia, Luring Skadden Mass Torts Team

Tue, 2025-01-21 16:27

Allison Brown, who has represented and won multiple trials for Johnson & Johnson, is leading a team of five partners to Kirkland, the firm confirmed to The American Lawyer on Tuesday.

       

Hours After Trump Takes Office, Democratic AGs Target Birthright Citizenship Order

Tue, 2025-01-21 16:00

Twenty-two states, the District of Columbia and San Francisco will seek a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump order denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants.

       

Oracle-NetSuite Deal Gets OK From Delaware Supreme Court

Tue, 2025-01-21 15:57

The opinion by Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. is a victory for the Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor and Latham & Watkins team that defended Ellison and Oracle CEO Safra Catz, and it upholds the Court of Chancery's earlier decision addressing shareholder control, a topic that's front of mind for many corporate litigators.

       

Prosecutors Ask Judge to Question Charlie Javice Lawyer Over Alleged Conflict

Tue, 2025-01-21 15:04

David Siegal, of Mintz Levin, represented Javice in connection with previous allegations of misconduct while she was still employed by JPMorganChase.

       

Judge Awards Over $350K in Attorney Fees in Data Breach Class Action Settlement

Tue, 2025-01-21 15:04
In Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, the class action accused a home delivery pharmacy service of losing control of over 75,000 patients' sensitive personal records in a data breach.        

Ad Agency Legal Chief Scores $12M Golden Parachute in $13B Sale to Rival

Tue, 2025-01-21 15:03

Andrew Bonzani joined Interpublic Group in 2012 after 18 years at IBM, where he was vice president, assistant general counsel and secretary.

       

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