"It's cleaning out the pipes more than necessarily reducing the number of them," said Phil Caruso, a principal and corporate counsel at Kearney.

"The public's clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing," DOJ attorneys wrote in a court filing.

"A defendant who claims ineffective assistance of counsel arising from an alleged conflict of interest and who raised no objection at trial 'must demonstrate that an actual conflict of interest adversely affected his lawyer's performance,'" the federal appeals court siad.

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"We conclude, as a matter of first impression, that a defendant may be convicted of human trafficking under G. L. c. 265, §50(a), so long as the jury find that the defendant knowingly trafficked another person, regardless of whether that person is specifically identified," Justice Frank M. Gaziano wrote on behalf of the unanimous court. "Because the trafficking offenses at issue here were charged as ongoing criminal schemes, rather than as discrete instances of trafficking, we conclude that such an instruction was not warranted, and the trial judge did not err in declining to provide one."

Michael Cruz, a Hispanic man of Mexican American heritage, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado claiming that Farmers Insurance terminated his contract with the insurer based on race.

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In 'Irizarry v. Yehia', the Tenth Circuit joined six other circuits in holding that the First Amendment protects the right to record police encounters—and further held that the defendant officer wasn't entitled to qualified immunity for violating that right. In doing so, the appellate court offered guidance on the scope of the clearly established prong of qualified immunity.

Nosuk Kim was not charged in the underlying fraud case against her husband and his company, I-Tek, a company that provided clothing, promotional items, and equipment to federal government agencies, but the allegations against the attorney stem from its proceeds, according to the statement of facts included with the consent order.

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"The snapback in wanting people to come back to the office is real, and it is interesting," said Mike Evers, an attorney recruiter.

Lower court judges continue to face online threats and attacks after politicians use hyperbole and misinformation to denigrate the judicial system.

"You don't have to end the relationship formally. You just don't call them anymore," said one legal industry analyst, describing how some clients have ended relationships with law firms.

Gov. Gavin Newsom also chose his former legal aide, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Kelli Evans, to serve as an associate justice on the California Supreme Court.

Companies in Taiwan are accustomed to dealing with tensions between Taiwan and China. But they have increased efforts to protect their assets and some are gradually moving operations and investments out of China, lawyers say.

Law firms are increasingly highlighting the regulatory component of corporate transactions as deal work is expected to slow down.

Boies Schiller's Hamish Hume takes The American Lawyer under the hood of his Blue Cross Blue Shield MDL—the biggest settlement ever for a private antitrust case with no government involvement.

The bench ruling from U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer marks the first bench trial to find Walgreens liable for public nuisance claims in the nationwide multidistrict litigation stemming from the ongoing opioid epidemic, according to San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu.