Under Massachusetts Rule 68 of Civil Procedure, defendants may offer a settlement agreement to avoid trial expenses and protracted litigation. However, if a plaintiff rejects the offer but recovers less at trial, legal costs and attorney fees cannot be recovered after the date of the proposal, according to Suffolk County Superior Justice Anthony M. Campo Jr.

       

“The facts of this case thus present the potential for a disturbing loophole: namely that the government could whisk individuals to foreign prisons in violation of court orders and then contend, invoking its Article II powers, that it is no longer their custodian, and there is nothing that can be done," wrote Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III.

       

Letters to both Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland probe potential recruitment efforts by the firms looking to poach talent or clients from Paul Weiss.

       

Investment giant is the latest to tone-down mention of DEI, which the Trump administration says can violate federal anti-discrimination laws.

       

As major law firms strike agreements with U.S. President Donald Trump, the rank and file of the legal industry is growing increasingly unhappy, writes The Global Lawyer. Should Big Law be worried?

       

“With each new Supreme Court expansive ruling, defendants are raising demands for arbitration in many more state and federal cases than ever before, Adam Moskowitz, the managing partner at the Moskowitz Law Firm, said, referring to a larger trend surrounding a pending ruling.

       

The Supreme Court will try to resolve a deep split over whether the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right for trial counsel to confer with their clients about testimony-related issues during an overnight recess.

       

Appellate attorney Tom Goldstein faces up to 30 years in prison if a criminal trial jury convicts him on the most serious white-collar felony in the 22-count indictment.

       

“I do not appreciate being misled, Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels scolded Jerome Dewald, who attempted to present his arguments via the phony individual.

       

Speaking at a Bet Tzedek fundraiser last week, former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff said he urged Willkie Farr & Gallagher leaders not to negotiate with the White House to fend off an executive order.

       

Immunovant Inc. is accused of discriminatory hiring due to the use of artificial intelligence in the hiring process. But one legal observer said the AI claims are not well-supported and might have been included simply to attract attention.

       

“Even if the majority is right that Harris and Wilcox were unlawfully removed under current Supreme Court precedent, there is a wholly separate question of whether reinstatement, effectuated by enjoining scores of Executive Branch officials, is the proper remedy, wrote Judge Neomi Rao.
       

A Maryland federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate by midnight Monday the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garci a, who was deported to a gang prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error."

       

The Fifth Circuit recently addressed a new fact pattern and issue concerning the Barton doctrine: whether a receiver appointed in a state court action could be sued in a subsequent bankruptcy case of the debtor absent court permission.        

Chicago becomes A&O Shearman's tenth office in the U.S.

       

The telecommunications giant has been trying to woo back investors since its foray into the media industry burned up billions of dollars in shareholder value.

       

"First, develop a mastery of the basics and a reputation for reliable and unimpeachable work product. The less redlines you deal with the easier your life becomes. Then, learn as much as you can from as many of the more senior lawyers and other professionals that surround you, try to incorporate the best qualities and avoid the worst qualities of each in your own practice, and formulate your own unique style."

       

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Chris Kruse, Executive Vice President and Advisor at Casepoint, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

       

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Raj Chandrasekar, Chief Innovation and Technology at Consilio, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

       

There's no language in the publicly available deal terms that protects the firms from a future executive order against them, should the president change his mind.