The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under former Chair Gary Gensler took 52 enforcement actions between Oct. 1, 2024, and Trump's inauguration, the highest amount for an outgoing chair since 2013.

       

 “Unfortunately, Daniel's Law is broken, and this legislation will fix it," the sponsor said. “The amendments made to Daniel's Law weakened compliance, putting the safety and privacy of our public servants at risk. "

       

Cadwalader, Paul Hastings and McDermott quickly responded, and it's expected numerous other Am Law 100 firms will follow.

       

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin noted the cost of health care is top of mind for many Americans, and slammed Horizon for allegedly "defraud[ing] our state and overcharg[ing] use while driving up the costs of healthcare for hundreds and thousands of dedicated public servants."

       

Interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan of the Eastern District of Virginia faces intense questions concerning her interactions with federal grand juries after a magistrate judge ruled former FBI Director James Comey's defense counsel must receive full access to all grand jury materials in his perjury case based on alleged "irregularities" and "missteps" in the prosecution.

       

"The Court ultimately concludes that the agency has not carried its burden: Meta holds no monopoly in the relevant market," U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg wrote in a decision granting judgment in favor of Meta Platforms Inc., ruling the Federal Trade Commission failed to prove its antitrust case.

       

At least seven lawsuits, including five class actions, have been filed over this month's nationwide recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula cans and Anywhere Packs, linked to an infant botulism outbreak.

       

"I will always deeply value my years on the Court. But the time has come to move on to another position of public service,” Justice Charles Canady said in a statement released by the Supreme Court of Florida.

       

"In sum, although the court previously rejected (and thus did not consider) the application of a but-for causation standard, the court now finds Witkin proffered evidence sufficient to survive summary judgment under such a standard," a federal judge said.

       

Partners in Asia Pacific are divided on whether the tie-up is good or bad for their prospects.

       

EJ Evans joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.

       

Shelby Boyd joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.

       

The prospect of a 3,000-lawyer firm caps a difficult year and a decades-long effort to transcend the Emerald City and compete for the industry's most elite clients.

       

In oral arguments on Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit criticized aspects of U.S. District Judge Denise Cote's 2023 ruling tossing all five plaintiffs' experts tying acetaminophen to autism and ADHD.

       

Apple said the single patent at issue in the case expired in 2022 “and is specific to historic patient monitoring technology from decades ago. We plan to appeal.

       

Former Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General Matthew Guarnieri has joined the plaintiff-side appellate boutique Gupta Wessler as its newest principal.

       

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"We really can hold Blue Cross Blue Shield to account for failing to pay for so many bills over many years," Raoul Cantero of White & Case, counsel for the plaintiff, said.

       

A preliminary draft of the study analyzed the performance of all federal judges under age 55 who were active between January 2023 and December 2024, using total opinions as a measure of productivity and out-of-circuit citations as a measure of influence, among other data points.

       

"Northwestern knew that NDR planned to give Northwestern a $12.5 million donation solely for the purposes of funding research conducted by Dr. Siddique. NDR justifiably trusted that Northwestern would use NDR's donation to fund research conducted by Dr. Siddique, and Northwestern had reason to know that Dr. Siddique might be unable to conduct that research," the court said.