Subscribe to Latest in Legal News feed Latest in Legal News
Law.com
Updated: 1 hour 45 min ago

'Profound Suffering': Willkie Helps Plaintiffs Secure $841M Damages Award in Terrorism Case

Mon, 2025-11-03 19:56

"It takes hundreds and hundreds of hours to work these cases," said Willkie Farr & Gallagher litigation partner Nick Reddick, who helped 36 plaintiffs secure an $841 million damages award holding Iran liable for multiple international terrorist attacks that killed Americans in Iraq.

       

What to Know About the Upcoming Safe Harbor Delaware Supreme Court Argument

Mon, 2025-11-03 19:14

The two questions the court has been asked to consider are related to the constitutionality of changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law that were passed into law earlier this year as Senate Bill 21 and have set members of the corporate bar at odds.

       

Federal Judge Threatens to Disqualify Doe Run Defense Counsel Over ‘Repeated Disregard of My Orders'

Mon, 2025-11-03 18:17

U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel of the Eastern District of Missouri threatened to disqualify Doe Run's lawyers in an Oct. 29 order as part of long-running litigation involving lead exposure from a Peruvian land mine.

       

NCBE to Beta Test NextGen UBE Early Next Year

Mon, 2025-11-03 18:04

The beta testing for the NextGen UBE will be conducted starting on Jan. 8 and running through Jan. 10.

       

New Data Shows Case Filings Are Up in Metro Atlanta. And So Are Court Processing Delays

Mon, 2025-11-03 17:14

The double-digit increase is projected to keep growing this year and, according to median motion resolution times gathered in this data set, the increase is already causing delays in court.

       

New Data Shows Case Filings Are Up in Metro Atlanta. And So Are Court Processing Delays

Mon, 2025-11-03 17:14

The double-digit increase is projected to keep growing this year and, according to median motion resolution times gathered in this data set, the increase is already causing delays in court.

       

Supreme Court Seems Open to Tort Suits Against War Zone Contractors

Mon, 2025-11-03 15:18

At a hearing Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to a former soldier claiming that a contractor's negligence led to a Taliban suicide bombing on a U.S. base in Afghanistan.

       

ABA Changes Diversity Scholarship Language

Mon, 2025-11-03 14:14

The change was revealed in a recent court filing in a case between the American Bar Association and the American Alliance for Equal Rights.

       

Warren Stands by Remarks on Binance CEO, Dismisses Legal Threat

Mon, 2025-11-03 13:01
There is a "huge line of cases" that discuss the concept of substantial truth, said Bruce S. Rosen, a partner at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden in New Jersey who specializes in defamation law. "And this definitely fits in."        

Goodwin Becomes Latest Firm With 4-Day In-Office Policy

Mon, 2025-11-03 12:05

Personnel in the U.S. and U.K. will be expected to work from the firm's offices from Monday through Thursday starting in January.

       

It's Just a 'Cookie'—Until It's a Lawsuit: Why Website-Tracking Risks Have Become Too Big to Ignore

Mon, 2025-11-03 12:02

“If you're looking to minimize litigation risk, opt-in consent is realistically the only thing that works, said Elliot Golding, a partner at McDermott Will & Schulte. “But that's a tough pill for a lot of marketing teams.

       

2026 Tech Outlook for Small to Mid-Size Law Firms

Mon, 2025-11-03 10:09

Preparing Law Firms for 2026: Embracing AI, Strengthening Cybersecurity, and Modernizing IT Strategies.

       

Cozen O'Connor Tacks on 50 New Attys Via Merger With Minneapolis' Moss & Barnett

Mon, 2025-11-03 08:59

The two firms, which previously held merger talks as far back as 2013 and 2014, will combine at the start of 2026.

       

Netflix Privacy Chief Jumps to Uber

Mon, 2025-11-03 06:32

"Millions of people and partners worldwide use Uber every day to go anywhere, get anything, or earn, and as the innovation in this space accelerates, data privacy, security and AI governance will continue to be essential," said Krystal Denley Bowen, Uber's chief privacy officer.

       

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Take the Time to Help Your Colleagues When They Ask,' Says Agustin Orozco of Crowell & Moring

Sun, 2025-11-02 22:59

"You need to have a good understanding of what your colleagues want from those in leadership positions. And you need to have that understanding well before you are promoted into those positions. The only way to do that is to be willing to take the time to help your colleagues when they ask for help and listen to them when they want to discuss an issue."

       

Private Equity Investment in Law Firms Will Happen, But on Big Law's Fringes

Sun, 2025-11-02 15:20

There are sound reasons for partnering with PE, but they largely fall apart at law's elite level, writes the Global Lawyer.

       

UMG's Settlement With AI Music Firm May Set Precedent for Copyright Litigation and Licensing Deals, Experts Say

Fri, 2025-10-31 18:30

"I think it's going to set a precedent, and I think the pending litigations with the other music generative platforms are ... likely going to end up in a similar situation," said Seth Berman of Abrams Fensterman.

       

Sheet Metals Co. Can't Evade $300K Sanction After Citing 'Misremembered' Juror Misconduct in Seeking New Trial

Fri, 2025-10-31 17:43

"Under the exceptional circumstances before the trial court, we do not find the trial court's ruling was so arbitrary and unreasonable as to shock the sense of justice and indicate a lack of careful consideration," said Judge Gary D. Witt, who authored the opinion.

       

'Fed Has Gone Too Far': Tenth Circuit Rules Fed Can Lawfully Turn Away Crypto Banks

Fri, 2025-10-31 16:06

Tenth Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich wrote in the dissent that in adopting the Federal Reserve's interpretation of the law, the majority endorsed a reading of “federal law that allows unappointed bank officials to exercise significant yet unreviewable executive authority.

       

Government Shutdown 'Incredibly Disruptive' to Law School Externships

Fri, 2025-10-31 15:49

“On one hand, we've been very, very lucky to be able to find alternative projects for our students, but it's not easy for the students, said one law school externship director.

       

Pages