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After Hours of 'Terror' on Park Avenue, Loeb & Loeb Is Focused on Recovery

Thu, 2025-07-31 16:01

“The shock is beginning to wear off," said co-chair Mitchell Nussbaum, who is based in New York but was traveling when an active shooter entered the firm's building on Monday.

       

Universities Turn to Big Law, Boutiques to Fend Off Trump Admin Attacks

Thu, 2025-07-31 15:56

Universities and colleges, under scrutiny from the Trump administration, have retained dozens of law firms across the country in investigations, settlements and lobbying matters.

       

Stinson Merges with California Boutique, Adds Offices in San Francisco, Irvine

Thu, 2025-07-31 15:49

The merger gives Stinson San Francisco and Orange County outposts — plus 30 lawyers who specialize in banking and financial litigation.

       

26 Lawsuits in 1 Day: Elevance Insurers Sued

Thu, 2025-07-31 15:47

Da Silva Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery alleged that instead of repaying the plaintiff, "Empire either reimbursed the Practice nothing for the service rendered or reimbursed the Practice at an amount far below what was required to be reimbursed under the provisions of the Plan documents."

       

Legal Clarity for Crypto Looms as White House Pushes Congressional Action in Report

Thu, 2025-07-31 15:44

“The days of agencies issuing divergent policies and one agency or principal delaying action are over, said Matt Bisanz, a partner at Mayer Brown.

       

Microsoft Faces Antitrust Complaint in Brazil Over Web Browser

Thu, 2025-07-31 14:10

Norway's Opera, a rival browser company, accuses the tech giant of leveraging its dominant position in the operating system and productivity software markets to give an unfair advantage to its own browser by strongly incentivizing major PC manufacturers to exclusively pre-install Edge on Windows across all devices that they supply.

       

Dollar Tree CLO Who Helped Company Close Book on Disastrous Family Dollar Acquisition Exiting

Thu, 2025-07-31 13:23

The retail giant said it is handing the legal reins to its senior deputy general counsel.

       

Security Cam Company Can Face Biometric Privacy Claim, Ill. Federal Judge Rules

Thu, 2025-07-31 11:04

The defense had argued that the servers that processed the collected images were based outside of Illinois and, therefore, not subject to to the Prairie State's biometric law.

       

First Bellwether Trials Planned for Social Media Addiction

Thu, 2025-07-31 10:10

The first bellwether trial in the nation alleging social media sites like Instagram and TikTok caused adolescents to get addicted, and suffer mental illness, is set for Nov. 19 in Los Angeles Superior Court.

       

J&J Fails to Stop Talc-related Securities Class Action at Third Circuit

Thu, 2025-07-31 09:04
The plaintiff filed a nearly 300-page first amended complaint in February 2019 alleging J&J did not disclose the that its baby powder contained asbestos to deceive both its investors and the public.        

Latham Partners Move to Weil to Co-Lead IP and Tech Litigation Practice

Thu, 2025-07-31 04:59

Lumish was Latham's global vice chair of firmwide litigation and trial department, while Homrig was global vice chair of Latham's IP litigation practice and led its Texas IP practice.

       

Big Law Firms Launched Fewer Offices Last Year. But Is the Tide Turning?

Thu, 2025-07-31 04:59

Law firms may have run out of expansion markets or have had less tolerance for remote work last year.

       

Google DeepMind's Tom Lue on Unleashing the Full Potential of Generative AI

Thu, 2025-07-31 00:21

Lue said during a Berkeley Law webinar Wednesday that agentic workflows hold great potential but will be difficult to achieve. "If you have a 1% error in step one, 1% error in step two, they're going to compound very quickly and then you're going to have a useless agent," he said.

       

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction to Return Ousted Copyright Director to Office

Wed, 2025-07-30 20:17

The District Court in Washington, D.C., said Shira Perlmutter had not shown she would be irreparably harmed unless a preliminary injunction was granted.

       

Law Firms in Australia Look to Energy Transition for Revenue Growth

Wed, 2025-07-30 19:00

Young lawyers want to work in the renewable energy sector, but firms say there is a dearth of lawyers who have the specialized skills needed.

       

Congress Must Write Clearer Laws Following 'Loper Bright,' Lawmakers Say

Wed, 2025-07-30 18:42

“Ambiguity is no longer a shield to allow administrative agencies to determine what the law means, said Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma.

       

Tornado Cash Founder Argues That Privacy Software Isn't Illegal as Money Laundering Trial Closes

Wed, 2025-07-30 17:57

Criminal defense veteran David Patton argued that his client, Storm, built Tornado Cash to address a real need within the cryptocurrency community for privacy, not to help cybercriminals hide their ill-gotten gains. Prosecutors argued that Storm was aware that hackers were using the platform to launder money.

       

Federal Judge Denies Zora Labs' Bid to Block Deloitte's Use of ‘Zora AI'

Wed, 2025-07-30 16:24
“Recognizing that products utilizing software and AI are practically ubiquitous in today's tech-driven economy, the court confirmed that more is required to demonstrate proximity of the goods, said Monica Talley, who leads Sterne Kessler's trademark and brand protection practice and is an expert who is not involved in the litigation.        

LexisNexis Small Law 2025 Survey (the “Sweepstakes ) Official Terms and Conditions

Wed, 2025-07-30 16:21
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Ghislaine Maxwell Turns to Justices in Bid to Beat 20-Year Sentence

Wed, 2025-07-30 16:19

Maxwell's lawyer says a 2007 non-prosecution agreement between federal prosecutors and Jeffrey Epstein should have provided her immunity as well.

       

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