The District of Columbia Bar's Office of Disciplinary Counsel brought charges against attorneys Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, accusing them of seriously interfering with the administration of justice by helping bring lawsuits in several states that lacked evidence of voter fraud in Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump.

The trial court "plans to proceed in stages" starting with early "resolution of the questions of exoneration and limitation of liability," U.S. District Senior Judge James K. Bredar wrote in a memorandum to all parties in the Baltimore Key Bridge litigation.

Legal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference in Chicago.

Legal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference in Chicago.

"Bitcoin mining gets a lot of criticism for the amount of energy it uses," said Justin Daniels, a partner at Baker Donelson. "But data training centers for artificial intelligence do the same thing, yet I don't hear the criticism."

Attorney Adam Adler petitioned for cancellation of Marvel and DC Comics' trademarks, contending the "super hero" terms were generic. "What Marvel and DC were doing is really just the opposite and contrary to the values of their own heroes," he said.

Parties seeking relief are required to certify in relevant judicial proceedings that the effects of Helene have prevented timely action. To be effective, this certificate must include certain information.

"Ellen Whittemore was, in the truest sense, the right person at the right time to help lead Wynn Resorts through a thicket of litigation and corporate governance changes," CEO Craig Billings said in a statement.

"If you think that diversity in all of its forms is important in determining excellence, equity, these MDLs are great opportunities for people to learn, have a practice," U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in an interview.

The plaintiff had alleged that the defendants were liable for failing to give a so-called Upjohn warning, which is done when the interests of a company and an individual officer become adverse.

"I think it's critical to be a team player and to put people in position to succeed."

"It's not a given that a Harris presidency would mirror the Biden administration's aggressive approach to antitrust," said Robin Adelstein, a Norton Rose Fulbright partner.

"Our U.S. [PEP] would land us around No. 39. Our goal is to be playing in the top 25," said Colin Murray, the firm's North American CEO.

With the latest departure, there will be a total of six non-permanent foreign judges remaining.

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Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, was scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday on a federal charge related to Wednesday's explosion at a courthouse in Santa Maria.

Jayson Ruff, a trial attorney for U.S. Trustee Kevin Epstein in Houston, filed the venue motion on Thursday, two days after a New Jersey bankruptcy court refused to take up a similar motion in J&J's second Chapter 11 case.

"An electronic signal is sent over [and] something is implanted on a device that is in California," Judge Daniel Collins said. "It takes data in California from a device in California and ships it out of California. The claim is that the collection and transmission of the data violates California statutes. How does that conduct not occur in California?"

Most of the cases focused on gender discrimination, but two of the suits alleged pregnancy discrimination and two others claimed mistreatment of transgender employees.

Hochul was noncommittal about her next course of action, placing the responsibility on Adams to show that he's able to lead in an effective and ethical manner amid the charges.