"Like many reckless corporate actors before them, they were confronted with a regulation that they didn't want to comply with, which was the 1972 OSHA Asbestos Regulation," counsel for the plaintiffs, Sam Iola, said. "Instead of trying to comply with it and put warnings on their products, they decided they were going to lie about it, and deny the very idea that there was asbestos in this product to begin with."

"The way the courts are deciding these cases lately, they're just saying all these other courts have said there's no cause of action, so, clearly, there's no cause of action. I hope the Supreme Court doesn't do that," said insurance attorney Eugene Killian Jr.

"There hasn't been a new judiciary bill to add judgeships for about 30 years," said Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Circuit Judge Lavenski Smith

"[T]he policy's requirement that the speech directed at government officials 'be respectful and courteous, [and] free of rude ... remarks' appears to cross the line into viewpoint discrimination: allowing lavish praise but disallowing harsh criticism of government officials," the court wrote.

As clients scrambled to access and move funds from Silicon Valley Bank accounts over the weekend, many law firms quickly pivoted to provide resources and guidance.

Reversing a directed verdict for the defendants, a state appeals court found that it should be up to a jury to decide whether piercing the corporate veil is appropriate where a corporation is alleged to have diverted funds owed to creditors.

The firm needs to seriously consider a merger and change its lockstep system, several argue.

"It's like having an airplane without a pilot or a ship without a captain. It will move, but to what direction?" said Charles Elson, a retired professor of corporate governance at the University of Delaware.

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Senior associate Anisha Mehta received three raises during her year at DLA Piper, but was fired within six days of requesting maternity leave in October 2022, according to an EEOC complaint.

The Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge tendered his resignation, effective March 31.

A California appeals court ruling largely flips an August 2021 decision finding Prop 22 encroached on the Legislature's constitutional authority.

In this week's column, we are looking ahead to our upcoming Go-To Law Schools report and examining how one may go about choosing a law school.

Very few private equity firms have invested in law firms, and despite some activity in Australia, such investments aren't likely to take off, analysts say. The reason is simple: Few law firms are likely to appeal to investors. There are exceptions, however.

"Although we have never expressly expounded on the question, we have recognized implicitly that parents maintain a constitutionally protected liberty interest in the companionship of their adult children," the court said.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Tort Reform Association and three other business groups filed amicus briefs supporting rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's Jan. 30 decision in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy.

"Companies have a continuing obligation to ensure that their claims are truthful and substantiated, including when temporarily changing a supply chain to outside the United States," according to Holland & Knight attorney Anthony DiResta.

"You'll be counting on the partners who are closest to you to convince everyone else why they should invite you into the partnership. Go above and beyond to make sure that those partners trust your work and value you as a member of their team."

"The Commonwealth's statutory scheme does not grant the Circuit Court of Louisa County the power to disbar attorneys—and the court lacked authority to grant Spanos the relief he desires," the appeals court ruled.

"Price fixing has an economic effect," warned Keller Postman partner Ashley Keller, who's already involved in suits under the new law.