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By the Data: A Weekly Look at Legal Industry Trends

Mon, 2024-08-26 00:00

Dig into must-see data from the Law.com Newsroom.

       

Criminal Case Against Tom Girardi

Mon, 2024-08-26 00:00

Tom Girardi, 85, was charged on Feb. 1 with stealing at least $18 million from clients of his Los Angeles law firm, Girardi Keese, over the past decade. Others have been indicted. Here, we compiled the reporting in one place.

       

Meet the Lawyers Working for Kamala Harris' Campaign

Sun, 2024-08-25 19:05

Lawyers associated with firms such as Covington, Perkins Coie, Wilmer, Jenner & Block and Munger Tolles have all landed roles in her campaign.

       

Clifford Chance Amsterdam Partner Bas Boris Visser Dies Unexpectedly

Sat, 2024-08-24 09:01

Bas Boris Visser, the firm's global head of innovation, had served as Amsterdam managing partner twice over the course of his long career at the U.K. firm. The announcement of his death came just days after Clifford Chance lost another partner, Christopher Morvillo, who was with billionaire client Mike Lynch when his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in a freak storm.

       

DOJ, 8 State AGs Sue RealPage for Alleged Sherman Act Violations in Algorithmic Pricing Scheme

Sat, 2024-08-24 01:01

The 110-page document contends that RealPage, which is based in Richardson, Texas, and is owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and "has built a business out of frustrating the natural forces of competition." Counsel has yet to appear for the defendant.

       

Former CVS Exec Faces Trade Secrets Suit for Allegedly Helping Chickasaw Nation Case

Fri, 2024-08-23 20:00

Former CVS executive Adam Korn allegedly divulged confidential information about the company's reimbursement practices to support a suit filed by the Chickasaw Nation.

       

'They Attacked Her': Strong-Arm Defense in Personal Injury Case Yields 5x More Than Pre-Trial Offer

Fri, 2024-08-23 17:28

"The defense did us a huge favor by taking surveillance of her," said the plaintiffs attorney.

       

SharkNinja Seeks Declaratory Judgment Against Dyson's Vacuum Cleaners Patent Infringement Allegations

Fri, 2024-08-23 17:24

Attorneys with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit in a Massachusetts federal court on behalf of SharkNinja, which seeks a declaration of noninfringement for five vacuum cleaner patents against industry competitor Dyson.

       

Spun Off From Deloitte, Moonlit Launches Legal Research Platform for EU Case Law

Fri, 2024-08-23 16:51

Developed internally by the artificial intelligence lead at Deloitte Netherlands, Moonlit looks to help users track, compare and contrast the interpretation of EU directives across individual member states.

       

'Let's Be Blunt': State Court Justice Urges Revision of Civil Service Defense Rules to 'Prevent Gamesmanship'

Fri, 2024-08-23 16:33

"While that behavior does not violate the civil rules, it does affront the goals and values of the civil-justice process," a concurring justice wrote.

       

SEC, Richard Heart Clash in Dueling Motions Over $1 Billion Unregistered Securities Litigation

Fri, 2024-08-23 15:55

"This case will go down in history as one of those cases that nobody saw coming, and it is very important," said Ishmael Green, a partner at Diaz, Reus & Targ who is not involved in the matter.

       

'Plausible' Monopoly Allegations?: DC Appeals Court Revives Amazon Antitrust Complaint

Fri, 2024-08-23 15:43

"Viewed as a whole, the District's allegations about Amazon's market share and maintenance of its market power through the challenged agreements plausibly suggest that Amazon either already possesses monopoly power over online marketplaces or is close to a 'dangerous probability of achieving monopoly power,'" D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Corinne Beckwith wrote.

       

Federal Judge Allows Centers to Promote Abortion 'Reversal' Protocol

Fri, 2024-08-23 15:11

U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. wrote that "falsity alone may not suffice to bring the speech outside the First Amendment," and said the state conceded that no one had experienced actual harm.

       

The Week in Data Aug. 23: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Fri, 2024-08-23 15:04

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including a shake-up on the 2024 General Counsel Compensation Report.

       

Lawyer Killed: Prominent San Antonio Attorney Found Dead

Fri, 2024-08-23 14:08

According to the medical examiner, the attorney's death was ruled a homicide, the result of multiple gunshot wounds.

       

A Law Firm Was Hacked. Now It Faces a Class Action Lawsuit

Fri, 2024-08-23 13:56

The Wacks Law Group of Whippany discovered suspicious activity on its network on March 9. A short time later, a ransomware group called Qilin claimed responsibility for the breach, according to the suit.

       

15th Court of Appeals Declared Constitutional on Eve of Opening

Fri, 2024-08-23 13:39

The county's main argument was that the state constitution requires every court of appeals district is limited to a subdivision of the state's territory.

       

Exxon Mobil Claims Juror's Online Posts Show Bias Behind $725M Benzene Verdict

Fri, 2024-08-23 13:38

The company asserted in a Wednesday motion that one of the jurors behind the verdict later posted comments online suggesting the jury's decision was motivated by issues beyond what was presented at trial.

       

Attorney for Eric Adams Accuser Threatens Alex Spiro With Defamation Action

Fri, 2024-08-23 13:29

Megan Goddard lobbed the warning after Alex Spiro said he didn't settle "fictitious" cases.

       

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'You Have to Be Focused on the Team,' Says Carolyn Daly of Cohen Seglias

Fri, 2024-08-23 11:00

"You have to be focused on the team. If you can't view the office you're working in, or the people you're working with, as a team, you won't rise."

       

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