Staff working on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory functions “will have some real catching up to do, said attorney Richard Donoghue.

       

A proposal to repeal the ABA's Standard 206, which governs diversity and inclusion in law schools, has been sent back to committee for further discussion.

       

Seattle-founded Perkins Coie is also in merger talks, according to four sources familiar with the firm.

       

The ABA Standards Committee recommended revisions to the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity standard that would remove any qualifying criteria, but council decided to send the revised standard back to the committee without any discussion or vote.

       

"These are just frivolous lawsuits designed to kill the plaintiff personal injury bar," attorney Eric Subin, one of the defendants, claimed.

       

Users claim ChatGPT causes addiction and psychological harm.

       

A Manhattan magistrate judge recommended dismissing a racketeering lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis of enabling thieves to launder stolen cryptocurrency.

       

"You need to make sure you have the right environment for experimentation—and the right structure around it," said Jim Shaughnessy, chief legal officer of DocuSign.

       

Attorneys following Thaler and AI's impact on copyright law would be well-served by examining the Allen Case. Therefore, this article discusses key arguments made in the MSJ to assist attorneys in assessing whether human input when using AI to generate a work may make that work copyrightable.        

"We are happy the court denied the core of Walmart's motion and are looking forward to continuing to litigate this case to seek justice for our client," said Justin K. Gelfand of Margulis Gelfand in St. Louis, who is representing the plaintiff.

       

On Nov. 7, jurors in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, before Judge Tara Clark Newberry, decided that plaintiff Allie Mead had not shown that GM and the lap belt in the Chevrolet pickup truck she was riding in as a passenger, were responsible for the injuries she suffered when that truck crashed in August 2018.

       

Jennifer Contegiacomo joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.

       

Mrs Justice O'Farrell ruled that BHP was liable for the dam collapse, one of the worst environmental disasters in recent years, leaving the mining giant facing a potentially huge damages bill of some £36 billion.

       

Many single asset real estate (SARE) bankruptcies will check some or all of the boxes for a bad faith filing. Nevertheless, courts may be reluctant to dispose of these cases as bad faith filings, absent particularly egregious circumstances evidencing patent abuse of the bankruptcy process.

       

Cozen O'Connor is the latest major name to move into Minnesota, but observers say it remains relatively unsaturated with Am Law 200 firms.

       

As I reflect on our Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) conference, one of the most powerful takeaways was the importance of leading with confidence in times of uncertainty.

       

"Find a mentor you trust—someone ethical, talented, and invested in your success. We all know you don't learn how to be a lawyer in law school; you learn it from working alongside people who know how to do it well. It's imperative young associates find good mentors and learn from them side-by-side."

       

The four-week trial, featuring plaintiffs Monica Kent and Deborah Schultz, two women who got ovarian cancer, is the first from among talcum powder lawsuits coordinated in California's state courts and could be a harbinger for similar trials in 2026.

       

Attorney of the Year, Law Firm of the Year and winners for other highly anticipated awards were announced Thursday evening at the Industry Awards in New York.

       

Erin Wiggins joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.