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Massachusetts High Court Helps Clears the Way for 'Tobacco Free Generation'

Tue, 2024-03-12 10:14

"The retailers contend that the birthdate cutoff of January 1, 2000, is arbitrary and thus not rationally related to the town's legitimate interest. We disagree. Line drawing—a legislative necessity—does not, without more, make a law unconstitutional," Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote.

       

Freshfields Goes to One-Size Attorney Offices, as NY Space Mixes 'Egalitarian' and 'Vibrancy'

Tue, 2024-03-12 06:00

In New York, junior associates up through the most senior partners have solo workspaces that are now the same square feet.

       

North Dakota Court Clarifies Natural Accumulation Rule in Matter of First Impression

Tue, 2024-03-12 00:35

"Remote areas are precisely the locations the natural accumulation rule protects because the reasonableness of monitoring remote areas of property, and lack of notice resulting therefrom, demonstrates the rationale for the rule. Where it is unreasonable for an owner or operator to continually monitor an area, such as the remote well site in rural North Dakota, it is unreasonable to expect the owner or operator to promptly clear any naturally accumulating snow or ice, ..." Justice Jerod E. Tufte wrote for the court.

       

What Is Exhibit J? Litigators Are Watching This AI Test Case

Tue, 2024-03-12 00:04

Exhibit J is the crux of the New York Times' copyright-infringement lawsuit that accuses Microsoft and OpenAI of using copyright-protected content to train their AI model GPT-4.

       

Motley Rice Cites ABA Ethics Opinion in Opioid Disqualification Duel

Mon, 2024-03-11 18:35

The disqualification motion comes as U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation, has lined up four bellwether trials against OptumRx and another pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts.

       

First 'Revenge Porn' Lawsuit Tried to Verdict Wins $30 Million in Damages

Mon, 2024-03-11 17:07

To this day, Cooper is harassed due to the images, some of which remain online. She testified that she was most recently contacted at work by someone who saw the content on the internet a week before trial.

       

As New Client Business Expands, ArentFox Schiff Sees Revenue and Profit Spike

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:59

"Ten percent of our revenue came from brand-new clients, [which] we attribute in large part to the merger," firm managing partner Brian Waldman said.

       

Fox News: Smartmatic Financial History Doesn't Support $2.7B Defamation Claim

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:59

Kirkland & Ellis and Mintz & Gold are representing Fox News.

       

With International Aspirations, Italy's BonelliErede Looks to Grow in London and the US

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:17

Team hires, a new London office and an office in the U.S. could all be on the horizon, the firm's new leaders say.

       

'Reinvigorated' California DOJ Gears Up to Bring First Criminal Antitrust Case in Decades

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:08

California Assistant Attorney General Paula Blizzard said she's made it her mission to capitalize on the broadness of the state's antitrust statute, the Cartwright Act, and bring cases.

       

SXSW Panelist On Criminal Justice Reform Discusses Keys to Breaking Cycle of Crime

Mon, 2024-03-11 15:31

"Oftentimes, people who are victims of crime who have not received support find themselves in the criminal justice system. In fact, a lot of data indicates that about 90% of the people who are incarcerated were victims of crime at one point," Chief of Federal Advocacy for the Alliance of Safety and Justice, Shakyra Diaz, told Law.com ahead of Monday's SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas.

       

Law Firm Innovation: How BakerHostetler Launched FinClar, a Lawyer-Built FinTech Tool

Mon, 2024-03-11 15:22

Legaltech News sat down with Jonathan Forster, Northeast practice leader of BakerHostetler's Private Wealth Group and the one behind FinClar, to discuss how and why he created the firm's new FinTech tool, and what he has planned for the future.

       

9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal for Plaintiff's Intentional Deletion of Text Messages

Mon, 2024-03-11 14:52

In the March 5 opinion, authored by Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz, the three-judge panel affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona's dismissal of Alyssa Jones and her attorney, Philip Nathanson, v. Riot Hospitality Group, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e)(2) of an employment discrimination action because of intentional spoliation of electronically stored information by Jones.

       

Weight-Loss-Drug Craze Pumps Up Pay for Lilly GC

Mon, 2024-03-11 14:38

Anat Hakim joined Lilly in 2020, just before the company's stock began a long ascent that has more than quadrupled its value—pushing the company's market capitalization past Tesla's.

       

Decoding DOJ's New 'Justice AI' Initiative

Mon, 2024-03-11 11:25

The DOJ is likely to face many practical challenges and novel issues as it begins coding its own algorithm for AI-related enforcement. This article briefly examines three areas of AI-related enforcement where such practical challenges and novel issues may arise.

       

How I Made Partner: 'The More You Do Something, the Better You Get at It,' Says Phillip N. Smith Jr. of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial

Mon, 2024-03-11 11:00

"Take initiative and attempt to think outside the box."

       

Judges Have Concerns About Artificial Intelligence: Here's What They Said

Mon, 2024-03-11 10:25

"I am concerned that AI can be used to alter or even manufacture evidence," said Cobb Judicial Circuit Chief Judge A. Gregory Poole. "I am not sure how we will deal with this or even, in some cases, recognize a problem."

       

Utah High Court Affirms Lower, 2.29% Postjudgment Rate in $9.5M Arbitration Dispute

Mon, 2024-03-11 10:24

"The UFJA provides a means of domesticating a foreign judgment and identifies how Utah courts must treat these domesticated judgments. Although the UFJA does not specifically address the question of postjudgment interest, subsection 78B-5-302(3) supports the district court's conclusion," Justice John Pearce said.

       

David Yellen Resigns as Miami Law Dean Less Than 2 Years Into Deanship

Mon, 2024-03-11 09:53

Patricia Sanchez Abril, who has been interim dean of the graduate school since July and professor of business law at the Miami Herbert Business School, will become interim dean of the law school.

       

Q&A With Scott + Scott's Fatima Brizuela: How Algorithmic Pricing Changed Antitrust Law

Mon, 2024-03-11 09:00

Brizuela, who joined Scott + Scott's San Diego office last year, is involved in some of the most cutting-edge antitrust cases, suing crude oil producers over high gas prices and real estate management software provider RealPage over its algorithmic pricing.

       

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