There is no playbook for dodging the types of presidential actions that hit Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie recently. Instead, law firms are writing their strategies from […]
Slip-and-Fall Suit Against Target, Store Manager Sent to State Court, Federal Judge Rules
A slip-and-fall suit against Target and a store manager is headed back to state court after a federal judge in Illinois determined the store manager was properly named […]
‘No-Never,’ or ‘Yes-Always:’ Judge Weighs State, Federal Requirements for Punitive Damage Claim in Initial Complaint
A federal judge in Missouri recently rejected Valvoline’s attempts to apply state law requirements as to whether punitive damage claims can be included in a plaintiff’s initial complaint. […]
Lawsuits Claim Plaintiffs Firms Are ‘Weaponizing’ Mass Arbitration
Companies are pushing back against what they claim to be a “weaponization” of their arbitration agreements by plaintiffs firms. Three lawsuits targeting plaintiffs firms who file mass arbitrations […]
Lawyers Clamor for Action, but Firm Leaders Slow to Denounce Trump’s Assault on Perkins Coie
Big Law associates are talking about the Trump administration’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie on message boards. In-house counsel and Perkins Coie alumni are authoring LinkedIn posts declaring […]
Why Hourly Billing Won’t Go Away Until Legal Departments Demand It
For nearly a century, the billable hour has been the backbone of law firm economics. However, according to industry experts, that model is increasingly at odds with the […]
Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Compliance Programs: A Double-Edged Sword
As we have explained in prior articles, artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be a game-changing tool in many areas, including corporate compliance. As more companies deploy AI tools […]
Regulatory Uncertainty Surges as Legal Teams Face Growing Challenges
Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our reporters and editors are tracking through […]
Court Affirms Conviction of Ex-Uber Security Chief That Shook Cybersecurity World
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday unanimously upheld former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan’s 2022 conviction on charges he […]
Diddy Pleads Not Guilty Ahead of May Sex Trafficking Trial
Sean “Diddy” Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday (March 14), pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with […]