Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has hired yet another Kirkland & Ellis partner as it continues to build out its London office. Prem Mohan, a regulatory partner in […]
Johnson & Johnson’s 3rd Talc Bankruptcy Will Remain in Texas
A bankruptcy judge ruled on Thursday that Johnson & Johnson’s third Chapter 11 case to resolve thousands of talcum powder lawsuits would remain in Texas. In an order […]
GCs Say Success Leading Nonlegal Functions Starts With Humility
Managing a legal team is challenging enough. Imagine that one day the C-suite draws a line that puts another team or department under legal in the organizational flowchart. […]
Marriott’s $52M Data Breach Settlement Points to Emerging Trend
Marriott International and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, have reached agreements with the Federal Trade Commission and 49 state attorneys general regarding a massive data breach […]
Navigating Divorce: Essential Legal Insights for a Smoother Transition
Understanding the Divorce Process Navigating through a divorce can be a daunting experience, primarily due to the emotional and legal complexities involved. The divorce process typically begins with […]
Federal Judge Rejects Lyft’s ‘Competitive Harm’ Claims in Attempt to Seal Safety Procedures, Storage Information
Rideshare provider Lyft’s attempts to seal information regarding certain safety procedures and its storage of information for “competitive harm” failed in part Wednesday after a federal judge in Pennsylvania […]
‘Spycraft’ by Employers Raising Alarm as Technology Advances
The intersection of the hybrid/remote working trend and paranoia about IP theft in a cutthroat global marketplace, has driven employers to ratchet up surveillance of their employees in […]
Which 1-Judge Division Districts Have Adopted Anti-Forum Shopping Guidance?
Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. Two rules committees for the federal judiciary met this week, and went over a […]
Court Advisory Committee Inches Forward on Transparency in Litigation Financing
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on Thursday addressed transparency in third-party litigation funding, proposing to create a subcommittee to further delve into the somewhat […]
Diddy Gets Trial Date In Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Case
Sean “Diddy” Combs will stand trial on May 5 in his racketeering and sex trafficking case, a federal judge ruled at a court hearing on Thursday (Oct. 10). […]