Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord are in merger talks, the firms confirmed to The American Lawyer on Thursday, a combination that would create a firm with more […]
$148M Defamation Verdict Against Giuliani Upheld By Federal Judge
Former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York Rudy Giuliani will have to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers he accused of fraud, after […]
Quinn Emanuel Faces Class Action in Fla. Over Fee Agreements
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan faces class action claims that an arbitration clause included in its fee agreements violates Florida bar rules, as part of a lawsuit filed […]
Ex-GC of Autonomy Says Accounting Turned Odd Before $11B Sale to HP
It was around 2007 when Joel Scott, then general counsel of the U.K.-based tech company Autonomy’s U.S. division, started to get concerned about some of the business tactics […]
Florida Jury Sides With Johnson & Johnson in First Post-Bankruptcy Talc Verdict
Florida Jury Sides With Johnson & Johnson in First Post-Bankruptcy Talc Verdict | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/04/19/florida-jury-sides-with-johnson-johnson-in-first-post-bankruptcy-talc-verdict/ Morty Dubin, King & Spalding. NEWS Thursday’s verdict comes in […]
US Judge Rejects Jane Street’s Motion for TRO Against Rival Trading Firm in IP Case
U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York on Friday rejected the trading firm Jane Street’s request for a temporary restraining order against the […]
Law Firms Seek Out ‘Money-Generating’ Partner Moves Amid Big Law’s Arms Race
While partner and associate lateral moves across Big Law were down last year, some law firms grew market share by adding key rainmakers from competitors—and these types of […]
‘Unethical Billing’ Claims Resurface in Latest Discrimination Suit Against Lewis Brisbois
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith is facing its second employment discrimination suit in the last month from a former partner, with the latest accuser asserting in a California state court […]
Ohio Court Rules Embryos Aren’t Marital Property, Reversing Division Ruling
An Ohio appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision to evenly split a divorced couple’s embryos between the man and woman, concluding the lower court erred in applying […]
Maine Court Finds Employer Not Liable for Employee’s Racist Comments
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously agreed Thursday that the management company of a Portland McDonald’s franchise is not vicariously liable under the state’s Human Rights Act after […]