Universal Music Group has filed a scathing first court response to Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” blasting the case as “no more […]
Federal Jury Awards Landmark Verdict to Two Wrongfully Convicted Men
A Chicago federal jury recently awarded two Illinois men a total of $120 million in damages in their civil lawsuit against the city, marking it as the largest […]
Delegation Clause Sends Personal Injury Claims to Arbitrator, State High Court Rules
The Missouri Supreme Court vacated a circuit court’s judgment in a personal injury suit against a trampoline park, concluding last week that an arbitrator was required to weigh […]
Debevoise M&A Leader Heads to Davis Polk
Davis Polk & Wardwell is adding Michael Diz, who was co-chair of the Debevoise & Plimpton’s mergers and acquisitions group. Diz joins as a partner in Davis Polk’s […]
What’s Next After Fretful California Bar Exam?
In a classic anxiety dream come to life—thankfully with clothes on—about 5,600 law graduates were set to sit the February California Bar Exam, and faced technical problems like […]
Latham’s Revenue Surges to $7B, as PEP Eclipses $7M
Pointing to “robust and sustained demand” across practices and markets, Latham & Watkins surged 23% to reach $7 billion in gross revenue in 2024 and shot up nearly […]
To Avoid Trump’s Target, Law Firms Scrutinize Practices Amid Investigation Threats
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 […]