A crypto inventor has filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against Covington & Burling, claiming that Covington attorneys failed to provide “exculpatory evidence” to prosecutors in a federal criminal matter […]
Britney Spears Perfume Fight, Isaac Hayes v. Trump & More Legal News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all […]
Legal Fate of FTC Noncompete Ban Far From Resolved
A Texas federal court’s overturning of the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete clauses for most workers is far from the final word on the legality of the controversial […]
Demand for Legal Advice on Greenwashing Is High in Australia as Regulators Crack Down
Demand for Legal Advice on Greenwashing Is High in Australia as Regulators Crack Down | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/21/demand-for-legal-advice-on-greenwashing-is-high-in-australia-as-regulators-crack-down-292-189613/ (Credit: narawit/Adobe Stock) NEWS The country’s consumer and […]
Veteran Legal Chief Who Quit 2 Years Ago—Declaring ‘I Need a Break’—Returns to In-House Game
After a year at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, Brett Pletcher is going back in-house, this time as chief legal officer at late-stage biopharma Cytokinetics. Pletcher […]
Lexis Announces New Personalized Legal AI Assistant Protégé
It didn’t take long to see the fruits of LexisNexis’s acquisition of Belgian contract drafting startup Henchman, which was officially completed in late July. On Monday, LexisNexis announced the launch […]
2024 US Presidential Election: What the Legal Industry Needs to Know
2024 US Presidential Election: What the Legal Industry Needs to Know | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/09/2024-us-presidential-election-what-the-legal-industry-needs-to-know/ This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on […]
Texas Proposal Would Allow Non-Lawyers to Provide Some Legal Services — Justia News — August 8, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court this week proposed new and amended rules that would allow licensed paraprofessionals and court-access assistants to provide some legal services to low-income Texans. The […]
Am Law 200 Firm Faces 3rd Legal Malpractice Suit in 4 Years—This Time Over Alleged Unlawful Distribution
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, a Pennsylvania-based AmLaw200 firm, faces yet another legal challenge, this time in Monmouth County Superior Court, where the firm, a disbarred attorney, and […]
Nikola Founder Abandons $1B Suit Against Legal Chief, Other Execs
The founder of electric truck maker Nikola, convicted last year of defrauding investors about his company’s technology, has quietly dropped his $1 billion lawsuit against his legal chief […]