* Several law firms reject the current trend and continue to call their partners “partners” and their counsel “counsel.” BOLD! [American Lawyer]

* CFTC whistleblower program faces financial peril. But then how will we ever know that the Duke brothers are planning to steal the orange juice report? [Bloomberg Law News]

* On the heels of a global IT outage, hackers hit the Los Angeles court system with a ransomware attack. [ABA Journal]

* Political affiliation becomes bigger deal in jury room as it increasingly becomes a proxy for a host of other judgment issues. Like being willing to be instructed on the law. [Law.com]

* X sued for trademark infringement. Unfortunately these are the costs of a generic company name. Perhaps he should consider a more unique name like “Twitter.” [Law360]

* Senate begins process for Menendez expulsion. [Reuters]