by RG | Nov 5, 2026 | Law.com
Settlement administrators, banks and fintech companies moved to dismiss novel racketeering and antitrust claims over alleged profits from class action funds, arguing they owed class members no fiduciary duties and that plaintiffs lack standing to sue. Settlement...
by RG | Nov 5, 2026 | above the law
Texas Republican Mayes Middleton ran for attorney general as “MAGA Mayes,” which was sort of like running as “Tommy the Asbestos King” circa 1980. After years of success, the brand no longer held much appeal. Having pitched voters that he would “use every resource and...
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by RG | Nov 5, 2026 | above the law
Getty ImagesWeil Gotshal & Manges ended its 95-year run last week, a frightful development for Biglaw. Adding to the seasonal scaries, our correspondent Stephen Embry has suggested some law firm business practices may amount to “whistling past the graveyard” as...
by RG | Nov 5, 2026 | above the law
Bonus season is right around the corner, and Biglaw associates have money on their minds. This year, it’s not just about bonuses — salary increases are on their wish lists, too. In fact, most of the nearly 350 respondents to our annual bonus season survey expect firms...
by RG | Nov 5, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Absent an acute health crisis, a decision to retire in the next several months would appear, and would in fact be, so nakedly political that I doubt Justice Alito or Thomas would take it. — Michael Dorf, a...
