The 15 people who were arrested, which includes seven students, were due to be arraigned June 4 in Amherst Town Court.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality, online, on-demand premium content from...

Trump, 77, was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors persuaded the jury that he conspired with others to "catch and kill" negative stories about himself during the 2016 presidential election cycle, thereby unlawfully influencing the...

The verdict is expected to be read shortly. Trump, 77, is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors claim he conspired with others to "catch and kill" negative stories about himself during the 2016 presidential election cycle, thereby...

The trial court ruled it was barred by "act of state doctrine," which, prohibits American courts from sitting in judgment on the acts of another government acting within its own territory.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited...

Five of the suits were filed by Esperion Therapeutics, which seeks to stop competitors from selling generic versions of the company's cholesterol drug Nexletol.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality, online,...

"What we're looking at is the sausage-making that goes into every quarter and the stress that goes into sales," Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch said of internal emails expressing alarm about the company's progress closing deals.       On the stand at his fraud trial...

The stakes are high as Mexicans head to the polls Sunday to elect their next president and to replenish both houses of Congress. Lawyers are worried that the result could discourage investment and threaten the judiciary.       Premium SubscriptionWith this...

The 40-year-old doctrine of judges deferring to federal agencies appears headed toward demise, an apparent fate that has spurred a rash of challenges to regulations by plaintiffs increasingly confident of victory.       Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter,...

The fallout from the litigation led to two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys resigning from the agency.       The Utah federal district court ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to pay seven figures in attorney and receivership fees to...

"Separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence counsel against such appearances," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. stated in a letter made available by the court Thursday afternoon.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription...

According to the complaint, Google's actions violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third...

In this article, Jennifer Kupferman explains how therapy can help lawyers strengthen their skills and shore up their confidence, with particular emphasis on somatic therapy and EDMR.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

"You walk into a classroom on day one, you're expected to have read that case and, boom, you're called on out of the chute, and you're expected to be top of your class," said Jennifer McIver, director of legal operations and industry insights at Wolters Kluwer ELM...

The acquisition will enable ODR.com's parent company to tap into the AAA's resources to build more advanced AI-powered ADR solutions, and allow the AAA to rapidly expand its services and footprint.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked,...

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Driscoll said AI "should not supplant good lawyering, but it could supplement good lawyering."       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown...

Paul Hastings offers a case study in the aggressive hiring of top performers, and observers say the push has worked out.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is...

Stanford's study assessing gen AI-powered legal research tools received pushback from the industry for flawed methodology. But the real issue may lie within the lack of transparency from legal tech providers into how exactly their tools work.       Premium...

Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel denied sanctions motions hurled by both sides of the Elon Musk defamation case, and denied Musk's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality, online,...

Jurors requested to hear testimony from David Pecker and Michael Cohen during their first day of deliberations, which began just before 11:30 a.m.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality, online, on-demand...

"(V)iewing the Amended Complaint in the light most favorable to the FTC, the Court cannot dismiss the claim that Amazon's 'Iliad Flow' cancellation method was not a 'simple mechanism,'" wrote Judge John Chun of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of...

Leaders of both Philadelphia-founded firms are enthusiastic about the opportunities the city presents across a range of practices.       Philadelphia-founded firms are embracing Boston as a growth opportunity, with Am Law 100 stalwarts Blank Rome and Cozen O’Connor...

Prosecutors said they would pursue a new trial against the former movie mogul in the wake of a controversial 4-3 state high court ruling that dislodged his conviction.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality,...

"For Utah's economy and the kinds of companies that are becoming really successful here, Wilson probably has the strongest legal brand of any law firm," said new partner Jess Krannich, who previously helped launch Kirkland's presence in the city.       Looking to...

The latest lawsuits are in addition to four launched in March asking for CA$4.55 billion to compensate for damages resulting from students' addiction to platforms like TikTok and Snapchat.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not...

Overall U.S. law firm leasing activity during Q1 of 2024 was higher than Q1 during the last four years, a new report from Savills Law Firm Tenant found.       Overall law firm leasing activity was higher for the first quarter of 2024 than it was during the same period...

The appeals court weighed whether to allow New York to enforce its statute barring the practice of law by nonlawyers.       The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday weighed whether to allow New York to enforce its statute barring the practice of...

This article describes certain key developments in the period from passage of the CHIPS Act through the present day, and provides a brief survey of key grantmaking and investment activity by U.S. government agencies since passage of the Act.       The Creating Helpful...

"Pursue an area you are truly passionate about, hold yourself to a standard of excellence, and to be flexible and open about where the road might go. There is not one "right way" for a career path or even how one goes from law school graduate to partner at a...

The revisions to the standards and rules were made to "clean up" some of the wording to bring them in line with previously revised standards and rules plus the revisions were made after a review of the U.S. Department of Education regulations and recent guidance to...

This week: Plaintiffs' firms opposing Johnson & Johnson's latest bankruptcy plan filed a class action over alleged "fraudulent maneuvers." The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation hears big cases on May 30, including suits alleging GM sends driver data...

This change is expected to bring a new wave of litigation challenging whether the asserted consent was given for the specific marketer, the disclosure of the consent was clear and conspicuous, and the marketer's contact is logically and topically associated with the...

Spotlight Ticket Management represented by Hunton Andrews Kurth, claimed it discovered StubHub and its then-parent, eBay, were underpaying it for commissions in 2016.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality,...

John Bostic spent nearly a decade as a federal prosecutor in Northern California, and he both investigated and tried Holmes and her Theranos co-leader Ramesh Balwani.       Cooley has hired John Bostic, a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Northern...

David Lim was the co-director of the task force dedicated to enforcing sanctions, export restrictions and economic countermeasures implemented in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited...

Ex-President Donald Trump is charged with falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to suppress information from voters during the 2016 election.       Premium SubscriptionWith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality, online,...

The former U.S. Supreme Court justice's book provides excellent analysis of the contrast between textualism/originalism, but was not as forceful as it could have been in highlighting examples where textualism and originalism would produce abhorrent results that could...

Justin Hakeem, a Syrian national who worked at TSA for more than a decade, can pursue a discrimination and hostile work environment complaint against U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Virginia federal court, a district judge ruled.       A Syrian...

Pfizer recently filed seven lawsuits in federal court seeking to enjoin multiple multinational pharmaceutical companies from selling a generic version of its medication, Nurtec, which is used to prevent and treat migraines.       Premium SubscriptionWith this...

To secure a conviction, prosecutors must prove that Trump caused his company's business records to be falsified to conceal another crime specifically the use of unlawful means to influence the 2016 presidential election.       Premium SubscriptionWith this...

The judge ordered unredacted versions of his opinion go to the chief disciplinary counsel for the New York and California state bars, "in light of the indefensible conduct" of the attorneys involved in the Samsung patent case.       A multi-firm legal team led by...

"We cannot let groundless claims derail our prompt action against this climate crisis," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.       California is leading a coalition of 22 Democratic states and the District of Columbia to defend in court the Environmental...

The court concluded that while the district court didn't err in dismissing the lawsuit over plaintiffs' nonappearance, as they believed they were to appear by telephone, the dismissal was too drastic given the circumstances.       The Maine Supreme Judicial Court...

"The (prejudgment remedy) is what triggered the conversation for us to be able to get the defendant to pay something above and beyond the $1 million policy, because all other avenues were leading back to the $1 million policy itself," plaintiffs counsel Christopher...

In addition to legal tech startups, this year's Fuse cohort includes many companies innovating with blockchain technology.       On Friday, A&O Shearman announced the eighth cohort of startups in its Fuse incubator, including many companies innovating with...

"Gross revenue increases don't tell me anything other than they reflect that we're bigger than we were last year," managing partner Ben Mathis Jr. said.       Freeman Mathis & Gary relied on its core litigation practices to help drive big revenue and net income...

"Commercial real estate residential housing is a huge business, and these people know they are having these problems," said Michael Haggard, the managing partner at the Haggard Law Firm.       Coral Gables attorneys obtained an $8.6 million settlement in a case that...

Associate Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian wrote that while the transfer could constitute an adverse employment action, with such issues as a lifestyle change and family life balance, there was no factual showing to support the union's claim.       The Massachusetts...

The court held that special audit procedures in I.R.C. Section 7611 designed to protect churches' First Amendment rights do not constrain the IRS's power to obtain records via third-party summonses in investigating churches.       Taxpayers and the Internal Revenue...