Vanderbilt's internal model for underwriting loans provided borrowers unrealistic expectations of monthly living expenses, the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau alleged in the complaint.       Vanderbilt's internal model for underwriting loans provided borrowers...

Paul Daugerdas, a former Jenkens & Gilchrist tax lawyer, had been serving a 15-year sentence in prison in New York after he was convicted in connection with designing, marketing and implementing a fraudulent tax shelter scheme.       Hi there.The email you just...

The U.S. Department of Justice has urged the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking the Corporate Transparency Act.       The U.S. Department of Justice has urged the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking the Corporate Transparency...

Not all data is created equal, and the information stolen in this case is "too mundane" or readily available online to significantly increase an individual's risk of identity theft, the judge said.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked,...

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“Quite literally, while I was on the courthouse steps, literally, we've reached a deal, said Cravath, Swaine & Moore partner J. Wesley Earnhardt, who represented Disney.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz....

“The question now is which investments will deliver lasting value and which ones may fade as AI hype moderates," Goodwin Procter wrote in a client note last week.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was...

Butler was Cravath's presiding partner between 1980 and 1998.       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 not using FeedBlitz to send their emails or manage their RSS...

The Big Four firm is applying for a license under Arizona rules that allow lawyers and non-lawyers to co-own law firms.        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...

James "Jim" Jones, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter who went on to become a management consultant, died last month at the age of 79.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an...

Melissa Price Smith has worked in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office since 2008, where she served as assistant prosecuting attorney and supervisor of the office's sexual assault and child abuse team.       Melissa Price Smith has worked in the St....

Lateral partner recruiting has "transformed into a distinct professional function" within Big Law, a Leopard report says.       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...

Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan had scheduled sentencing for Friday, yet indicated he did not plan to impose jail time.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown...

On Jan. 6, San Francisco-based Girard Sharp's Daniel Girard will step down as managing partner.       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 not using FeedBlitz to...

"I would give the same advice to my younger self as I would give to another younger associate: find your niche and become the go-to person at the firm for this specific area."       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

Former pro football players are bidding to compel discovery in a class action that accuses the NFL's employee welfare benefit plans of refusing them disability benefits.       Former pro football players are bidding to compel discovery in a class action that accuses...

"The fact that attorneys' fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys' fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded," said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the...

"Rule 26 of our Rules of Civil Procedure allow a party to seek documents in the possession of the adverse party; it does not generally require the adverse party to pay for any said documents to be translated into the English language," the court said. "In other words,...

The chief justice called out "public officials" for dangerous remarks about courts in his unusually targeted year-end report—and acknowledged a "strained relationship" between the Supreme Court and Congress.       The chief justice called out "public officials" for...

Acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on Friday declined to dismiss the indictment or guilty verdict against President-elect Donald Trump. He indicated he did not intend to sentence Trump to any jail time, but instead impose a sentence of unconditional...

The jury was told that a defense to the plaintiff's claims may be proving that the trademarks are used only as a model number, not for source identification, and "lack secondary meaning."       The jury was told that a defense to the plaintiff's claims may be proving...

The National Labor Relations Board ordered PruittHealth to reinstate certified nursing assistant Coretta Jones, provide her back pay and lost benefits and reimburse her for job search expenses.       Employers may wish that employees clamoring for higher pay would...

Japan's outbound M&A volume grew by 36% to nearly $45 billion last year. By September 2024, outbound M&A from Japan to the U.S. was also up a remarkable 160% to $32 billion.       Japan's outbound M&A volume grew by 36% to nearly $45 billion last year. By...

An agreement signed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California requires Anthropic to use “guardrails to protect copyrighted lyrics allegedly used to train its premier AI product, Claude. The case filed by a group of music publishers remains in...

Japan's outbound M&A volume grew by 36% to nearly $45 billion last year. By September 2024, outbound M&A from Japan to the U.S. was also up a remarkable 160% to $32 billion.       Japan's outbound M&A volume grew by 36% to nearly $45 billion last year. By...

The complaint alleges Clayton Act violations and demands damages, restitution, civil penalties and injunctive relief to "restore free and open competition to the coal markets."       The complaint alleges Clayton Act violations and demands damages, restitution, civil...

The case pits an employee's right to religious expression against the company's support of its LGBTQ+ workers.       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 not using...

The suicide of a Georgia judge is making national headlines. After being appointed to a new seat on the Effingham County State Court in 2022, Judge Stephen R. Yekel died on the bench during the final hours of his term that had been set to expire Dec. 31,...

Merger talks right now are more offensive than defensive. "It does reduce the number of completed mergers we see, because firms are pickier, and they should be," said Kristin Stark of Fairfax Associates.       Merger talks right now are more offensive than defensive....

King denied his involvement in the event in cease-and-desist letters, but manager, Cecil Miller, claims that King had not only given his blessing for the project, but had been looped into the planning process.       King denied his involvement in the event in...

"[Any] broad prohibition on commercial agreements between Apple and Google threatens to stifle the development of AI, which is critical to serving consumers," counsel for Apple wrote in a motion to intervene as a defendant in Google's antitrust remedy...

The appellate court reversed a summary judgment decision in favor of the university's board of regents as the disputes remained over whether the stairs were defectively designed, and if that defect caused the plaintiff's injury.       The appellate court reversed a...

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The merger between Am Law 200 firm Miles & Stockbridge and D.C.-based real estate finance firm Krooth & Altman closed and became effective on Dec. 31, 2024.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was...

The Fourth Circuit said the trial judge wrongly applied the “Pullman abstention doctrine to avoid resolving a claim that the vaccine mandate violates the First Amendment's free exercise clause because it lacks a religious exemption.       The Fourth Circuit said the...

Christopher Colson, a 19-year veteran of the company, received total compensation of $1.83 million in 2023.       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 not using...

"Fee shifting is an important deterrent to frivolous lawsuits against the press, and The Times looks forward to recovering its costs," Danielle Rhoades Ha of the New York Times Co. said in a statement.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just...

“In return, associates in these locations get better work-life balance and an arguably easier path to partnership," said an Atlanta-based recruiter.       Despite a profitable year being expected in the legal industry, some Atlanta recruiters believe only the...

Here's one last look on some major moments that rippled through the legal industry.       Here's one last look on some major moments that rippled through the legal industry.       

One law professor says state legislation regulating DA's use of contract attorneys is a better way to address issues the defendants raised in a case involving President-elect Donald Trump.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not...

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the gender and ethnic diversity at Pennsylvania's top law firms, as well as firms' growth trajectory.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote that shareholder plaintiffs had shown Rupert Murdoch's potential liability in the case prevented him from considering litigation independently.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

"The parties have signed a binding term sheet and are in the process of preparing the final agreement. Good cause exists to grant the stay because it will conserve party and judicial resources while the parties prepare the final settlement agreement," said the joint...

The change was announced in September, with the rebrand set in motion the following month.       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 not using FeedBlitz to send...

"People don't go to TikTok for dry legal content of somebody sitting at their desk and explaining the law in a monotonous voice. They want to feel like they're dealing with somebody who's engaging with them on a human level. Be your authentic self," TikTok adherent...

Ashley Lynam became co-chair of Montgomery McCracken in 2023, becoming the first woman to hold the position in its history.       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...

The months ahead will be some of the most volatile and critical to a law firm combination's success.       At least six combinations involving Am Law 100 law firms became effective this month. Now these firms are focused on growing market share from their combination...

“This data demands a much higher price on the black market, the plaintiffs claimed in one of the complaints filed this week.        A company that largely operates a network of Bitcoin ATMs is facing a series of multimillion-dollar class action complaints in a federal...

Wonderbow, the independent German company behind the board game Kelp, learned the hard way that counterfeiters were tough competitors when it came to stealing IP and marketing fake products on e-commerce sites.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you...

A copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit claims that a company purporting to be an “AI Tutor for LSAT used proprietary content that belongs to the Law School Admission Council.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...

"What is unclear, however, is how the filing of a notice of appeal or a motion to stay the injunction somehow absolves defendants of complying with this court's Dec. 19, 2024 order that they 'immediately stop' using PIZZA PUFFS. Indeed, it appears that defendants are...

Several other members of the legal profession were awarded, including HSF's former senior partner James Palmer, and Linklaters partner Vanessa Havard-Williams.       Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk,...