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We Can’t Drill Our Way to Energy Security
Law Firm ManagementThanks to a remarkable oil and gas boom, the United States has achieved the long-sought goal of energy self-sufficiency: We now produce more oil and refined products, natural gas and
Reform Groups Urge More Oversight for State Contracts
Law Firm ManagementGood-government organizations and a range of think tank and advocacy groups are backing the restoration of oversight for billions of dollars in state government spending by the New York
NFL First-Round Draft Picks Contract Tracker: Jaguars Sign No. 1 Overall Pick Travon Walker to $37M Deal
Law Firm ManagementThe 2022 NFL Draft has come and gone. Now that teams have claims on players they’ve selected throughout the three-day spectacle in Las Vegas, they’ll now head to the negotiating table to
Cardinals Sign Three Draft Picks to First Contracts
Law Firm ManagementThe Cardinals began signing their draft picks on Thursday, getting three of their new players under contract. The team signed running back Keaontay Ingram, guard Lecitus Smith and
Big Law Is Bullish on SPACs Even as Large Banks Pull Out
Law Firm ManagementProposed US rules causing banks to sour on SPACs are having the opposite effect on Big Law firms that see an uptick in inquiries about special purpose acquisition companies. Lawyers
Karen Wilson Thissen Named General Counsel of General Mills
Law Firm ManagementGeneral Mills (NYSE: GIS) today announced that Karen Wilson Thissen will join as general counsel and corporate secretary of General Mills, effective June 6, 2022. Thissen, a 29-year legal
Capital One Data Breach $190M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementCapital One will pay $190 million to resolve claims it jeopardized customer information in a 2019 data breach. The settlement benefits around 98 million Capital One customers whose
Surfside Collapse Lawsuit Reaches Nearly $1B Settlement
Law Firm ManagementThe Surfside collapse litigation reached an almost $1 billion settlement, a landmark development in the court battle to bring some justice to the families of the 98 people who died less than
Could SCOTUS leaker be charged with crime? Espionage Act wouldn’t apply, but other laws might
Criminal LawCould the person who leaked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft abortion opinion be charged with a crime…
Breaking Up with Biglaw
Law Firm ManagementI used to look out at the Hudson from the window of my beautiful office at a Biglaw firm in Manhattan and pinch myself, not believing that I had made it. As a young associate, I had a passion
Mariam Sattar Joins Podium as General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementPodium, a communication and payments platform for local businesses, announced today that it has hired Mariam Sattar as its first-ever general counsel. In this newly created role, Mariam
In Apple iPhone Class Action, Plaintiffs Lawyers Defend $80 Mln Fee
Law Firm ManagementA national plaintiffs’ firm on Wednesday asked a U.S. appeals court in California to uphold a nearly $80 million legal-fee award that was part of a $310 million settlement resolving class
Lawyers in Suit Over Surfside Collapse Reveal Staggering Legal Settlement: $997 Million
Law Firm ManagementIn a surprisingly swift resolution of the Champlain Towers South class-action lawsuit, relatives of the victims and survivors of the Surfside condo collapse have reached a settlement that
Compliance Is A Crucial Part Of Digital Transformation—Here’s How To Achieve it
ComplianceThe term “digital transformation” often gets thrown around in our ever-changing business environment. It’s a catch-all term that describes new and emerging digital technologies…
Top Biglaw Firm Finally Matches Cravath, Announces Its 2022 Bonus Scale
Law Firm ManagementThis may sound hard to believe, but some Biglaw firms are still matching Cravath. We’re not talking about Am Law 200 firms here; we’re talking about worldwide heavy hitters ranked near the
General Mills Names Karen Wilson Thissen New General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementGeneral Mills Inc. named Karen Wilson Thissen as its new general counsel on Tuesday. Wilson Thissen will take over the position from Richard Allendorf, who is expected to retire in August
Keith Cooper Wins Record $7.5 Million in Settlement from Elkhart
Law Firm ManagementKeith Cooper, who spent more than eight years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of an armed robbery in Elkhart, announced Wednesday he will receive $7.5 million in a settlement
Find Out if You’re Part of Apple’s $14.8 Million iCloud Settlement
Law Firm ManagementApple is preparing to pay out $14.8 million as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company stored iCloud subscribers’ data on third-party servers without
Whistleblower: USAA ‘actively lying to regulators for years’ regarding violations of law
ComplianceWalgreens has agreed to pay the state of Florida $683 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the drugstore chain helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis, the company announced last week. The
Stinson’s Products Liability Team Achieved Successful Verdict for Maker of Bullet-Resistant Vest
AnnouncementsStinson Partner Michelle Corrigan Erikson and attorney Renee Henson successfully defended their client, Safariland LLC, maker of law enforcement body armor, in product liability claims asserted against it in St. Louis, Missouri. A 12-person jury found that Safariland was not responsible for a former police officer’s paralysis suffered when he was shot in the line of duty.
