Litigation-Business
Opioid Negotiations Fail to Produce Deal Just Before Trial
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Negotiators said late Friday that local governments did not accept a deal worth $48 billion in cash, treatment drugs and services.
Senate Panel Holds Over Some Trump Court Picks; Two Nominees Rated ‘Not Qualified’
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White House lawyer Steven Menashi and U.S. District Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden likely will have to wait at least a week for the committee to again consider their nominations.
Lawyer, Self-Proclaimed as ‘The Bull,’ Pleads Guilty to Cyber-Threating Online Critics
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Brad Pistotnik admitted that he paid for ‘reputation management services’ that included sending a flood of emails to Leagle and RipoffReport and Jaburg Wilk demanding that negative information be removed from their websites.
Court Agrees to Take Another Look at Emoluments Case Over Trump’s D.C. Hotel
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The state of Maryland and the District of Columbia accused Trump of violating the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution by accepting profits through foreign and domestic officials who stay at the Trump International Hotel.
Mossack Fonseca Law Firm Sues Netflix for Casting as Villain
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Plaintiffs claim the film “defames and portrays the Plaintiffs as ruthless uncaring lawyers who are involved in money laundering, tax evasion, bribery and/or other criminal conduct.”
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Former CFTC and SEC Enforcement Attorney
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Financial and regulatory litigation attorney David S. Slovick has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s Washington, D.C., office.
Purdue’s Choice of NY Bankruptcy Court Part of Common Forum Shopping Strategy, Experts Say
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Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain, on the bench since 2002, has long experience with complicated bankruptcy cases.
Trump’s Fast-Tracking of Oil Pipelines Hits Legal Roadblocks
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Successful legal challenges by environmental groups allege the administration failed to apply the regulatory scrutiny required under the law.
Five Suggestions for Drafting (and Defending) Pre-Dispute Contractual Jury Waivers
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Jury waivers memorialize an agreement between contracting parties that fact-finding in disputes arising between them will be decided by judges.
About 40 State Attorneys General Plan to Take Part in Facebook Antitrust Probe
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The effort reflects a broadening belief among the country’s top Democrats and Republicans that the tech giant may be undermining its social-networking rivals.
Biglaw Firm Hit by Law Student Protests Over Arbitration
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DLA Piper partner Vanina Guerrero, who claims she was sexually assaulted and retaliated against by a fellow partner, said she is unable to bring those claims in court because of a mandatory arbitration agreement.
Lessons in Drafting and Implementing an Enforceable Mandatory Arbitration Agreement
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The Court found that the arbitration agreement’s execution involved a high degree of procedural unconscionability.
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Calls LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Case ‘Really Close’
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Justice Neil M. Gorsuch also spoke of a “massive social upheaval” if the court were to rule for the LGBTQ employees.
Las Vegas Shooting Settlement Faces Complex Process, Experts Say
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Each of the thousands affected by the Las Vegas mass shooting ultimately will receive a share of a legal settlement announced last week, but experts caution that the shares will not be equal.
As the Supreme Court Gets Back to Work, Five Big Cases to Watch
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On Tuesday, the court will hear two hours of argument on the momentous question of whether a landmark federal civil rights law protects gay men, lesbians and transgender people from employment discrimination.
Legal Battle Continues Over Drilling And Fracking Wastewater Well
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The long-running legal battle, which is being watched for its potentially precedent-setting outcome, pits a township, which wants to protect water wells from contamination, against a state environmental protection agency.
Attorneys Say Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Isn’t Paying Them
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Cooley LLP lawyers say their client has not paid for their work for more than a year.
Venture Firm Says It Has Been Under Assault By Its Former General Counsel
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The former general counsel of Mithril Capital Management has staged a multi-pronged campaign to disparage the company, according to a new legal petition.
Hyundai Secures Win in $40 Million Product Liability Suit
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The jury found in favor of the Hyundai defendants on both the Strict Product Liability Consumer Expectation Test and Strict Product Liability Risk-Benefit Test.
Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst Adds Sara Chelette as New Partner
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Sara Chelette has joined Dallas-based civil litigation firm Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst as a partner.
