Law Firm Recovers No Attorney’s Fees After Trial Court Concluded
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An Illinois appellate court affirmed the adjudication of a firm’s attorney’s liens down to zero, where the discharged firm failed to provide any evidence of the amount of hours it had spent on the case, and also where the firm had engaged in multiple breaches of its fiduciary duties to its clients.
The Potential Divorce of Simon and Taubman
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Simon Property Group, Inc. (“Simon”) wants out of a deal to acquire its competitor, Taubman Centers, Inc. (“Taubman”), due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bayer Proposes $10 Billion Settlement For Three Chemical Lawsuits
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Bayer recently announced its intent to settle all Roundup, dicamba drift and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) water litigation cases between $10.1 and $10.9 billion.
Matt Schuckman Joins Cass Information Systems, Inc. as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Cass Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASS), the leading provider of transportation, energy, telecom and waste invoice payment and information services, has recruited Matt Schuckman to fill the newly created position of general counsel.
IADC Members Share Scholarly Insights on Defense Production Act, EPA and Asbestos, and Wrongful Birth Actions in Third-Quarter 2020 DCJ
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The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has published the third-quarter 2020 edition of its Defense Counsel Journal (DCJ), with topical and scholarly writings on the law.
Ninth Circuit Vacates $24M Class Judgment on Standing and Predominance Grounds
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Class actions present significant risk, because a certified class exposes a class defendant to class-wide liability.
Bison Trails Hires Ex-Goldman Sachs VP as Legal Head
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Bison Trails has hired BlockTower Capital’s former legal and compliance director to be its first general counsel.
PAM Transport $16.5M Wage Lawsuit Settlement Approved by Court
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After nearly four years of litigation, PAM Transport truckers will finally get to collect money owed to them after a federal court approved of a $16.5 million settlement.
A Day After Sexual Assault Claims Against Him, Chicago Attorney David Pasulka Accused Of Driving Drunk
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The day after the report of allegations against David Pasulka, the lawyer found himself in legal trouble – arrested for driving under the influence in Glenview.
Zachary P. Martin Joins Bradley’s Birmingham Office as Litigation Associate
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Zachary P. Martin has joined the Birmingham, Alabama, office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group.
Seven Bradley Partners Named to 2020 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List
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Seven partners at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP have been selected to the 2020 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List, which recognizes top young talent in litigation communities in the United States and Canada.
Michael Best Strategies Adds Donald Conrad to its Business and Community Solutions Team
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Michael Best Strategies is pleased to announce that Donald Conrad has joined the firm as a Principal in the Waukesha office as part of Michael Best Strategies’ Business and Community Solutions team.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Focuses on Schrems II and the Practical Implications for Businesses
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Leaders from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s global privacy and cybersecurity practice and the Centre for Information Policy Leadership recently discussed the implications of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s landmark Schrems II decision, which invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for cross-border transfers of personal data.
The Separation of Voting and Control: The Role of Contract in Corporate Governance
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In corporate democracy, the default system is voting, but shareholders are free to contract over their votes. In private companies, shareholders routinely do so, using shareholder agreements — contracts amongst the owners of a firm — to bargain directly over directorships and other rights of control.
Second Biglaw Firm Litigates Over Rent on Unoccupied Offices During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has filed a lawsuit contending that it is entitled to return of rent on unoccupied New York City offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Department of Energy Unveils Blueprint for Quantum Internet
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, bringing the United States to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communications.
Debtors Do Not Have to Be Currently Engaged in Business and Commercial Activities to Qualify for SBRA Relief
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Although there are several requirements that must be satisfied in order to qualify as a ‘small business debtor’ under the Bankruptcy Code, courts have recently considered whether an individual debtor must be engaged in “commercial or business activities” at the time of his or her bankruptcy filing.
USSF Names Former NASCAR as General Counsel
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The U.S. Soccer Federation Friday announced the hiring of Karen Leetzow as its new Chief Legal Officer.
Qualcomm Rockets to All-Time High on Huawei Settlement
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Shares of San Diego-based chipmaker QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) rocketed over 15% Thursday after the company topped analysts’ fiscal third quarter expectations and announced that it had come to a settlement agreement with Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies Co.
Atlanta, Texas, Lawyer Indicted on Federal Drug and Weapons Charges
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An Atlanta, Texas, lawyer who was arrested last year by Texas Rangers for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine into the Cass County jail is now facing federal drug and weapons charges.
