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During Supreme Court of Georgia oral arguments Tuesday, opposing counsel disputed whether a $1 million jury verdict awarded to a Walmart shopper as nominal damages had been excessive as a matter of centuries-old common law.

       

The litigation unleashed by President Trump’s second term, combined with his distortions and lies, is testing the judicial system’s practice of deferring to the executive branch’s determinations about what is true.

McDermott Will & Emery is opening an office in San Diego with five people, including three intellectual property partners.

       

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, of the Northern District of Florida, appointed 28 women and 28 men to lead more than 70 lawsuits against Pfizer.

       

By Kandi Parsons, Jon Frankel and Rushil Mehta

For decades, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act has been the only law to expressly address privacy for minors’ information other than student data. In the absence of more robust federal requirements, states are stepping in to regulate not only the processing of all minors’ data, but also online platforms used by teens and children.

       

“What we are trying to do is put you out of business and bankrupt you,” said conservative strategist Steve Bannon.