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General Counsel, Student Athletes Await Regulatory Details on College Endorsement Deals
University general counsel and sports lawyers across the country were trying to figure out their next steps Wednesday after the Oct. 29 announcement from the…
Merck Can’t Get Back $2.5 Billion Hep-C Patent Award
The Federal Circuit decision wipes out what defendant Gilead Sciences had called the largest jury award in patent history.
NY State Bar Set to Eye Removal of Mental Health Question for Attorney Applicants
It’s estimated that fewer than 2% of applicants even answer affirmatively to the question about mental health. But statistics indicate that the population of law…
Texas’s Top Bar Exam Score Goes to Army Vet, Father of 5, Harvard Grad
Stephen Hammer is currently doing his second of three federal clerkships, and plans to eventually return to Texas to go into private practice.
Kelley Drye Adds Rosenfeld to Big Law’s Female Managing Partner Ranks
Starting Jan. 1, Dana Rosenfeld will take on a role that is still held by relatively few women across Big Law.
Tillerson Testifies About Exxon’s Decision-Making in NY AG’s Case
Prosecutors argue that the oil giant, of which the former Secretary of State served as CEO, released confusing and inconsistent information about how it calculated…
Lawyers Who Got $1.4B Equifax Data Breach Settlement Want $77M in Fees
In a Tuesday motion, lawyers from 13 firms said their fee request represented less than 20.4% of the $380.5 million cash fund and only 5.6%…
‘Inconsistent With Our Values:’ Russia Ambassador Nominee, a Big Law Vet, Grilled Over Trump’s Ukraine Dealings
“Soliciting investigations into a domestic political opponent—I don’t think that would be in accord with our values,” said John Sullivan, a former co-leader of Mayer…
Piles of ‘Porn’ Prompt Some Law Schools to Get Eco-Friendly
Some law professors are fed up with mailboxes stuffed to the brim with marketing materials designed to help boost U.S. News & World Report rankings….
U.S. Judge Bars Sheriff From Posting ‘No Trick-or-Treat’ Signs in Front of Sex Offenders’ Homes
U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell said his ruling was not based on whether the signs were either “wise or moral,” but whether they “run afoul…