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Not the Typical Defense: Strategic Motion in Limine Kills $2M Demand
“The classic defense strategy is to drag things out, file motions for summary judgment and try to prevent trial. Here, we did the opposite.” ...
Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: U.S. Trustee Objects to J&J's $10B Talc Bankruptcy Plan, City of Los Angeles Braces for Wildfire Lawsuits
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How I Made Managing Partner: 'Educate Yourself About Law Firm Economics,' Says Gregory Hessinger of Mitchell Silberberg
“I would advise them to focus on three things: 1) maintain excellence in lawyering, which garners the respect of your partners and the legal industry;...
Devin Nunes, Former California GOP Congressman, Loses Move to Revive Defamation Suit
A three-judge appellate panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Nunes and his family failed to prove their reputations were damaged by a 2018 Esquire...
Judge Sides With Retail Display Company in Patent Dispute Against Campbell Soup, Grocery Stores
The court granted the summary judgment motion regarding the alleged direct infringement of the patents, concluding the defendants failed to offer any non-infringement contentions regarding...
Arizona Supreme Court Presses Pause on KPMG's Bid to Deliver Legal Services
The justices were not ready to act on a committee’s recommendation to grant the first Alternative Business Services license to a Big Four firm. ...
Bill Would Consolidate Antitrust Enforcement Under DOJ
“I think some of the complaints that people have about the actions under the Biden FTC has really raised the profile of these kinds of...
Divided Eighth Circuit Sides With GE's Timely Removal of Indemnification Action to Federal Court
Judge Ralph R. Erickson found that GE filed a notice of removal within the proper 30-day window after receiving a complaint from Monsanto, now owned...
Former U.S. Dept. of Education Attorney Suspended for Failure to Complete CLE Credits
The Supreme Court of Illinois’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission recommended the 30-day suspension after Lauren Elizabeth Moynihan failed to register and complete minimum continuing...
Bittensor Hackers, Accused of Stealing Over $28 Million, Face Federal Lawsuit
“There are not more than 100 lawyers in the world who even have the expertise to track this stuff down, said Franklin L. Zemel, a...
In Novel Oil and Gas Feud, 5th Circuit Gives Choice of Arbitration Venue
The U.S. Fifth Circuit appeals court tackled a novel arbitration dispute where an arbitration forum of choice ceased to exist, finding its replacement might or...
Ex-Archegos CFO Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence for Fraud Scheme
Attorneys for Patrick Halligan and prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York had agreed that an 8-year sentence was...