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Read the Document: Trump's DOJ Supports Antitrust MDL Alleging Health Care Price-Fixing Conspiracy
“This is a game-changing moment in this litigation,” Hunter Shkolnik, co-counsel for the direct action plaintiffs, said of the U.S. Department of Justice’s statement favoring...

February 2025 MBE Scores See Modest Decline From Prior 2 Years
The mean scaled score for the February 2025 Multistate Bar Examination decreased slightly compared to the prior two years, even when accounting for the exclusion...

While Big Law Mulls an Amicus Brief, Boutique Statements Multiply
Among the latest boutiques to issue statements are New York-founded Hecker Fink and Washington-founded ZwillGen.

How Florida's Legal Budget Grew During DeSantis' First Term
The $123 million budget outpaced DeSantis’ predecessor, now-Sen. Rick Scott’s, legal spending budget of $86 million and that buying power is establishing a new wave...

Giuliani Urges Dismissal of 'Time-Barred' Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Noelle Dunphy sued the former New York City Mayor and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 2023, alleging withheld wages and...

Litigation Financing Capital Commitments Fell 16% in 2024: Report
Even as funding for cases declined, the Am Law 200’s share grew in relative terms.

Divided 8th Circuit Reinstates Wage Dispute as Questions Remain Over Employer's Communicated Policies
“A reasonable jury could find that the absence of any time sheets submitted during the two-year audit period, contrasted with the over 800 time sheets...

SCOTUS Set to Weigh in on NY's Transition of Medicaid Program
A Big Law challenge to New York’s transition of its Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, to a singular fiscal intermediary, has been taken up by...

How Diversity Became a Dirty Word in Law Firms, Even in the UK
Sources and early evidence shows that law firm diversity staff could be quietly pivoting away from DEI.

SEC Nominee Vows Deregulation as Democratic Senator Questions His Record
“The current regulatory environment for our financial system inhibits investment and often punishes success, Paul Atkins told the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee....

'Definitely Established' Doctor Visits Could Keep Med-Mal Claims Alive, State High Court Rules
The trial court had sided with the physician’s efforts to toss the case, finding the negligence and wrongful death claims were barred by the seven-year...

Student Athletes Sue University of Michigan, Ex-Football Assistant Coach, Over Intimate Photo Hacking Scandal
Two unnamed student athletes sued University of Michigan, ex-football assistant coach Matthew Weiss and other defendants after Weiss was indicted for allegedly downloading thousands of...