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Litigation Trends to Watch: New Suits Center on 'Made in USA' Claims, Corporate Revenue Misses and Trump

Shareholder suits take aim at Fortune 500 companies for falling short of revenue projections.        

Judicial Misconduct Complaint Accuses Depo-Provera Judge of 'Explicit Preference for Females'

A conservative judicial group called Article III Project filed the judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the Northern District of…

Blackstone Paid Kirkland $101M in Legal Fees in 2024

The fee payout was more than double the $41.6 million that Kirkland received from Blackstone in 2023.        

Vanessa Ford One Year On: Legal Industry's Mental Health Crisis Rages On

Twelve months after a coroner’s verdict reignited an industry-wide reckoning over the pervasive toxic work culture in law, legal leaders believe pressure has increased further,…

Wilmer Grows San Francisco Footprint With New Office

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has more than doubled its office footprint in San Francisco just six years after moving into the region.        

Judge OKs Eckert Seamans' $38M Settlement Tied to Sprawling Fraud at Phila. Cash Advance Co.

The final approved settlement agreement will ultimately net defrauded investors about $31.75 million, while the remaining $6.25 million will go to attorney fees.        

Foreign Aid Groups Fight for Release of $2 Billion in USAID Funds at Supreme Court

The high court is considering whether to vacate a lower court order requiring the U.S. Agency for International Development to pay $2 billion in foreign…

What Am Law 100 Firm Partners Say About the SEC's New Views on Meme Coins

“Despite the seemingly definitive statement by the staff that meme coins are not securities’ under the U.S. securities laws, the devil is always in the…

Carnival Legal Chief Pulls Into Port With Big Paycheck From Purser

Compensation more than doubled for Carnival General Counsel Rick Miguez, partly reflecting a payout to executives in return for not jumping ship during the pandemic….

Keker and ACLU Seek Class Action Over January Raid by Border Patrol in Central California

The suit alleges “Operation Return to Sender was a “fishing expedition that indiscriminately targeted scores of residents, including U.S. citizens, through racial profiling.