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Brooklyn Federal Judge Sanctions Lawyer for 'Pounding Aggressively on the Closed Door' in Motions Practice
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said he sought to “prevent further frivolous and vexatious conduct” in a lawsuit filed in 2019 in connection with a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Labor. Click Here To Read The Full Article
These GCs Are Seeking to Advance Diversity From Within
At Exelon, the legal department sets up rooms to have hard discussions surrounding social issues and race. These are considered “judgment-free rooms,” an in-house leader said. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Can We Talk? Eyeing COVID-Clogged Dockets, Judges Push Civil Cases to Settle
Many courts were already urging or mandating pretrial mediations, but as the pandemic shutdown lifts lawyers are getting a clear message: “settle it, try it or dismiss it.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
J&J Wins First Ovarian Cancer Talc Trial Since COVID-19 Shutdowns
Friday’s defense verdict comes four days after an Illinois judge issued a contempt order against Johnson & Johnson because its corporate witness, who testified in the trial, failed to appear for cross-examination. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Why Employment Lawyers Are Thinking More About Crypto and Blockchain
“Employers are gaining interest and are now trying to understand why this technology is important, what are the key things they need to know, and how they can implement it in their workplace,” Fisher & Phillips partner Phillip Bauknight said. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Courts Everywhere Are Masking Up and Watching Out Over Delta Variant Spread
Some courts have reinstated masking and social distancing requirements. Others are weighing what to do next amid a spike in cases and new guidance from the CDC on vaccinated people wearing masks indoors. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Upping Your New Business Game with AI
With demand for technology innovation and efficiency at an all-time high, we can look to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing to help streamline and automate proposal and RFP management, and bridge the gap between increases in RFP requests and lower win rates. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Davis Polk, Arent Fox and Hogan Lovells Plan Vaccine Mandates—But Many Others Stay Silent
Forty law firms were asked whether they would mandate vaccines. Few said they would. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Biden DOJ Reverses Trump-Era Opinion, Says Congress Must Be Given Trump Tax Returns
“In our view, the 2019 opinion failed to give due weight to Congress’s status as a co-equal branch of government with legitimate needs for information in order to exercise its constitutional authorities,” reads the opinion signed by Dawn Johnsen, the acting assistant attorney general at OLC. Click Here To Read The Full Article