Navigation At least 11 class actions allege that SoClean’s products use harmful levels of ozone gas to sanitize CPAP and other breathing devices, such as those recalled by Philips this year. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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US Senate Confirms Christine O'Hearn for Federal Bench in Vote Split Along Party Lines
“There were a lot of close votes when Trump was in and there is a payback going on,” Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond who studies federal judicial selection, says of the vote that was split largely on party lines. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Judge Albright Rips Kramer Levin Attorneys for Raising Anti-Semitism Claim
The judge said that a recent patent infringement trial involving an Israeli company had nothing to do with ethnicity or prejudice, and that he was “extremely offended” at the inference that he let Amazon.com play on cultural stereotypes. Albright’s order clears Fenwick & West of “harsh accusations,” and the judge hinted that some penalty against […]
A Look Inside Big Law's Push Into Seattle: A Boomtown for Tech, Real Estate and Employment
In a market dominated by midsize and independent firms, Big Law aims to serve as “client predictors” in the Emerald City. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Winning the War for Talent Will Take More Than Money
The lateral market remains competitive, but firms can’t rely on compensation alone to get and keep the best and brightest. Click Here To Read The Full Article
'Constitution Follows You': Washington State Supreme Court Rules Inmate Lived in 'Unconstitutionally Cruel' Conditions
The justices by 9-0 ordered the Washington State Department of Corrections to make changes to allow inmate Robert Rufus Williams to have access to a bathroom and running water in lieu of releasing him to the community. Click Here To Read The Full Article
DOJ Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Virginia County's Ordinance Preventing Islamic Cemetery
The lawsuit was initially filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in June 2020 after the county prevented the All Muslim Association of America from developing an Islamic cemetery after it enacted an ordinance with new requirements that the county knew the group could not meet. Click Here To Read […]
The Pandora Papers Could Happen Again: Many Firms Still Aren't Prioritizing Cybersecurity
Even after high-profile law firm data breaches, limited resources and the assumption that hackers wouldn’t possibly target them is still a persuasive belief among some firms, observers say. Click Here To Read The Full Article
HFW Is Working on Singapore's First-Ever Third-Party-Funded Arbitration
Singapore’s Ministry of Law announced in June it was expanding third-party funding arrangements for domestic arbitration funding. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Bill Cosby Appears Vulnerable in Latest Suit, After Weathering Multitude of Assault Claims
“As far as bringing a case that’s 31 years old, it’s a tough case to make. It’s not impossible. On the other hand, defending these suits is so expensive and there’s always the risk that you lose a huge judgment, so there’s an incentive to settle,” Matthew Galluzzo, a New York lawyer who represents defendants […]