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'This Is Your Time': AI Gives In-House Counsel Unprecedented Leverage
In a keynote address at the Legal Innovators conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, industry expert Zach Abramowitz said in-house teams are well-positioned to drive innovation at their companies and disrupt the outside counsel relationship.
Lewis Brisbois Threatens Legal Action to Claw Back 'Overdistribution' to Former Partners
The firm allegedly failed to meet recent years’ revenue targets on which it based prior draws.
Another Dean Omar Talc Trial Opens in Dallas, Two Days After $260M Verdict
‘For more than 50 years, people have studied whether there’s a connection between baby powder, and its talc, and mesothelioma,’ Johnson & Johnson attorney Collin Cox told jurors on Wednesday, according to Courtroom View Network’s livestream. ‘There isn’t.’
Fired for Wanting Less Diversity Efforts? White Employee Sues HP
“The statement made by the plaintiff regarding the defendant’s DEI efforts were falsely branded as ‘dogpiling,’ and ‘racist’ by managers in the employ of the defendant, including the plaintiff’s supervisor, Dean Wicke,” the complaint alleged.
Panel Sends AT&T Data Breach Lawsuits to Texas Judge Ada Brown
In a Wednesday order, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation assigned U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas to oversee the AT&T data breach docket.
New Federal Pregnancy Regulations: Five Key Takeaways and Five Key Action Steps for Employers
EEOC regulations have expanded coverage beyond what employers might expect. Employers should become familiar with these requirements and take certain risk-reducing actions before the regulations take effect June 18.
Arkansas State Claims Commission Bows Out of Bowen Law Professorship Dispute
Robert Steinbuch filed a claim with the Arkansas State Claims Commission in 2022 when he failed to receive a named professorship for the 2022 to 2023 academic year from then-Dean Theresa Beiner.
McDonald's Loses 'Big Mac' Trademark Case in EU Dispute Over Chicken Burgers
McDonald’s Irish rival Supermac’s described the case as “trademark bullying” and called the ECJ General Court decision a significant victory for small businesses worldwide.
Litigation Over Alleged 'Quiet Quitting' Fizzles Out With Discontinuance
Both parties withdrew their actions pursuant to stipulations. The case made national headlines as firms grappled with hybrid work.