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  • April 11, 2025

    American Airlines Toxic Uniforms Bellwether Trials Get Scuttled

    An Illinois federal judge said Friday that bellwether plaintiffs suing American Airlines over allegedly toxic employee uniforms didn't have sufficient expert evidence showing that the uniforms triggered the employees' health symptoms, scuttling trials that were scheduled to start this summer.

  • April 11, 2025

    Ill. Sen.'s Ex-Intern Thought He'd 'Eventually' Get Job For Pay

    A former intern for whom federal prosecutors say an Illinois senator illegally solicited a job testified Friday that he received several payments despite performing no work for a red-light camera company executive who said he was getting the job as "an assist" to the senator.

  • April 11, 2025

    T-Mobile Prevails In Wireless Patent Trial In EDTX

    T-Mobile on Friday persuaded jurors in the Eastern District of Texas to reject an infringement case from a patent licensing company that had landed a nine-figure verdict against a different telecom company in another patent case that later settled amid a retrial.

  • April 11, 2025

    Philly Dispensary's $24.5M Award Upheld In Fraud Suit

    A Philadelphia state court judge stood by her decision to award $24.5 million to the co-owner of a medical marijuana company who alleged her partners defrauded her by convincing her to reduce her ownership stake in the company without telling her it was up for sale, noting the trial court wasn't empowered to modify a money calculation it didn't make.  

  • April 11, 2025

    Feds To Try Coal Exec For Bribery Despite FCPA Freeze

    Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania said Friday that they plan to proceed with a case charging a coal executive with bribing foreign officials for business, after reviewing President Donald Trump's order that paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • April 11, 2025

    Ex-Abercrombie CEO Declared Unfit For Trial Due To Dementia

    New York federal prosecutors and lawyers for former Abercrombie & Fitch Co. CEO Michael Jeffries have determined he is suffering from dementia and is currently unfit to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, according to a court filing.

  • April 11, 2025

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Lands 7-Day Suspension Credit

    Alex Jones' former lead Connecticut attorney will be suspended for only one additional week because of a prior sit-out in 2023, a state court judge has clarified, saying she hadn't considered that Norm Pattis was previously benched while he appealed his discipline for his role in transferring Sandy Hook families' confidential records to another Jones attorney.

  • April 11, 2025

    Ex-Girardi CFO Gets 10 Years For 'Devastating' Fraud

    A California federal judge sentenced Girardi Keese's former chief financial officer to just over 10 years in prison Friday for aiding firm leader Tom Girardi's $15 million client theft scheme while also embezzling $6 million for himself, saying the two interrelated schemes "had devastating and far-reaching effects."

  • April 11, 2025

    Rakoff Quips 'I Love Trials' Before Palin-NYT Libel Rematch

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff took up legal questions Friday ahead of a retrial for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in her suit accusing The New York Times of maliciously defaming her, cheerfully noting that an earlier verdict was erased.

  • April 10, 2025

    Monsanto Can't Nix PCB Expert From 11th Seattle School Trial

    A Washington state judge has denied Monsanto's latest bid to keep chemical exposure estimates out of a PCB tort trial slated to start Monday in Seattle, weighing in on an issue that will ultimately be decided by the state's high court.

  • April 10, 2025

    Ga. Rehab Facility Settles In $77.6M Wrongful Death Suit

    The family of a man who died after being hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate has settled their lawsuit against the Doraville addiction rehabilitation center that abruptly discharged him days before his death.

  • April 10, 2025

    IP Forecast: Novartis' Entresto Fight Heads To DC Circ.

    Novartis will go before the D.C. Circuit next week in the latest legal front in the drug giant's battle to stop generic versions of its blockbuster heart failure drug Entresto. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  • April 10, 2025

    Jury To Hear Judge Had 48 Guns In Retrial Over Shooting Wife

    Jurors in the upcoming retrial of a California jurist accused of murdering his wife while intoxicated can hear that he had 48 firearms and thousands of ammunition rounds in his home, after the presiding judge ruled Thursday it was relevant to show he committed an intentional act he knew was inherently dangerous.

  • April 10, 2025

    Paying Senator Directly Would Have Been 'Funky,' Jury Hears

    A former red-light camera executive serving as the government's star witness in an Illinois senator's bribery trial acknowledged Thursday that only he raised concerns about keeping their relationship private and concealing financial payments so they wouldn't look "funky" to the public.

  • April 10, 2025

    Pa. Court, University Partner To Offer Juror Counseling

    Philadelphia's jury commissioner told a National Center for State Courts audience this week that his efforts to provide post-trial mental health support for jurors came to fruition when he was able to partner with a university.

  • April 10, 2025

    11th Circ. Says 'Bombshell' Producer Stuck With $19M Verdict

    The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday backed a Florida jury's $19 million-plus verdict against a Canadian film producer known for the movie "Bombshell" over an investor's claims the producer defrauded him out of millions of dollars meant to fund several TV productions.

  • April 10, 2025

    1st Circ. Asked To Save $34M Fee Bid In JetBlue-Spirit Case

    Passengers who launched an antitrust challenge to the since-scrapped JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger have asked the First Circuit to revive their bid to collect up to $34 million in legal fees, insisting that they paved the way for the deal to be blocked, so they should be declared the "prevailing party."

  • April 10, 2025

    Soulja Boy's Ex-Assistant Wins $4.25M At Trial Over Abuse

    A jury in California state court held Thursday that the rapper known as Soulja Boy must pay $4.25 million for physically and sexually abusing his live-in personal assistant for nearly two years, according to the plaintiff's counsel.

  • April 10, 2025

    Albright Sends VLSI-Intel Licensing Question To Trial

    A Texas federal jury must determine whether VLSI Technology is controlled by Fortress Investment Group before a judge can then decide whether Intel Corp.'s license with a Fortress affiliate extends to VLSI's patents, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright ruled Thursday.

  • April 10, 2025

    Israel's NSO Faces April Damages Trial For WhatsApp Hacking

    A California federal judge on Thursday nailed down details of an April 28 jury trial to determine the amount of damages Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes Meta for hacking into 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, refusing to seal the proceedings and expressing frustration at the amount of discovery withheld by the parties, particularly NSO.

  • April 10, 2025

    Mass. Officials, Feds On A 'Low Boil' After Midtrial ICE Arrest

    The midtrial immigration arrest of a Dominican national during his Massachusetts court case has raised tensions between federal and state prosecutors and threatens to injure cooperation between the offices, experts say.

  • April 10, 2025

    Ga. Panel Signals Toddler Death Testimony Best Left To Jury

    The Georgia Court of Appeals appeared unpersuaded Thursday by a pediatrician's bid to toss a $4 million medical malpractice verdict she was hit with for allegedly misdiagnosing a toddler's ingestion of a battery that later killed him, doubting her efforts to undermine the testimony of one of the family's key experts.

  • April 10, 2025

    Ex-EBay Execs Want To Question Key Stalking Case Witness

    Three former eBay executives facing claims they helped direct a campaign to harass bloggers critical of the company have told a Massachusetts federal judge they want to question a key witness about his past role as an undercover government agent.

  • April 10, 2025

    Colo. Supreme Court Rejects Fire Plaintiffs' Trial Opt-Out Bid

    The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a judge's plan for a single liability trial on thousands of consolidated claims alleging Xcel Energy and two telecom companies are responsible for a 2021 wildfire.

  • April 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Backs Ford In Race, Sexual Harassment Suit

    The Sixth Circuit declined to scrap a jury win for Ford Motor Co. in a Black ex-employee's suit claiming she was sexually assaulted and racially harassed on the job, ruling the verdict lined up with a lack of evidence that Ford could have stopped the alleged mistreatment sooner.

Expert Analysis

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • 5 Credibility Lessons Trial Attys Can Learn From Harris' Run

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    In launching a late-stage campaign for president, Vice President Kamala Harris must seize upon fresh attention from voters to establish, or reestablish, credibility — a challenge that parallels and provides takeaways for trial attorneys, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.

  • Court Denial Of $335M UFC Deal Sets Bold Antitrust Precedent

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    A Nevada federal court’s recent refusal to accept a $335 million deal between Ultimate Fighting Championship and a group of former fighters to settle claims of anticompetitive conduct was a rare decision that risks the floodgates opening on established antitrust case law, says Mohit Pasricha at Lawrence Stephens.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • 5 Ways To Confront Courtroom Technology Challenges

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    Recent cybersecurity incidents highlight the vulnerabilities of our reliance on digital infrastructure, meaning attorneys must be prepared to navigate technological obstacles inside the courtroom, including those related to data security, presentation hardware, video playback and more, says Adam Bloomberg at IMS Legal Strategies.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Ways Life Sciences Cos. Can Manage Insider Trading Risk

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    In light of two high-profile insider trading jury decisions against life sciences executives this year, public companies in the sector should revise their policies to account for regulators' new and more expansive theories of liability, says Amy Walsh at Orrick.

  • Strategies To Defend Against Healthcare Nuclear Verdicts

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    The healthcare industry is increasingly the target of megaclaims, particularly those alleging medical malpractice, but attorneys representing providers can use a few tools to push back on flimsy litigation and reduce the likelihood of a nuclear verdict, says LaMar Jost at Wheeler Trigg.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Bayer Antitrust Case Hinged On Evolving Market Definition

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    Generic flea and tick medication manufacturer Tevra's evolving market definition played a key role in the development and outcome of its five-year antitrust litigation against Bayer Healthcare, highlighting challenges that litigants may face when a proposed definition is assessed at trial, say Amy Vegari and Colleen Anderson at Patterson Belknap.

  • When Trauma Colors Testimony: How To Help Witnesses

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    As stress-related mental health issues continue to rise, trial attorneys must become familiar with a few key trauma-informed strategies to help witnesses get back on track — leaning in to the counselor aspect of their vocations, say Ava Hernández and Steve Wood at Courtroom Sciences.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • Until Congress Acts, EDNY 'Insider Betting' Case Is Premature

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    The Eastern District of New York’s novel wire fraud conspiracy indictment in U.S. v. Pham may have prematurely heralded a new era in federal gambling enforcement, but in the absence of an “insider betting” statute, sportsbooks — not prosecutors — should be responsible for enforcing their terms of use, says attorney Jonathan Savella.

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