Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-123
A village justice who formerly served as a special prosecutor for Vehicle and Traffic Law matters: (1) May preside in matters where the village justice was not involved in any manner during his/her prior employment as special prosecutor.Big Law Seeks To Maintain M&A Momentum With Lateral Market Maneuvers
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Seth Aframe, an assistant U.S. attorney in New Hampshire, was confirmed by a 49-40 vote and is the fourth judge named to the court by President Joe Biden, a Democrat.Insights on M&A Trends: Midyear 2024 Expert Roundtable
The year began with a healthy dose of "cautious optimism" for the M&A market. In this webcast, you'll hear directly from leading transactional lawyers on what they are seeing in practice, and what they anticipate for deal volume for the second half of the year.Google at the Center of a 'Perfect Storm' of Privacy Litigation
Dozens of plaintiffs filed a complaint against Google on April 9 in the Santa Clara County Superior Court of California. They alleged that Google violated the California Consumer Privacy Act by using features like Google Analytics and Google Ad Manager to collect users' data without their consent, even while browsing the internet in "Incognito mode."View more book results for the query "*"
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated a $523,000 jury verdict awarded to Virginia landowners who lost more than 8 acres of land to a gas pipeline construction company invoking eminent domain, reversing a lower court judgment.Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Picks Up White and Williams Litigation Co-Chair
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