The Lawsuits Are Coming, Life Sciences Going Strong, Morgan Lewis Bucks Trend: The Morning Minute
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April 20, 2020 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
LOOMING - We know it's coming. Litigation from COVID-19. Lots of it. Bankruptcy cases, sure. But what else? Jenna Greene, editor of Law.com affiliate Litigation Daily, talks with Gibson Dunn top litigator Randy Mastro who lays out what we can expect to see, from product liability to insurance coverage to disputes over lease obligations and labor and employment.
BUSY - Law firms with strong life sciences practices look to be in a better position than others to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Smith reports. While the life sciences business is undergoing a huge change right now, those practices can expect to see a flow of regulatory matters, research and development work and even deals.
MOVERS – It's not looking good for the City of Oakland's antitrust case against the NFL over the Raiders' move to Las Vegas. Ross Todd reports that during a Zoom hearing in San Francisco Friday, U.S. District Chief Magistrate Joseph Spero sounded skeptical about the case, saying that if the city's claims were to move forward, it would be unclear what sorts of limitations, if any, the NFL could impose on the number of teams in the league and where they play. The city sued the Raiders, the league and other franchises in late 2018, claiming they conspired to "boycott" Oakland. Spero dismissed an earlier complaint.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
Class Actions Filed Against Lloyd's of London, 5 Other Insurers, Over COVID-19 Coverage
What Are In-House Counsel Doing Now, Weeks Into the COVID-19 Pandemic?
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
BUCKING THE TREND – Morgan Lewis has boosted its global professional services staff salaries amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as other firms adopt cost-cutting measures. Krishnan Nair and Varsha Patel report that the law firm has raised pay for its global business services staff by 2%.
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