Jenna Greene is editor of The Litigation Daily and author of the "Daily Dicta" column. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be reached at [email protected].
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
DOJ Says White House Can Block Don McGahn's Congressional TestimonyThe release of the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel's 15-page opinion came as the White House for a second time instructed McGahn, now a Jones Day partner, to defy a subpoena issued by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
By Ellis Kim
4 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Jones Day Argues Ex-Associates in Gender Bias Suit Should Be Denied PseudonymsThe firm, representing itself, says a federal judge erred in letting four female former associates hide behind pseudonyms when they leveled accusations of widespread gender discrimination.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
After Conviction for Stalking, Former U.S. Attorney in Georgia Surrenders Law LicenseRichard S. "Rick" Thompson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia from 2001 to 2004, surrendered his law license after he was convicted of two felony counts of the aggravated stalking of a former girlfriend, given two consecutive 10-year sentences that included three years in prison followed by 17 years on probation, and banished from the South Georgia counties where he grew up and practiced law.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
CFPB Sues NY Debt-Collection Law Firm Alleging Deceptive PracticesThe law firm has “relied on non-attorney support staff, automation, and both a cursory and deficient review of account files to attempt to collect more than 99,000 debts," the complaint states.
By Jason Grant
6 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Yes, Facebook Is a Problem. But Don't Blame the FTCDid the FTC fail to do its job by greenlighting Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014?
By Jenna Greene
10 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Unusual SCOTUS Lineup Gives Merck a Win on Fosamax LitigationAt issue in the case was whether state-law failure-to-warn suits against Merck were preempted by federal law.
By Tony Mauro
5 minute read
May 18, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Lawyers in USC Sex Abuse Settlement Revise $240M Deal After Judge Rejects ItThe revised deal was filed one day after law firms called for Michigan officials to investigate a $500 million settlement for sexual abuse victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar.
By Amanda Bronstad
10 minute read
May 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Pelvic Mesh Plaintiff Secures $80M Verdict Against J&J Subsidiary From Phila. JuryA Philadelphia jury has awarded more than $80 million to a woman who claimed a pelvic mesh device developed by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary eroded and caused injury.
By Max Mitchell
3 minute read
May 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Greg Craig's Lawyers Say Nothing 'Tawdry' About Helping Manafort's Daughter Get a Skadden JobThe new court filings, which include email correspondence and memos, offered a peek inside the hiring practices of one of the country's highest-grossing law firms.
By C. Ryan Barber
7 minute read
May 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Partner's Suit Targets Ties With Litigation FunderThe lawsuit raised serious allegations about Pierce Bainbridge's relationship with a litigation funder and questioned the background of name partner Jim Bainbridge.
By Jack Newsham
6 minute read
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