Lamonte Ayers

October 04, 2017 | National Law Journal

Marcia Coyle, the National Law Journal's chief Washington correspondent, offers insight about the U.S. Supreme Court's argument Tuesday in the partisan redistricting case Gill v. Whitford.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

October 04, 2017 |

The U.S. Supreme Court is taking a close look this term at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Most of the spotlight is on a constitutional challenge. But if that challenge fails, then a second, largely overlooked case will take center stage. Law.com intellectual property reporter Scott Graham talks with Latham & Watkins partner Bob Steinberg, about the potential impact for the patent landscape.

By Scott Graham

2 minute read

October 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

Wells Fargo & Co. chief executive Tim Sloan defended the bank's use of mandatory arbitration as he appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, drawing stiff criticism from Senate Democrats who are resisting a Republican effort to repeal a new regulation that bars the financial industry from forcing consumers to waive their right to file class actions.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

The administrative judge of courts in hurricane-ravaged Houston has a message for lawyers practicing in Harris County.“We are back up and running,”…

By LaMonte Ayers

5 minute read

September 26, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Houston probate lawyer Robert "Keith" Morris II seeks a declaratory judgment to void a promissory note related to his ex-wife's employment agreement at his firm. He alleges the $6 million note is "unconscionable" and obtained when his former wife, Erin E. Jones, was threatening him.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffries

4 minute read

September 26, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, ruling in a pelvic mesh case, has certified an "unresolved question of Texas law" to the Texas Supreme Court involving when the statute of limitations period accrues in product liability lawsuits.

By LaMonte Ayers | Daily Report

10 minute read

September 26, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Consumers aren't the only ones suing over the Equifax data breach: Small businesses, including a law firm and a credit union, want to recoup financial losses tied to the massive cyberattack.

By LaMonte Ayers | Daily Report

5 minute read

June 05, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The lawyers have voted. We reveal Georgia lawyers' picks for best e-discovery company, best court reporter service plus 36 other categories of favorites.

By LaMonte Ayers

5 minute read

May 16, 2017 | Legaltech News

Pilot projects help uncover the usefulness and limitations of artificial intelligence technology for contracts before committing significant resources and time.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

May 10, 2017 | The American Lawyer

 Anyone who says that performance reviews are useful is full of it. Really, who comes out of a review feeling the least bit enlightened…

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

4 minute read