Mike Scarcella

December 23, 2019 | National Law Journal

"The committee continues to suffer harm with each additional day that it is denied access to McGahn's testimony," Douglas Letter, the House general counsel, said in a filing Monday in the D.C. Circuit.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

December 23, 2019 | National Law Journal

DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel "simply renders legal advice and has no power to determine the 'rights or obligations' of, or impose 'legal consequences' on, plaintiffs or anyone else," the Justice Department asserted in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

By Mike Scarcella

7 minute read

December 20, 2019 | National Law Journal

Here's a look back at some of the most-read white-collar stories of 2019 published at The National Law Journal.

By Mike Scarcella

7 minute read

December 19, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Labor of Law -- we're looking at a new SCOTUS grant and a new petition (ERISA & class actions). Plus, Fox Rothschild terminates an L&E lawyer after the firm got hit with a sexual harassment suit, and scroll down for Who Got the Work and much more. Lots to unpack this week -- and thanks, always, for reading!

By Mike Scarcella | Marcia Coyle

12 minute read

December 17, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots -- scroll down for a roundup of new amicus briefs in the CFPB case at the US Supreme Court. Plus: A Latham team, including Kathryn Ruemmler, will advocate for Microsoft in the epic Amazon cloud-computing case. More headlines, new engagements and more below. Thanks for reading!

By C. Ryan Barber | Mike Scarcella

11 minute read

December 17, 2019 | National Law Journal

The lawyer apologized and accepted responsibility. But sanctions—fees and costs—were still ordered. "The defendants were put to the burden and expense of sorting through and defending against a patently frivolous appeal," a Seventh Circuit panel said.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

December 12, 2019 | National Law Journal

"All told, the sentencing judge's conduct below—injudicious though it was—did not amount to an extraordinary situation that constitutes a violation of due process," Fourth Circuit Judges James Wynn Jr., Albert Diaz and Henry Floyd said in their ruling.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

December 12, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Labor of Law—We're spotlighting an under-the-radar workers' compensation insurance case at the US Supreme Court that asks: Does the excessive fines clause apply to corporations? Plus, embattled ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page hires an Arnold & Porter team, and Netflix is barred from poaching Fox execs. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

11 minute read

December 11, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. More SCOTUS debuts are happening this morning at the high court -- our snapshot is below. Plus, a Jenner & Block team and co-counsel are owed more than $3M for a long-running EEOC case that reached the court a few years ago -- we've got the rates posted below. And the TCPA docket is growing. Thanks for reading!

By Marcia Coyle | Mike Scarcella

9 minute read

December 09, 2019 | National Law Journal

Amazon's unsealed complaint said Trump "launched repeated public and behind-the-scenes attacks to steer the JEDI Contract away" from the company. Microsoft won the lucrative award.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read