Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

September 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan overrruled defense counsel's motion calling the government's upcoming brief a "monstrosity."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

4 minute read

September 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

"This fatal and costly disaster could and should have been avoided," according to a claim filed by White and Williams on behalf of Brawner Builders Inc. and Zurich American Insurance Co. "This catastrophic event resulted in the deaths of six Brawner workers and serious and permanent injuries to a seventh worker and halted all commercial traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

5 minute read

September 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

"A court order stopping Tyson's harmful conduct would represent a turning point in the fight to hold the biggest, most powerful contributors to the climate crisis—across industries—accountable for greenwashing," attorneys for the plaintiff alleged.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

September 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Confirming judges is a top priority for the remainder of this Congress," said U.S. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Illinois. "These even-handed arbiters of justice will bring balance to the federal judiciary, and Senate Democrats are in a strong position to make judicial confirmations a legacy of the Biden-Harris administration and our Senate Majority."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

4 minute read

September 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Here, the plaintiff has failed to allege any facts to show that the defendants engaged in parallel conduct that suggests the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy and each defendant's participation in that conspiracy," U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl wrote in his memorandum opinion. "This kind of barebones group pleading of parallel conduct is insufficient."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

September 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The Justice Department is committed to ensuring accountability for those responsible for the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which resulted in the tragic deaths of six people and disrupted our country's transportation and defense infrastructure," U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

September 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

With Mary Kathleen Costello's confirmation, President Joe Biden has broken the record for appointing the most LGBTQ+ judges by any president in U.S. history, according to the office of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania,

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

September 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Our role in this litigation" is about "holding those responsible to account for their actions in the tragedy," said Gupta Wessler principal Matt Wessler.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

September 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Academic journal publishers "essentially agreed to hold the careers of scholars hostage" and "force them to provide their valuable labor for free" in violation of the Sherman Act, according to the complaint, filed by Lieff Cabraser lawyers.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

4 minute read

September 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We are delighted that the Court is entering a permanent injunction prohibiting Leon Capital and Tiltbot from engaging in further wrongdoing, and ordering that they pay $10,000 each time they access the database and $50,000 for each record they download in violation of that injunction," CoStar said in a statement shared by Latham & Watkins.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read