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National Law Journal

‘Really Deflating’: Judges React to Biden Threat to Veto New Judgeships Bill

“One of the things that is really getting lost in this is who's really being affected outside of the judges themselves," said U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley of the Eastern District of California. "It’s really the litigant. It's an issue with people having access to the courts and being able to have their cases heard in a timely fashion.”
6 minute read

Law.com

What Does Ohio Supreme Court's Opioid Decision Mean for Public Nuisance Claims?

The Ohio Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday could impact other opioid litigation and possibly influence other mass torts, such as those over social media or mass shootings.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Ex-CFO of San Francisco Law Firms Pleads Guilty to $1.3M Embezzlement Scheme, DOJ Announces

The former law firm executive admitted to using embezzled funds to bankroll personal expenses like payments on Best Buy and Home Depot credit cards and renovations on three houses he owned in California.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

MoFo Poaches More Tech Talent From Goodwin With 3-Partner ECVC Group

Goodwin partner Peter Fusco joins as co-chair of MoFo's ECVC group alongside two Goodwin associates who were elevated to partner.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet the Pacific Northwest Judges Who Rejected the Kroger-Albertsons Supermarket Merger

Oregon U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson, an appointee of President Joe Biden, ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and against the large grocery chains. Nelson's decision, along with one from Washington state court Judge Marshall Ferguson, preceded Albertsons announcement that it would abandon the merger plan.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Albertsons Gives Up on $25B Merger, Sues Kroger Seeking 'Billions of Dollars'

"Rather than fulfill its contractual obligations to ensure that the merger succeeded, Kroger acted in its own financial self-interest, repeatedly providing insufficient divestiture proposals that ignored regulators’ concerns," Albertsons General Counsel Tom Moriarty said. Kroger called the allegations baseless.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trump Names FTC Chair Who's Been Thorn in Side of Lina Khan

President Donald Trump said Andrew Ferguson "has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship. and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Veteran DOJ Antitrust Litigator Kenneth Dintzer Heads to Crowell

Kenneth Dintzer led the DOJ's case in United States v. Google.
2 minute read

The Recorder

What We Learned From In-House Lawyers in 2024

This year we gained insights from Steve Mahieu of The Kraft Heinz Co., Nikki Stitt Sokol of Meta Platforms Inc. and Pete Welch of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. We want to hear from more of your clients.
7 minute read

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