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The Legal Intelligencer

Rising Litigation Fees: What Is the Cause?

Members of the litigation bar are aware of the rising hourly rate for major law firm partners; however, even experienced trial partners in the bar are somewhat shocked at the new rates. So are the clients, who continue to pay them.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

America Voted. What's Next For Big Law?

It's difficult to predict what will happen once Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States but it's fairly certain that whatever he does, Big Law will be busy, the Global Lawyer writes.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Grappling With Safe Battery Handling and End-of-Life Concerns in the EV Revolution

"In the absence of responsible management, EV batteries that end up in landfills can release problematic toxins," write Baker Donelson's Elizabeth Haskins and Noelle Wooten.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

International Investment and Dispute Resolution in the Wake of Mexico’s Dramatic Judicial Reform

While the dust settles, companies or individuals doing business in and out of Mexico are paying attention and will seek ways to structure their investments and adjudicate the disputes emanating from them favoring alternative mechanisms such as arbitration.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

You’re a Newly Barred Attorney … Now What?

You’ve made it through the tortuous maze of law school and the bar exam. Now, you get to deal with real adult scaries: networking. For those like me who suffer a debilitating case of impostor syndrome, walking into a room full of attorneys or logging into a Zoom meeting can cause heart palpitations.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judiciary Under Fire: Understanding Mexico’s Controversial Judicial Reform

In one of his final acts as president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador promulgated a contentious judicial reform. López Obrador, whose six-year term ended on Sept. 30, celebrated the overhaul of the judiciary as a necessity and an important legacy of his government. However, the reform has proven deeply controversial, drawing criticism from Mexico’s supreme court—Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), the private sector, and U.S. critics state it erodes checks and balances, weakens judicial independence and threatens democracy.
7 minute read

International Edition

America Voted. What's Next For Big Law?

It's difficult to predict what will happen once Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States but it's fairly certain that whatever he does, Big Law will be busy, the Global Lawyer writes.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Trulia 2.0? The Case for a 'Plainly Beneficial' Standard

Today, a new species of litigation—which we call “foot fault litigation”—is presenting the same core problem as the pre-Trulia disclosure settlements and warrants a similar judicial solution.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

TikTok Faces Liability for 'Blackout Challenge'

The so-called Blackout Challenge posted on TikTok dares people to self-asphyxiate until they lose consciousness.
5 minute read

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