By Amanda Bronstad | January 27, 2020
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Lawyers for Civil Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union filed proposed amicus briefs Friday in a petition before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit challenging court orders in an upcoming trial over the opioid crisis.
By Jason Grant | January 24, 2020
New York and the other states support the arguments of court-appointed amici but also spend much of the brief strongly arguing for preserving the powers given to the states under Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 24, 2020
On the day that opening statements were set to begin, Bayer AG agreed to postpone a high-profile trial in Missouri over Monsanto Co.'s Roundup herbicide as it hammers out a possible global settlement of thousands of cases.
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By Carl W. Hittinger and Alyse F. Stach | January 24, 2020
The shelf-stable tuna industry has been decidedly unstable behind the shelves. In 2014, two of the "big three" industry leaders—Bumble Bee Foods and Chicken of the Sea—announced a proposed merger that would have swamped the then-industry leader StarKist.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 23, 2020
In a Jan. 17 letter, plaintiffs attorneys submitted an "inclusive and diverse" leadership team of 14 men and 12 women who would steer the Allergan MDL in New Jersey.
By Ross Todd | January 23, 2020
Former Wells Fargo general counsel James Strother's lawyer, Walt Brown at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, said that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's charges seeking a $5 million civil money penalty were "false and unfounded, and he intends to vigorously defend against them."
By Mike Scarcella | January 23, 2020
The Rhode Island Democrat and two colleagues, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Mazie Hirono, said the Supreme Court—"on its own behalf and for the sake of other parties and the public"—should "require the disclosure of who is really behind amicus briefs." Whitehouse has made court administration issues a staple in his amicus filings in pending matters.
By ALM Staff | January 22, 2020
The lawyers and law firms selected this year have demonstrated repeated success in cutting-edge work on behalf of plaintiffs.
By C. Ryan Barber | January 22, 2020
The government and private lawyers for an indicted Russian outfit are sparring over the contours of an upcoming trial in Washington's federal trial court.
By Alaina Lancaster | January 16, 2020
White & Case's Christopher Curran equated the arrangement over HIV medication to agreements by lawyers within a law firm not to compete with each other for clients.
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