Steve Lash is the Regulatory Editor at ALM. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Steve_Lash.
December 03, 2024 | National Law Journal
Justices Appear Leery to Letting Holocaust-Related Claims Against Hungary in U.S. CourtsAttorney Shay Dvoretzky, representing the survivors, said the commingling of illicit property and expenditure in the United States falls within an exception to the federal Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's general rule that foreign governments cannot be sued in U.S. courts.
By Steve Lash
5 minute read
December 02, 2024 | National Law Journal
FDA Defends Rejection of Vape-Flavor Applications Before Sympathetic Supreme Court"Common sense tells you that a flavor like 'Mother's Milk and Cookies' is going to be disproportionately attractive to children," Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Curtis Gannon told the justices.
By Steve Lash
4 minute read
November 14, 2024 | Law.com
The Coming of Trump's Judicial Picks Spurs Liberals to Press for Biden'sFederal-court watchers say they would not be surprised to see the GOP-appointed judges opting to step down shortly after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20.
By Steve Lash
7 minute read
November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal
The Coming Era of Anti-Kickback Statute EnforcementAs the Department of Justice slowly turns away from enforcement of pandemic-era fraud, as a round of legal changes are occurring or are imminent, and as new modalities and forms of finance continue to develop within the industry, the coming years promise to shift the terrain on the compliant marketing and delivery of health services.
By Joel Cohen and Zach Williams
8 minute read
November 04, 2024 | National Law Journal
Arguing Class Actions: Meet and Confer Abuses as Defendants' Litigation StrategyArguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal.
By Adam J. Levitt
7 minute read
October 31, 2024 | National Law Journal
David Bowker Wins National Law Journal's 2024 Attorney of the Year Award"Do what you love and give the work everything you have," Bowker said.
By Steve Lash
3 minute read
October 25, 2024 | National Law Journal
We Need a Binding and Enforceable Supreme Court Ethics CodeThe Court's Code of Conduct reflects the approach of an "imperial court." It fails fully to comply with existing law and does not safeguard against the appearance of bias. It is high time for Congress to step in.
By Gregory L. Diskant and David A. Schulz
8 minute read
October 07, 2024 | National Law Journal
Arguing Class Actions: Reevaluating the Rule Against One-Way InterventionArguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal.
By Adam J. Levitt
6 minute read
September 26, 2024 | National Law Journal
DC Circuit OKs Enforcement of Intra-EU Awards, Does Not Decide If Other Treaties' Awards May Be EnforcedHowever, a closer read of the decision reveals that the circuit court may not be so willing to allow for the unbridled enforcement of intra-EU awards.
By Mark McNeill and Alexander G. Leventhal
7 minute read
September 09, 2024 | National Law Journal
Arguing Class Actions: Quality vs. Quantity—The Debate Over Reasonable Attorney FeesArguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal.
By Adam J. Levitt
7 minute read