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3M Bankruptcy Shouldn't Forestall Earplug Liability, Elected Officials, DOJ, Tell Appeals Court

Simons Hanly attorneys wrote on behalf of Democrats that 3M was seeking to abuse the bankruptcy court which is already transforming into a favorite option for "massively wealthy corporations whose products caused harm."
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National Law Journal

Meet the Ex-Akin Gump Partner Who McCarthy Named the House's Top Lawyer

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's choice brings experience as SCOTUS clerk and DOJ lawyer.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Cooley Joins ACLU in Fight Against West Virginia 'Near Total' Abortion Ban

"There is simply no legitimate, rational reason to suddenly restrict this safe, routine, outpatient gynecological care to the hospital setting," Cooley partner Kathleen Hartnett and others wrote in the filing.
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National Law Journal

Trump Appeals Denial of Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit by U.S. Capitol Police Injured During Jan. 6 Breach

"We want to be able to hold those accountable who both organized and executed this attack," said David Brody with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, who are representing plaintiff police officers in this dispute. 
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Quinn Emanuel Attorneys Beat Back DOJ Bid to Reopen Real Estate Antitrust Probe

Partner Bill Burck called the decision a win for investigative stability, saying "There's a difference between policy approaches between administrations, but just because they don't like it, they can't just walk away."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Panel Unsure About Claims That Targeted Facebook Apartment Ads Showed Bias

"The reason people purchase ads is to impact the marketplace, to reach people they wouldn't otherwise reach," Gupta Wessler attorney Jonathan E. Taylor argued before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. 
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National Law Journal

Fourth Circuit En Banc Seems Likely to Remove Limit on Attorney Fees, Eyes Future Standard

"Other circuits have wrestled with this problem, and they've all agreed is it's not a categorical bar. So we say it's not. Now the question is, do we give guidance. If you'd like guidance, we should have that discussion," said Circuit Judge Paul Niemeyer.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

US Judge Dismisses 'Hotel Rwanda' Activist's Kidnapping and Torture Claims

"Read fairly, there is no doubt that the gravamen of plaintiffs' Amended complaint is Rwanda's treatment of Rusesabagina, not any commercial dispute between plaintiffs and Rwanda and its agents," U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Asks DOJ to Weigh Fla., Texas Laws Aimed at Curbing Social Media 'Censorship'

Concerns about the posture of the disputes may preclude a grant of cert from the high court, according to legal experts.  
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyers Bracing for Litigation Surge as GOP House Takes Up Sharpened Investigatory Sword

"As congressional norms are challenged by those holding power, the people squeezed in the collapse of those congressional norms will go to court to seek help," said Paul Hastings investigation partner Matt Herrington. 
6 minute read

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