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December 11, 2024 | 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.”
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December 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

High Court Drops Case Over Nvidia's Effort to Ditch Fraud Suit

The justices said the review was "improvidently granted" in a short order issued Wednesday. Some lawyers say the high court may be a missed chance for the justices to articulate clear pleading standards under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
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December 11, 2024 | 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.
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December 11, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Wachtell Helps Miami Dolphins Secure One of NFL’s First Private Equity Deals

After the NFL agreed to allow private equity firms to invest in its franchises earlier this year, the Miami Dolphins is now one of the first teams to welcome the purchase of a stake in the team. The deal was aided by a team at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
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December 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

Can Law Firms Avoid Landing on 'Enemy' List During the Trump Administration?

Large law firms appear to be keeping their heads down for now, not looking to make waves with the incoming administration.
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December 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justices Consider Scope of Corporate Remedies for Trademark Infringement

The U.S. Supreme Court confronts whether an affiliate's revenue can be part of a judge's calculation of the remedy for the corporation's infringement of a trademark.
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December 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Former Morgan Lewis Chair John Shenefield Dies at 85

Morgan Lewis said he played a crucial role in helping to develop, evolve and expand the law firm during his time as chair.
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December 11, 2024 | 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."
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December 11, 2024 | 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.
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December 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

Federal Judge Grants FTC Motion Blocking Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger

"The FTC, along with our state partners, scored a major victory for the American people, successfully blocking Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons," Federal Trade Commission competition director Henry Liu said of a court ruling granting a preliminary injunction.
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