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A Conversation with NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Jeff Smith
"I hope honoring me with this award will inspire others to devote themselves to national security law, because it's so important," said Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer senior counsel Jeff Smith, co-recipient of the NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award.
'Opaque and Unfair': 9th Circuit Rejects Live Nation's Rules for Mass Arbitrations
The federal appellate panel said Live Nation's arbitration agreement requiring claims to go through provider New Era ADR Inc. is "unconscionable" under California law.
'Systemic and Pervasive'?: DiCello Levitt Alleges WWE Child Sexual Abuse Scandal
According to the complaint, the McMahons and WWE knew about the sexual abuse of underaged boys but took no measures to prevent it. Vince McMahon's attorney at Akin GHump rejected as "false claims" newspaper reporting of the abuse.
Secrecy or Prejudice: Panelists Debate Transparency in Litigation Financing Arrangements
One defense attorney said disclosure of funding agreements would allow litigants to determine how much control funders exercise, but litigation funders contend that existing ethics rules offer sufficient protections.
In Blow to Labor Board, Court Sides With Elon Musk Over Tweet
The dispute between Tesla and the NLRB has taken place amid unionization efforts at the Tesla vehicle manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, which began in 2017.
A Conversation with NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Karen Popp
"There were only 10 of us then," Karen Popp said of the Women's White Collar Defense Association she co-founded in 1999. "But we continued to meet regularly and our numbers grew. We now have 4,000 members around the world and have just launched our 50th chapter."
SEC Seeks Court Order Sanctioning Elon Musk for Testimony No-Show
Musk's attorney said reimbursing the SEC for duplicative travel would be a fair remedy, but an SEC lawyer said a deterrent was needed.
Supreme Court Reinstates Horseracing Safety Law, Blocks 5th Circuit Decision
The legislation was a response to a high number of incidents plaguing the world of horse racing. In 2019, for instance, Congress found that 441 thoroughbreds died from injuries related to racing, a far greater fatality rate than in other parts of the world.
The 2024 NLJ Awards: Professional Excellence—Winning Litigators
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