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The American Lawyer

Are Single-Tier Partnership Law Firms Fighting the Wind?

Recruiting and retaining senior associates—that gold mine of Big Law leverage—may now be more challenging to single-tier firms.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'Substantive Deficiencies': Judge Grants Big Law Motion Dismissing Ivy League Price-Fixing Claims

"The deficiencies in the Complaint that are the basis for granting the motion to dismiss are substantive in nature," U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson wrote in the court order, "and nothing in the plaintiff's papers suggests that they could amend the Complaint to overcome these substantive deficiencies."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys Ordered to Apologize to South Philadelphia Residents Following 'Scream Test' Experiment

Counsel for the plaintiff, Termaine Hicks, devised a "scream test," where a looped recording of a woman screaming at 122 decibels played for over an hour, starting at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 23. Area residents apparently weren't warned ahead of time.
5 minute read

Law.com

Which 1-Judge Division Districts Have Adopted Anti-Forum Shopping Guidance?

"Judge shopping sounds very sinister... but lawyers often look for venues and places they think will be favorable," said Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Lyft's 'Competitive Harm' Claims in Attempt to Seal Safety Procedures, Storage Information

The court determined there was no good cause to seal documents relating to how long Lyft stored the audio recording of calls between its safety team and riders, or information relating to its internal operations when responding to user safety reports.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Sean Combs' Defense Counsel Seeks Hearing, Gag Over Alleged Leaks by Government

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York told a judge they were not the source of a widely publicized video that shows Combs assaulting a former romantic partner.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Class Action Lawsuit Targets 40 Private Colleges and Universities Over Alleged Price-Fixing

"The financial burden of college cannot be overstated in today's world, and we believe our antitrust attorneys have uncovered a major influence on the rising cost of higher education," Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman, said.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Making Top IP Partner Hires as 'Demand Far Outweighs Supply' of First-Chair Patent Litigators

Several firms are working to beef up their intellectual property offering.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Effective Remedy'?: DOJ Unveils Corrective Action Plan in Google Search Monopoly Case

"The starting point for addressing Google's unlawful conduct is undoing its effects on search distribution," U.S. attorneys wrote in a federal court brief. "Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google's control of distribution today, but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Casts Skeptical Eye Over Death Penalty Appeal

"Do you really think it would make that much of a difference to the jury?" asked Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. of the new evidence unearthed by the defense.
7 minute read

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