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Berkeley Law Receives $3.6M Gift From '72 Alum in Remembrance of Late Wife

Thomas David Clark and his wife, Judith Swope Clark, attended the University of California, Berkeley School of Law together in the 1970s. Now, he's giving back to the school to honor his late wife.
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The Recorder

New Bill Targets California Litigation Financing

Backers of Senate Bill 581 say consumers need more transparency from the legal-financing industry. But members of the plaintiffs bar warn that a key provision in the legislation would give defense counsel an unfair tactical advantage.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tesla Legal Chief Aims to Build In-House Litigation Powerhouse

"Tesla seems to be indicating that they have a more aggressive and entrepreneurial project in mind," UCLA law professor Andrew Verstein said.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$8.9B Settlement: Attorney Helms Proposed Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Deal

"This is the largest products liability settlement ever realized after a bankruptcy filing," said Mikal Watts.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Wary of 3M Unit's Bid to Halt Military Earplug Lawsuits

Seventh Circuit Judge David Hamilton questioned if ruling for 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies would give companies facing multidistrict litigation in the future a way to use the bankruptcy process to get shielded from claims.
4 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Evidence Against Fox News in Del. Case May Support Strongest-Ever Argument for Actual Malice

Attorneys with experience in defamation law say they can't remember another case, in Delaware or otherwise, in which a plaintiff had such a high likelihood of being able to win against a media company.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Mintz Names New DC Office Leader

In her new role, Lipkowitz said one of her first tasks will be driving people back into the office as the firm adopts a hybrid work schedule post-COVID, and "recreating and reenforcing that sense of community.
3 minute read

Law.com

Penn Carey Law Promotes Faculty Member to Become First Female Dean

Sophia Z. Lee, currently a professor of both law and history at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, has been named as the law school's next dean—the first woman to serve in that role.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Attorneys Ask Appeals Court to Revive Lafayette Square Protest Claims 

Several lawsuits were filed following the scene outside of The White House in June 2020, when law enforcement used chemical spray, flash grenades and rubber bullets to clear racial justice protesters.
5 minute read

Law.com

7th Circuit Adds to Growing List of Appellate Decisions Greenlighting Students' COVID-19 Tuition Refund Claims

A student in Illinois was granted a path forward at the appellate level, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a dismissal of his claims seeking relief for a lack of educational services, which he argued was promised in a contract.
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