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The American Lawyer

Big Law Works 'Around the Clock' as Clients Navigate SVB Collapse

As clients scrambled to access and move funds from Silicon Valley Bank accounts over the weekend, many law firms quickly pivoted to provide resources and guidance.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California Appeals Court Partially Reverses Ruling Finding Prop 22 Unconstitutional

A California appeals court ruling largely flips an August 2021 decision finding Prop 22 encroached on the Legislature's constitutional authority.
5 minute read

The Recorder

State Bar Officials Say Tom Girardi's Sway With Ex-Employees 'Not the Norm'

In an hour-long meeting with reporters on Monday, state bar leaders said they've made changes to ensure a rogue lawyer can't avoid discipline by schmoozing agency employees.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Won't Unseal Arrest Assistance Orders Issued to Travel Company

"[T]he First Amendment is not an all-access pass to any court proceeding or court record," wrote a Ninth Circuit panel.
3 minute read

Law.com

'Unworkable Rule for Mass Torts': Businesses Bolster Talc Bankruptcy Rehearing Request

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Tort Reform Association and three other business groups filed amicus briefs supporting rehearing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's Jan. 30 decision in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Enormously Costly': As Camp Lejeune Litigation Spikes, Questions Rise About Limitless Attorney Fees

"Price fixing has an economic effect," warned Keller Postman partner Ashley Keller, who's already involved in suits under the new law.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Settling Class Action, AllianzGI Agrees to Pay $145 Million to Harmed Investors

New York Supreme Court Justice Andrew Borrok approved the $145 million settlement.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

ChatGPT Helped Write a Court Ruling in Colombia. Here's What Judges Say About Its Use in Decision Making

"The fear that most people have is that ChatGPT will be asked to provide either a line of argument or a resolution of an issue that is disputed by the parties that the judge accepts in making a decision without disclosing it before the decision is made and giving them an opportunity to object," said former federal Judge Paul Grimm.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Droney Leaves Day Pitney, Goes Independent With Launch of New Firm

Going independent, Christopher Droney said, will make it easier to avoid conflicts that inevitably arise when employed by one of the state's largest firms. "These are matters I've worked on over the past few years and that I've enjoyed most of all of the work I've done," he said.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Hunton Andrews Kurth Taps New Managing Partner, New Role for Outgoing Managing Partner

Miami partner Sam Danon will become managing partner of Hunton Andrews Kurth on April 1, while longtime managing partner Wally Martinez will become the firm's first chief growth officer.
4 minute read

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